TwitterFacebookBlogPodcastsVideo - Coming Soon!
Search our site:
 



Mark Schouten

Administrator

 

EMAP logoBeReadyIowa logo

National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS)logo

 

 

Contact Us

Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division
7105 NW 70th Ave., Camp Dodge - Bldg. W-4

Johnston, Iowa 50131

Phone (515) 725-3231

FAX (515) 725-3260

Click here for map/directions to our office.

 

Web Contact Form

Before completing this form, check to see if your question is answered in the information at the bottom of this page. (RE: Employment, Immigration/Citizenship, Records Request, Reporting Suspicious Behavior, Vendors)

 

* denotes required fields.

*

First Name *

Last Name *

*

   

*

*

*


Characters remaining:
 

Click the tabs for more information. Click again to close.

Employment

 

All hiring for the division is accomplished through the Iowa Department of Administrative Services. Click to go to the state jobs web page.

 

Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management also does not hire or have anything to do with hiring team members for any state special teams (Bomb Squad Task Force, Incident Management Team, Search and Rescue a.k.a. Iowa Task Force 1, Special Weapons and Tactics Team, or the Weapons of Mass Destruction HazMat Team.) If you are interested in joining one of these teams, please contact the local fire or police departments who staff those teams. Click here for more information on state special teams.

 

Immigration/Citizenship Issues

 

Iowa HSEMD does not handle immigration or citizenship issues. Click for more info.

 

Report immigration-related suspicious behavior to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) by calling 1-866-347-2423.

 

 

Records Request Policy (Freedom Of Information Act or "FOIA" Requests)

 

It is the policy of the Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division (HSEMD) to provide requested records in a timely manner.

Copying Costs

HSEMD will provide 10 copies free of charge per request. Additional copies will be 10 cents per page.

Administrative Work Costs

The first three hours of associated administrative work will be provided free of charge. Administrative work is charged at pro rata salary rate of the person who is performing the work.

 

Administrative work includes:

  • Locating records
  • Screening records to redact any information that is not public
  • Review of work to ensure it has been properly screened prior to release
  • Copying of records
  • Electronic preparation of records, including formatting, compiling, and saving as PDF documents

Cost Estimates and Payment

An estimate of costs associated with a records request will be provided to the requester. The requester may be required to submit an advance deposit of the expected fee before any work is performed.

 

Checks should be made out to the Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division.

 

 

Reporting Suspicious Behavior

 

Contact your local law enforcement agency to report suspicious behavior. The Iowa State Sheriffs and Deputies Association has a link with their member directory on their website. Or, contact your city police department.

Report immigration-related suspicious behavior to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) by calling 1-866-347-2423.

 

 

Vendors

 

Please contact the Iowa Department of Administrative Services to learn how to do business with the State of Iowa if your business has not been solicited by the Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division.

 

Click here to find out about any open Requests for Proposals (RFPs) the Division may have.