Brown County SD Office of Emergency Management

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Brown County SD Office of Emergency Management To help the citizens and responders of Brown County prepare, respond, recover, and mitigate against Our major city and county seat is Aberdeen. Fires
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Brown County is located on the North Dakota border in the Northeastern part of the state. We have a population of 36,531 people or about 21.1 people per square mile. Our Emergency Operation Center is located in the courthouse. Aberdeen has a paid police force and paid fire department with a hazardous materials team. Brown County has an ambulance service run by the Aberdeen fire department. In addition, we have 8 volunteer fire/rescue departments throughout the county, a county-wide 911 dispatch center, a sheriff's office with approximately 16 deputies, and one other community with a paid police department of 4 people. Brown County is susceptible to numerous forms of natural and technological hazards ranked in the following order. Structural
b. Grassland
c. Grassland/urban interface. Weather Related
a. Winter Storm
b. Summer Storms and High Winds
c. Flash Flood
d. Inundation Flooding
e. Drought
Hazardous Materials Incident
Aviation Situation-i.e. Commercial flight patterns
Civil Defense/Terrorism/WMD
Mass Casualty Incident
Utility Mishap
Dam Failure
Nuclear Incident
Earthquake

Emergency/disasters resulting from hazards might cause disruption in the following area:

Utilities
Transportation Systems
Communications
Food and Delivery of Necessities. Damage or destruction of homes and shelter needed to maintain daily life.

BCEM sends a big shout out to all our area first responders on National First Responder Day. Thank you for all you do. ...
10/28/2026

BCEM sends a big shout out to all our area first responders on National First Responder Day. Thank you for all you do.

Brown County Sheriff's Office
Brown County Communications
Brown County Dive Rescue
Brown County CERT
Aberdeen Fire Rescue
Aberdeen, SD Police Department
Groton Police Department SD
Groton Fire and Rescue
Aberdeen Rural Fire Dept
Columbia Area Fire District
Claremont Fire Department
Hecla Fire Department
Frederick Area Fire & Rescue Volunteers
Stratford Community Fire Department
Warner Volunteer Fire Department
South Dakota Game Fish and Parks
South Dakota Highway Patrol

Winter is closer than you think. Taken today from the DOT camera on I90 at Wall, SD.
10/26/2026

Winter is closer than you think. Taken today from the DOT camera on I90 at Wall, SD.

We would like to remind everyone to please move over for oncoming emergency vehicles. One of our fire departments conta...
10/24/2026

We would like to remind everyone to please move over for oncoming emergency vehicles. One of our fire departments contacted us and asked to put this out as they were responding to numerous calls today and vehicles were not pulling over for oncoming fire apparatus. Please respect all emergency vehicles of all types, besides its the LAW.
Stay Safe Friends....

BCEM is again happy to help out the Aberdeen Optimist Club and the Aberdeen Parks and Rec & Forestry with this years Abe...
10/22/2026

BCEM is again happy to help out the Aberdeen Optimist Club and the Aberdeen Parks and Rec & Forestry with this years Aberdeen Haunted Forest. BCEM provides security lights to help keep the ghosts and goblins safe. Please enjoy this years event.
Stay Safe Friends.

10/12/2026
Prayer warriors we need you for one of our own. Last night a Minnehaha County Sheriff's Deputy was shot in the line of...
10/10/2026

Prayer warriors we need you for one of our own. Last night a Minnehaha County Sheriff's Deputy was shot in the line of duty and is currently fighting for their life. Please send some prayers to this Deputy and all the officers that put on the uniform.

10/09/2026

Brown County has completed the draft of our 5 year Hazardous Mitigation Plan (PDM) and is now open for public comments. The draft plan can be found on the BC website. brown.sd.us.
Comments on the plan can be sent to [email protected]

10/04/2026

BCEM is still taking applications for our Asst Director position.

Let's make sure everyone goes home. Have a safe and prosperous harvest.
10/01/2026

Let's make sure everyone goes home. Have a safe and prosperous harvest.

Address

124 South 1st Street
Aberdeen, SD
57401

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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+16056267122

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