Pennington County Emergency Management

People in Rapid City won’t hear that familiar monthly emergency siren test for a while. Why are the sirens going silent?

The Pennington County Commission approved $75,000 for the Rapid City Emergency Care shelter for the homeless during the COVID-19 pandemic. The shelter…

Could a disaster like the Fort MacMurray wildfire happen in South Dakota?Lieutenant Tim Weaver, Wildland Fire Mitigation, Rapid City Fire Department, and…

Springtime weather in South Dakota has already been severe in many areas across the state. Strong winds, damaging hail, heavy rains, even tornados have…