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Emergency Management outlines $5.59 million revenue plan, HAZMAT truck refurbishment and storage facility plans
Summary
Emergency Management reported strong grant returns, steady HAZMAT program costs and plans to refurbish a HAZMAT truck rather than buy a new vehicle; staff also described a proposed storage facility to protect equipment.
Johnson County’s Emergency Management Agency (EMA) detailed its fiscal year 2026 budget overview during the supervisors’ meeting, highlighting decades of grant activity, roughly $4.93 million in “soft” grant returns and an FY2026 revenue picture that the presenter said would total about $5,586,186.
Why it matters: EMA manages multi‑agency teams (HAZMAT, dive, bomb) and the countywide joint emergency communications center (JEC). EMA expenditures and capital planning affect regional public‑safety readiness, grant leverage and special‑response capability.
David (Emergency Management staff) told the board that since his hiring he has focused on recovering federal and state funds for county programs; he said EMA has returned roughly $4.93 million to the county through grants and other “soft” funding to support programs such as the JEC and HAZMAT. The presenter noted the JEC once received nearly $2 million in communications grant funding to offset startup costs.
HAZMAT: The HAZMAT program is a…
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