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Douglas County emergency management outlines EOC role, mutual aid and lithium‑ion battery training plans
Summary
Emergency Management Director Robert Bunecki briefed commissioners Jan. 29 on the county’s emergency operations center, mutual-aid frameworks for large incidents and planned trainings — including lithium‑ion battery fire response — ahead of major events such as FIFA 2026.
Robert Bunecki, director of Douglas County Emergency Management, told the County Commission in a Jan. 29 work session that his office coordinates planning, training and operations support for first responders and county partners and will play a central role in large planned events and incidents.
"When there's a declaration of emergency, a disaster… I can get that verbal and then follow-up within writing within 7 days," Bunecki said, describing the county-level declaration process that he said allows access to state and federal resources and documentation needed for reimbursement.
Bunecki outlined the agency’s staffing and support roles: the county funds two full‑time emergency‑management positions (director and deputy director), a planner (Josh Taylor) and a program specialist. He said the office has two duty officers who rotate…
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