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Emergency Management Director Greg Hullman summarizes 2025 response, trainings and EOP updates; board accepts annual report
Summary
The Sandlac County Board accepted the 2025 emergency management annual report after Director Greg Hullman summarized 14 incident responses, multi-jurisdictional exercises, updates to emergency operation plans and identification of nine hazardous '302' sites. Hullman said he completed state professional certification.
The Sandlac County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 20 accepted the 2025 annual report from Emergency Management Director Greg Hullman, who outlined the department’s incident responses, exercises and plan updates.
Hullman told commissioners the department responded to 14 incidents last year — from motor-vehicle crashes to an EF1 tornado northeast of Deckerville — and ran a countywide, multi-jurisdictional exercise with more than 100 participants. “We always want to make sure that we protect life, property, and the environment,” Hullman said, summarizing the department’s mission and its focus on mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery.
The report describes updates to the county emergency operations plan (EOP), joint planning with stakeholders such as the Sandlac County Fairgrounds and local manufacturers, and quarterly drills that included hospital-focused exercises for large-scale respiratory or heat-related events. Hullman also briefed the board on nine facilities identified as reportable under federal hazardous-chemical reporting (described in the meeting as “302” sites) so the county can develop response plans tailored to those sites.
Hullman said the county’s emergency-management work is organized by region and noted the Stafford Act as the framework for seeking state and federal assistance in a declared disaster. He also told the board he completed the professional emergency manager certification through the Michigan State Police Emergency Management/Homeland Security Division.
Commissioners asked about the EOP review cycle and training for elected officials. Hullman said the EOP is reviewed every four years and described plans to conduct an EOC (emergency operations center) tabletop and hands-on orientation with the board chair so elected members understand how a declaration to the governor would be executed.
The board’s formal motion to accept the report (NFA002-26) passed without recorded opposition. The acceptance does not in itself change operations or funding; Hullman emphasized the next steps are continued plan testing, training and pursuit of grant opportunities identified in the annual report.
The county accepted the report during a regular meeting that also included routine claims approvals and other county business. The board adjourned at 1:38 p.m.
