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Emergency Services Division

Active dates:1974 -
Authority:
Minn. Stat. 12.11
1974 Minn. Laws Chap. 428
Preceded by:
Civil Defense Department
History:

The Minnesota Civil Defense Department became the Civil Defense Division of the Public Safety Department in 1969 (Laws of Minnesota 1969 chapter 1129, article 1, section 14), and the Emergency Services Division as of July 1, 1974 (Laws of Minnesota 1974, chapter 428). In 1987 (Laws of Minnesota 1987, chapter 71, section 2), the name is changed to Division of Emergency Management within the Public Safety Department.
Subordinate to:
Public Safety Department
Agency heads:

Director: Wes Lane, January 1975-August 16, 1977; Roger Franke, September 1, 1977- April 1979; Gerald Kittridge, October 1979-August 1980; Ralph Olmos, August 14, 1980 - 
Documents/Articles:
News clippings and documents. Agencies Notebook Collection, 1974-1980.
Record last updated: 10/22/2024
 

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