Homeland Security and Emergency Services, Division of
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Mission
The Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) was established in July 2010 through the merger of several existing state entities. Today, it is comprised of: the Office of Counter-Terrorism, the Office of Emergency Management, the Office of Fire Prevention and Control, the Office of Cyber Security, and the Office of Interoperable and Emergency Communications.
The five offices which form DHSES are dedicated to the protection of the State's citizens, communities, resources, economy, and infrastructure from acts of terrorism, natural disasters, and other emergencies.
Budget Highlights
The Executive Budget recommends $1.5 billion for the Division. This is an increase of $709 million from the 2011-12 budget. The increase reflects the addition of $750 million in new appropriations related to disaster assistance, including authorizations necessary to pass through Federal assistance for Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee, appropriations of the State share of this assistance, and contingency appropriations in the event of a future disaster.
The Office of Emergency Management (OEM), with the Division, is undertaking a broad agenda to improve the State’s readiness for future disasters, after limitations were observed in the response to Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. OEM is establishing a new protocol to manage rapidly emerging incidents, establishing regional rapid support teams, training State executives, completing and implementing an after action report on the recent disasters, creating a real-time inventory of major State assets that may be needed for a response and developing a protocol for deploying them faster. The appropriations recommended for the Division support these efforts.
An increase of $30 million in Aid to Localities reflects increases in grants to counties to foster development of a seamless statewide communications network for first responders. This increase is offset by the elimination of a $30 million appropriation used in 2011-12 to purchase radio equipment for public safety agencies to comply with new Federal guidelines.
The Executive Budget recommends a workforce of 442 FTEs for the Division. This is an increase of 15 FTEs from the 2011-12 budget. The increase primarily reflects the Division's on-going efforts to maximize federal funding which will be used to support additional positions in critical areas of the agency, such as emergency management.
For more information on this agency's budget recommendations located in the Executive Budget Briefing Book, click on the following link:
Briefing Book – Public Safety (PDF)
| Category | Available 2011-12 |
Appropriations Recommended 2012-13 |
Change From 2011-12 |
Reappropriations Recommended 2012-13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Operations | 135,530,000 | 64,280,000 | (71,250,000) | 165,007,000 |
| Aid To Localities | 682,751,000 | 1,463,051,000 | 780,300,000 | 3,085,140,400 |
| Capital Projects | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37,000,000 |
| Total | 818,281,000 | 1,527,331,000 | 709,050,000 | 3,287,147,400 |
| Program | 2011-12 Estimated FTEs 03/31/12 |
2012-13 Estimated FTEs 03/31/13 |
FTE Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administration | |||
| General Fund | 52 | 51 | (1) |
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| Cyber Security | |||
| Special Revenue Funds - Federal | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 34 | 34 | 0 |
| Emergency Management | |||
| Special Revenue Funds - Federal | 51 | 67 | 16 |
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 69 | 69 | 0 |
| Fire Prevention and Control | |||
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 134 | 134 | 0 |
| Homeland Security Program | |||
| Special Revenue Funds - Federal | 50 | 50 | 0 |
| Interoperable Communications | |||
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 427 | 442 | 15 |
Note: Most recent estimates as of 1/17/2012