About DEM

Snohomish County Emergency Management truck at flooded road.

Our Role In Emergencies

The Snohomish County Department of Emergency Management focuses on collaboratively limiting harm to people and property from a host of potential challenges, including earthquakes, floods, wildfires, severe weather, and human-caused hazards. We provide coordination and leadership in emergency prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery throughout the county’s unincorporated areas and within most cities and towns. Our work occurs before, during and after a crisis.


Chart of Emergency Management work before, during and after a crisis.
A PDF of the graphic describing what Emergency Management does before, during and after a crisis can be found here.

The department provides emergency management service to unincorporated Snohomish County, the following jurisdictions and tribes:

The following cities provide emergency management services for their residents

DEM Staff

Lucia Schmit
425-312-0550
Director
Email Lucia Schmit

Dara Salmon

425-388-5071

Deputy Director

Email Dara Salmon

Scott North

425-388-5373

Public Information Officer

Email Scott North

Sammie Keller

425-388-5083

Program Coordinator - Community Outreach

Email Sammie Keller

David Fine

425-388-5273

Program Manager - Opioids

Email David Fine

Rachel Smith

Program Coordinator - Opioids

425-312-0734

Email Rachel Smith

Michelle Gillies

425-388-5240

Program Manager - Homeland Security

Email Michelle Gillies

Eric Smith

425-388-5196

Program Analyst - Homeland Security

Email Eric Smith

Brandi Spores

425-388-5072

Fiscal Supervisor

Email Brandi Spores

Anjelah Boyd

425-312-0608

Administrative Specialist

Email Anjelah Boyd

Myisha Fleming
425-312-0797
Administrative Specialist
Email Myisha Fleming

Jarrod Dibble
425-388-5073
Program Manager - Training & Exercise/ LEPC

Email Jarrod Dibble

Brett Garris

425-418-4496

Program Analyst - EOC

Email Brett Garris

Krystal Craig

425-388-5197

Program Coordinator - Training

Email Krystal Craig

Joseph Ortiz

425-388-5195

Program Coordinator - COVID

Email Joseph Ortiz

Scott Honaker
425-388-5069
Communications Coordinator
Email Scott Honaker


Amy Lucas

425-388-5129

Program Manager - Planning and Resilience

Email Amy Lucas

Rebecca Carpenter

425-312-0547

Program Analyst - Planning and Resilience

Email Rebecca Carpenter

Jayme Haselow

Program Coordinator - Planning and Resilience

425-312-0735

Email Jayme Haselow

Robert Thurston

425-388-7018

EESCS Manager

Email Robert Thurston

Drew Schwitters

425-388-7013

Principal GIS Analyst

Email Drew Schwitters

Melody Ovard

425-388-5194

Senior GIS Analyst

Email Melody Ovard


Contact Us

Snohomish County Department of Emergency Management

720 80th St. S.W. Bldg. A

Everett, WA 98203


Email the Department of Emergency Management

Ph: 425-388-5060

Fx: 425-423-9152


Media Inquiries

Office hours: 425-388-5060

After hours: 425-320-9189


Emergencies: 911


Hours

Mondays - Fridays (except holidays)

8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.


Duty officers are available for emergencies 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They can be reached by calling 911.


Emergency Management Accreditation Program seal.