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USA Council Region 8

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IAEM-USA Region 8 President
Dustin Willett CEM
Emergency Manager
Rapid City / Pennington County EM
Rapid City, SD
USARegion8President@iaem.com

IAEM-USA Region 8 Vice President
Peter Perez, CEM
Director
City of Greeley
Greeley, CO

IAEM-USA Region 8 Secretary-Treasurer
Kyle Lopez, CEM
Emergency Management Coordinator
Adams County, Colorado
Denver, CO

Region 8 includes: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.
Region 8 Bylaws (approved 26 May 2025)

IAEM-USA Region 8 News

IAEM-USA Region 8 2025 Call for Nominations - Deadline to apply is July 7, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. EDT.
IAEM-USA Region 8 highlights its activities in a poster that will be on display in the Poster Showcase at the 71st IAEM Annual Conference & EMEX, in Long Beach, California, Nov. 3-9, 2023.
IAEM-USA Volunteer Emergency Manager of the Year for 2022, Colonel Wellman is from Region 8. Read the press release.

IAEM-USA Region 8 Documents

Region 8 Annual Business Meeting (17 November 2025) Presentation (members-only)
Region 8 Annual Business Meeting (17 November 2025) Minutes & Attendance (members-only
Region 8 Meeting (4 August 2025) Minutes & Attendance (members-only)
Region 8 Meeting (9 June 2025) Minutes & Attendance (members-only)
Region 8 Meeting (3 Feb. 2025): Minutes & Attendance (members-only)
Region 8 Meeting (3 Feb. 2025): PowerPoint Presentation (members-only)
Region 8 Meeting (18 Nov. 2024): Minutes & Attendance (members-only)
Region 8 Meeting (8 Aug. 2024): Minutes & Attendance (members-only)
Region 8 Meeting (13 May 2024): Minutes & Attendance (members-only)
Region 8 Meeting (05 Feb. 2024): Minutes & Attendance Roster (members-only)
Region 8 Meeting (23 Nov. 2023): Minutes & Attendance Roster (members-only)
Region 8 Meeting (15 Aug 2023): Minutes & Attendance Roster (members-only)
Region 8 Meeting (6 Feb 2023): Minutes & Attendance Roster (members-only)
Region 8 Meeting (14 Nov 2022): Minutes & Attendance Roster (members-only)
Region 8 Meeting (16 Nov 2015): Minutes & Attendance Roster (members-only)
Region 8 Meeting (17 Nov 2014): Minutes | Attendance Roster (members-only)

Region 8 Newsletter

Region 8 Newsletter Archive

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July 2017 Apr. 2017 Mar. 2017 Jan. 2017	Dec. 2016	Apr. 2015 Feb. 2015	Feb. 2013 Jan. 2013	Feb. 2012	Dec. 2011 Jan. 2011

State EM Associations

For information on state emergency management associations in the Region 8 area, please visit their websites:

Colorado - Colorado Emergency Management Association. Contact: president@cema.com.
Montana - Montana Emergency Manager Association Contact: dstamey@stillwatercountymt.gov
North Dakota - North Dakota Emergency Management Association. Contact: bgates@nd.gov
South Dakota - South Dakota Emergency Management Association. Contact: rhill@brookingscountysd.gov
Utah - Utah Emergency Management Association. Contact: memberservices@utahema.org
Wyoming - The Wyoming Emergency Management Association. Contact: emc@bhcounty.com

Regional Training Resources

IAEM Region 8 leadership encourages and supports professional training for emergency management practitioners across the region. Listed below are the state training websites and scheduling boards for all six states.

Colorado - Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management: Training Dashboard
Montana - Montana Disaster & Emergency Services: Training and Events Map
North Dakota - Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management: Training and Events Board
South Dakota - State Office of Emergency Management: Training Calendar
Utah - Division of Emergency Management: Training Schedule
Wyoming - Wyoming Information Sharing Platform (WHOS): Training, Exercise, and Event Viewer