Pennington County Emergency Management serves as the countywide agency for the purpose of overseeing the planning, response, recovery and mitigation of any and all major disasters/emergencies that occur within the county. It also serves all political subdivisions within the county including townships, villages and municipalities. In Pennington County, the Emergency Management office also serves as the emergency coordination and public information arm of the Local Emergency Planning Committee. PCEM is also responsible for maintaining the county's Emergency Operation Center (EOC) and for establishing secondary EOC's as needed. The agency is also charged with the establishment and updating of the county's Emergency Operations Plan.