Wisconsin's Adjutant General has been appointed to a national group to advise the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on all aspects of disaster preparedness and management. Brig. Gen. Don Dunbar, adjutant general of Wisconsin and Wisconsin's Homeland Security Advisor, was named by FEMA Administrator W. Craig Fugate to the National Advisory Council (NAC). The NAC is comprised of emergency management and law enforcement leaders from state, local and tribal government and the private sector to advise the FEMA Administrator on all aspects of disaster preparedness and management to ensure close coordination with all partners across the country.
"I am honored to serve on the National Advisory Coucil and appreciate the support of Gov. Jim Doyle, the GHSAC, and Wisconsin's First Responder community who supported my nomination," Dunbar said. "The council's mission is timely and important and I look forward to working with Administrator Fugate to help improve our nation's readiness."
The 35-member council was formed in 2007 following Hurricane Katrina. NAC members serve three-year terms and are selected based on their expertise in emergency management and response, public health, infrastructure protection, cybersecurity, communications and other areas related to FEMA's mission.
Dunbar has served as Wisconsin's Homeland Security Advisor and as chair of the Governor's Homeland Security Council since September 2007. The Adjutant General is Wisconsin's senior military officer and commander of the Wisconsin National Guard. He is also responsible for Emergency Management working closely with the Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM) Administrator and county emergency managers to coordinate statewide preparedness and response. Since 2007, he has led the response and recovery efforts for two major flooding events and a snow emergency in Wisconsin which resulted in federal disaster declarations.
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