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Dakota County Emergency Management & Response
Dakota County works closely with federal, state and local emergency preparedness partners to improve our readiness and response to natural disasters and other emergencies.
- Dakota County continually evaluates hazards and seeks ways to keep preparedness at the highest level.
- Detailed response plans are prepared, tested, and modified on a yearly basis.
- Training exercises conducted throughout the year help maintain staff proficiency, provides practice opportunities on how to locate, communicate with and work with our partners, and improve our ability to respond to emergencies.
- Dakota County educates residents, businesses, schools and community organizations about possible emergencies and how to best prepare and plan for them.
- Our emergency responders are well-skilled and coordinated to provide quick and effective response.
Dakota County Medical Reserve Corps.
The Dakota County Medical Reserve Corps. (MRC) is part of a national network of volunteers that are trained to assist with emergency and non-emergency public health events. Dakota County Public Health is always looking for engaged and active community members to help strengthen the county’s preparedness capabilities and overall health.
Dakota County Parks
Dakota County Trail Ambassadors
Have an extra excuse to enjoy the outdoors – become a Dakota County Parks Trail Ambassador! Our park ambassador teams provide a vital service to our trail programs by providing trained assistance with directions, FAQs, rule compliance and first aid care. Qualified candidates are enthusiastic and frequent users of our parks and that want to serve as friendly ambassadors to other park visitors.
Volunteer on your own time (no set schedule - you go out when you want), while personally enjoying the trails, it doesn’t get better than that. A variety of recreation can be performed within our ambassador program. See below for open team recruitment (you can join more than one team depending on what activity you do while in the parks).
Dakota Woods Dog Park
Help maintain your dog's mental and physicals health by getting them outside to roam. Dakota Woods Dog Park is a 16-acre, fenced-in, wooded park that is a great place to let your dog run and exercise on and off-leash. The park is centrally located in Dakota County, just east of Rosemount and north of Farmington.
Dakota County Public Health
American Red Cross Volunteer Opportunities
The American Red Cross and Dakota County partner to offer onsite blood donations at our main building locations throughout the county.
Medical Reserve Corps - Dakota County
The Dakota County Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is part of a national network of volunteers that are trained to assist with emergency and non-emergency public health events. Dakota County Public Health is always looking for engaged and active community members to help strengthen the county’s preparedness capabilities and overall health.
