Kyle Karsjen

Kyle Karsjen has over 19 years of experience in emergency management, including threat/hazard identification and risk assessment, hazard mitigation, capabilities assessment, strategic planning, emergency response planning, infrastructure and asset protection, and program assessment. Kyle has twelve years of experience in state-level emergency management. He previously worked for the Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management and was responsible for the development of an assortment of plans and planning products, including threat and hazard analyses and risk assessments, capabilities assessments, and strategic plans, including coordination of the development of the State of Iowa’s first Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) and State Preparedness Report (SPR). Most of Kyles projects have involved facilitating diverse groups toward the development and implementation of specific planning and project goals. Additionally, he has offered guidance and technical assistance on emergency response plan development to counties and communities and has designed and helped facilitate training and HSEEP-compliant exercises.

In addition to his planning and program experience, Kyle has held a variety of response and recovery roles in Iowa’s State Emergency Operations Center for a number of federally declared disasters, including floods, blizzards, and the state’s activities during the national Hurricane Katrina response. Mr. Karsjen has local response experience as a firefighter and emergency medical technician.