February 2, 2026 – Flagler County Emergency Management Director Jonathan Lord was reelected and then sworn in for a second term as President of the Florida Emergency Preparedness Association (FEPA) last week at its Annual Meeting during the Florida Emergency Preparedness Conference.

“This is such a well-deserved recognition of your leadership and the incredible work you’ve done to strengthen emergency management across Florida,” said County Administrator Heidi Petito. “Thank you for your dedication and guidance, it has made a real difference, not just at the state level, but right here in Flagler County.”

Lord served for a decade as board member of FEPA, elected treasurer for nine of those years. He then took two years off before he made the decision to run for his first term to the office of President in 2025.

“It is an honor and privilege to serve the residents of Flagler County. It is also an honor to serve my peers statewide as we collectively tackle ways to better prepare our communities for disasters,” said Lord. “FEPA provides great collaboration with emergency managers from both public and private sectors throughout the state to share best practices and evolve the emergency management profession.”

In 2022, Lord received the FEPA “Gary Arnold Award” for his dedicated, unselfish, and enthusiastic service to improving the emergency management community in Florida.

That dedicated, unselfish, and enthusiastic service has included:

  • Previously serving as Chair of the FEPA County Emergency Management Directors Working Group from its inception in 2018 until early 2024

  • Previously serving on multiple statewide emergency management technology-related working groups

  • Currently serving as one of two emergency management representatives on the state’s Domestic Security Oversight Council

FEPA was created in 1956 to help professional Emergency Managers work to protect the people of Florida.

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