A former Hall County fire marshal, who now works for the state Department of Juvenile Justice, has been appointed to the Executive Board of the Emergency Management Association of Georgia.
Scott Cagle serves as the DJJ's Director of Planning and Preparedness, where he oversees safety and hazards emergency planning for DJJ’s secure juvenile facilities.
The appointment was made by newly elected EMAG President, Don Graham, who is also Fire Chief and Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Director for Jones County.
Cagle served 23 years with Hall County Fire Services before retiring as the Fire Marshal, Deputy EMA Director and Chief of Planning and Preparedness. His DJJ duties include providing leadership to correctional staff in all phases of emergency preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation. He is positioned as DJJ’s primary point of contact with the Georgia Emergency Management Homeland Security Agency (GEMHSA).
“Director Cagle has many years of firefighting, all hazards preparedness and experience managing Emergency Operations Center responses during many types of critical incidents,” said DJJ Commissioner Avery Niles said.
“It is an honor to be asked to serve on the EMAG Executive Board. The organization represents and serves emergency management objectives in all 159 Georgia counties,” Cagle said. “The Department of Juvenile Justice has 26 secure facilities and 97 court services offices located in many counties throughout the state that will benefit from DJJ’S continued professional relationship with EMAG.”
