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Robert M. Buxton
Director

Photo of New Hampshire Department of Safety Commissioner Robert Quinn swearing in Robert Buxton as director of the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.

New Hampshire Department of Safety Commissioner Robert Quinn

swears in Robert Buxton as director of the Division

of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.

Robert M. Buxton was appointed by Governor Christopher T. Sununu and confirmed by Executive Council on August 17, 2022. Director Buxton is the fourth director since the formation of the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) in 2006.

As director of HSEM, he is responsible for coordinating the state’s response to major disasters as well as planning, training and exercises to ensure readiness at the local and state levels of government for the safety and security of NH’s citizens and visitors. As Homeland Security Advisor, he coordinates homeland security activities through collaboration with federal partners, other state departments and agencies, local governments, private sector partners, and other states.

Director Buxton advises state, local, federal and private partners on an array of matters, including emergency preparedness, security assessments, critical infrastructures, human-caused and natural threats, grants management and projects, and emergency planning, training, and exercises.

Director Buxton joined HSEM following three decades in municipal fire service. He served as Chief of the Hudson Fire Department and as the Emergency Management Director for the Town of Hudson from 2013-2022. Previously, he served as a Lieutenant with Nashua Fire Rescue.

Director Buxton has a master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of New Hampshire, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Fire Science Administration from Salem State College. He is also a graduate of the Executive Fire Officer Program at the National Fire Academy in Maryland.

 

   
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