Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security

Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security
Agency overview
FormedApril 2004
HeadquartersOklahoma City, Oklahoma
Employees12 (FY 2024)
Agency executives
  • Tim Tipton, Homeland Security Advisor
  • Rohit Rai, Director
Parent agencyOklahoma Department of Public Safety
Websitewww.homelandsecurity.ok.gov/

The Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security (OKOHS) is an agency of the Oklahoma state government that is responsible for reducing the state's vulnerability to acts of terrorism and for minimizing and recovering the damage caused by terrorist attacks. OKOHS is a division of the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety.

The Office is headed by a Director of Homeland Security who is appointed by the Governor of Oklahoma. The inaugural Director, Kerry Pettingill, was appointed by Governor Brad Henry in January 2004. On February 10, 2011, Governor Mary Fallin appointed Kim Edd Carter as the second Director of OKOHS.

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