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Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
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The Denver Mayor's Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (OEMHS) provides planning, training, exercises, and educational outreach programs related to natural and man-made disasters to assist and prepare citizens, government agencies, and private/non-profit organizations prior to, during, and after a local emergency or disaster.
The OEMHS works as an interagency coordinator in partnership with local, state, federal and private entities to provide comprehensive planning, response, mitigation and recovery capabilities for all hazard potentials facing the City and County of Denver. We also manage the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) during any major emergency or disaster and activates emergency warning systems.
H1N1 Flu Information
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Denver Health providers encourage everyone to practice healthy hygiene practices including washing hands frequently using soap and water; keeping hands away from nose, eyes and mouth; and coughing away from others into a disposable tissue.
On August 27, 2009 Dr. Chris Urbina, Director of Denver Public Health, gave a briefing for City Departments and Agencies on the impact H1N1 and seasonal flu could have on the City's operations and workforce. Dr. Urbina’s presentation is available for download: H1N1 and Seasonal Flu Slide Presentation.
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1437 Bannock Street, Room 3, Denver, CO 80202
719.865.7600
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Emergency Management News Updates
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FEMA Delays Rent for Flood Victims in Temporary Housing (KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids)
CEDAR RAPIDS — About three dozen Iowa families face a Jan. 1 deadline to begin paying rent on temporary housing they’ve been living in since the June 2008 floods, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said Wednesday.
Families in FEMA trailers must begin paying rent Jan. 1 (The Gazette)
About three dozen Iowa families face a Jan. 1 deadline to begin paying rent on temporary housing they’ve been living in since the June 2008 floods, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said Wednesday. That’s an extra rent-free month. FEMA announced in October its mobile homes could remain in Iowa through next June, but tenants would [...]
FEMA announces change to Flood Insurance requirement (The Fillmore Gazette)
Today FEMA announced that all of the changes on the Santa Clara River Valley are on hold until the completion of the Santa Clara River Watershed Flood Insurance Study in 2012. The 1,500 property owners in Fillmore will no longer be required to purchase flood insurance by January 20, 2010.
Boone County officials want FEMA maps fixed (Jefferson City News Tribune)
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Columbia area officials say federal flood insurance rate maps based on old data could hurt local property values.
Coast schools want $7.27M from FEMA (The Clarion-Ledger)
Officials with the Bay St. Louis-Waveland School District will be in Washington on Jan. 5 for an arbitration hearing into their dispute with FEMA over $7 million in damage from Hurricane Katrina.
Bay-Wave Schools Want More From FEMA (NBC 15 Mobile)
Officials with the Bay St. Louis-Waveland School District will be in Washington on January 5 for an arbitration hearing into their dispute with FEMA over $7 million in damage from...
FEMA approves levee (Park Hills Daily Journal)
Ste. Genevieve’s big levee has been approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for another 10 years. FEMA sent Ste. Genevieve Levee District III Chairman Vern Bauman a letter earlier this month. The letter said the levee had been accredited by FEMA and that it offered protection from the baseline 100-year flood event. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gave the levee an inspection ...
Thibodeaux: County is not forcing people from their FEMA trailers (The Orange Leader)
During a commissioners’ court meeting on Monday, Orange County Judge Carl Thibodeaux addressed some issues regarding FEMA mobile homes. Recently, some people have said it was the county forcing people out of the FEMA units.
City approves $100,000 for new flood zone study (Moorpark Acorn)
By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com The City Council decided last week to set aside $100,000 for a study it hopes will convince the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to remove hundreds of Moorpark homes from a designated flood zone. read more
WikiLeaks Posts Alleged 9/11 Pager Messages (Gothamist)
Yesterday, WikiLeaks began posting "half a million US national text pager intercepts," saying, "The archive is a completely objective record of the defining moment of our time. We hope that its entrance into the historical record will lead to a nuanced understanding of how this event led to death, opportunism and war." WikiLeaks also says, "Messages in the archive range from Pentagon, FBI, FEMA ...
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Denver's class for people who are Deaf and Hard of Heariing
Take PART/Denver Basic CERT
The Preparedness, Awareness and Readiness Training (Take PART) Courses/Denver's Basic Citizen Emergency Response Training (Basic CERT) Program educates people about disaster preparedness and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, and disaster medical operations. Using their training, individuals can assist others in their neighborhood or workplace following an event and can take a more active role in preparing our community.
"Are You Ready?"
The "Are You Ready?" is a two hour program that was developed to help the citizens of this nation learn how to protect themselves and their families against all types of hazards. It can be used as a reference source or as a step-by-step manual. The focus of the content is on how to develop, practice, and maintain a family emergency plans that reflect what must be done before, during, and after a disaster to protect people and their property. Also included is information on how to assemble a disaster supplies kit that contains the food, water, and other supplies in sufficient quantity for individuals and their families to survive.
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