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Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
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
 

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.  
    
- For additional information on the H1N1/Seasonal Flu, visit Flu.gov.
 
 1437 Bannock Street, Room 3, Denver, CO 80202
719.865.7600
 
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Emergency Management News Updates

FEMA surveys flood damage (CW Arkansas)
Governor Beebe declared 46 counties disaster areas. So today FEMA agents went out to assess the damage to see if it qualifies for federal aid. The agency is only surveying damage to governmental structures not individual property.

FEMA to speak Tuesday on disaster relief (Washington Evening Journal)
Karla Mongan from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will visit the United Methodist Church in Washington Tuesday to speak about creating a new organization to address disasters in the county. The event begins at 7 p.m. and is open to the public.

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 ...

FEMA to look at NM flood maps (KRQE & KASA FOX 2 Albuquerque)
Over-inflated flood insurance could soon be in the past for parts of Roswell and Chaves County, now that FEMA has agreed to review a new set of flood insurance maps that many call inaccurate.

FEMA trailer trapped in Marerro man's backyard (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
One of the last FEMA trailers in Jefferson Parish, sitting in Wally Gordon's backyard in Marrero, has been in place so long that new construction around it is blocking its removal.

FEMA Rule Change Has Safety Officials Fuming (The Kentucky Post)
The Cincinnati/ Northern Kentucky region has purchased millions of dollars worth of equipment with grants from Homeland Security. That grant money was also used to maintain the gear.

Sales of FEMA mobile homes raise concern (The Clarion-Ledger)
The auction last month of mobile homes and travel trailers once intended for hurricane survivors is raising some concerns.

Some Worry About Sales of FEMA Mobile Homes (Arkansas News Bureau)
The auction last month of mobile homes and travel trailers once intended for hurricane survivors is raising some concerns.from Channel 7

WDAM.com Laurel-Hattiesburg, MS The Pinebelt's Choice For News, Sports and Weather | Some worry about sales of FEMA ... (WDAM-TV Hattiesburg)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The auction last month of mobile homes and travel trailers once intended for hurricane survivors is raising some concerns. The Federal Emergency Management Agency sold 1,047 units that had been stored at the Hope Municipal Airport for $7.2 million.

Some Worry About Sales of FEMA Mobile Homes|Channel 7 News (KATV Little Rock)
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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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