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Welcome to Office of Emergency Management
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 The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) 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 Office also manages the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) during any major emergency or disaster and activates emergency warning systems. The OEM 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.
Location:
City County Building
1437 Bannock Street Room 3 Denver, CO 80202
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CERT
The Citizen Emergency Response Training (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, CERT members can assist others in their neighborhood or workplace following an event and can take a more active role in preparing our community.
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Emergency Management News Updates
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FEMA launches children's preparedness initiative (The Mississippi Press)
The Federal Emergency Management Agency's Transitional Recovery Office recently created an initiative called FEMA in the Classroom designed to educate elementary school-aged children to protect themselves, their families and their pets during an emergency.
First tenants move into FEMA homes (The Gazette)
Just a week after Federal Emergency Management Agency mobile homes began to arrive in Cedar Rapids, their first tenants are moving in.A Cedar Rapids family was able to move out of a tent in their backyard Friday into one of the homes at Squaw Creek Village in Marion, FEMA announced.As of Friday, FEMA had leased 301 sites in area mobile home parks. It has delivered 36 manufactured homes and#8212; ...
FEMA leases more space (The Biloxi Sun Herald)
The 146 acres leased by FEMA at the city airport for $25,000 a month to store trailers for victims of natural disasters isn't enough to meet the agency's needs, so the city board has approved rental of 85 more acres for an additional $5,000 monthly.
First tenants move into FEMA trailer (The Gazette)
CEDAR RAPIDS and#8212; Just a week after Federal Emergency Management Agency mobile homes began to arrive in Cedar Rapids, their first tenants are moving in.A Cedar Rapids family was able to move out of a tent in their backyard Friday into one of the homes at Squaw Creek Village in Marion, FEMA announced.As of Friday, FEMA had leased 301 sites in area mobile home parks. It has delivered 36 ...
FEMA official: The process is easy (Muscatine Journal)
WAPELLO, Iowa — Brad Craine, public information officer with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, says dealing with FEMA is easy.
90%-10% FEMA Match Doesn't Apply to Road Repair (WTWO Terre Haute)
Indiana will be getting help from FEMA in the form of a 90% to 10% match offer, but that money can not be used for rebuilding. FEMA officials say the 90-10 match only goes towards one category of relief.
FEMA to examine bridge problem (Billings Gazette)
LIVINGSTON - The Federal Emergency Management Agency plans to have representatives in Livingston on Monday to look at conditions related to a sagging bridge on the Yellowstone River.
FEMA to give Mississippi kids disaster education (NBC 15 Mobile)
FEMA's Mississippi Transitional Recovery Office has begun an initiative to teach children about disaster preparedness.
County waiting on FEMA funds (Baxter Bulletin)
Baxter County should be reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for most of the slightly more than $500,000 spent following natural disasters, including a Gassville tornado Feb. 5 which killed one woman, and several rounds of flooding in late March and early April.
FEMA seeks airport land rental (Hope Star)
Hope Star Editor The Federal Emergency Management Agency is running out of room to move around at the Hope Municipal Airport; so, FEMA wants to rent more airport space from the city, and the Hope City Board of Directors has accommodated it, for an extra $5,000 per month.
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