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Welcome to 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.
 
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Denver Mayor's Office or Emergency Management and Homeland Security is located in the 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.
 
 "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.

  
Emergency Management News Updates

FEMA doles out money to cover flood damage (Anchorage Daily News)
FEMA so far has given nearly $1 million to 69 Alaska households hammered by this spring's historic flooding along the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers, and this week added more towns and villages to the list of communities eligible for money.

FEMA to pay bigger share of Terrebonne, Lafourche hurricane bills (The Daily Comet)
Daniel McBride Staff Writer HOUMA - Terrebonne and Lafourche governments are poised to save hundreds of thousands of dollars now that FEMA has agreed to shoulder a bigger share of hurricane-related costs.

FEMA seeks input about flood areas (Calaveras Enterprise)
FEMA's visit to the county next week is follow up to the promise the agency made when the Board of Supervisors adopted the 750 miles of additional floodplain awareness zones that were identified by the State Department of Water Resources.

DeLand woman losing FEMA trailer (FOX 35 Orlando)
FEMA: the Federal Emergency Management Agency is taking back this small trailer issued to Linda Bell after a tornado ripped apart her DeLand mobile home in February 2007.

Emerson: FEMA grants available (Park Hills Daily Journal)
U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Cape Girardeau, announced that FEMA Individual Assistance grants have been made available to Missouri residents who were affected by the severe storms, tornadoes and flooding of May 8 to May 16.

Revisions coming in FEMA flood maps for Valley View (The Sun Courier)
VALLEY VIEW Homeowners will see revisions to the FEMA flood maps for the village. Councilman Jerry Piasecki said some properties in Valley View have been removed from the Special Flood Hazard Areas (100 Year Floodplain), while some have been added...

Mercer residents have less than two weeks to sign up for FEMA aid (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
PRINCETON — Mercer County residents whose property suffered flood damage have until July 14 to file for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

FEMA's field offices close (WSFA 12 Montgomery)
Montgomery, Ala. (WSFA) -- The FEMA offices in Montgomery, Millbrook and Union Springs are now closed, but flood victims can still apply for assistance. Those wanting to file for individual flood

FEMA Opening Disaser Center in Polk County (KSPR Springfield)
The Federal and State Emergency Management Agencies (FEMA and SEMA) will open a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Bolivar Wednesday, July 8 from 1 to 7 p.m. for people affected by the May 8 – 16 severe storms, tornadoes and flooding.

Exclusive: FEMA May Pay For City Hall Move (WDSU New Orleans)
A 36-page report from FEMA says City Hall is badly damaged from Hurricane Katrina and the city can be reimbursed for moving to a new building.
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