Emergency Management & Volunteer Services

The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and Volunteer Services is responsible for establishing and implementing plans to minimize the impact and affects that can occur before, during and after a disaster.
The Office of Emergency Management prepares the City and residents through pre-planning, training and exercises in the four phases of Emergency Management – Mitigation, Preparedness, Response and Recovery.

The Office of Emergency Management and Volunteer Services is responsible for:

• Operational readiness of the City's Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
• Collaborating and coordinating with City departments, neighboring cities, the County and State during an EOC activation or incident
• Developing, implements and maintains the City’s Emergency Operations Plan
• Coordinating and conducting training, drills and exercises for City staff
• Providing Disaster and Emergency Preparedness information to the community through outreach programs and public events
• Providing Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training, Terrorism Awareness Training and Mass Care & Shelter Training
• Volunteer Services