Welcome to the City of Houston Office of Emergency Management (OEM) Website. Our mission is to provide programs and activities to City residents and departments to help them prepare for, cope with and recover from the effects of natural and man-made disasters. We do this through all four phases of emergency management: preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation.
The Office of Emergency Management will hold a series of workshops with other city departments and other partners that will discuss topics such as: the city’s hurricane plan, flood plan, points of distribution plan, reunification…
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The City of Houston, Office of Emergency Management is required to develop a Hazard Mitigation Plan as a condition for receiving certain types of non-emergency disaster grants and assistance. FEMA requires that the city’s Hazard…
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Houston summers are often filled with days of extreme heat and high humidity. These conditions slow evaporation and force the body to work extra hard to maintain a normal temperature, making heat a danger. Most…
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While hurricanes pose the greatest threat to life and property, tropical storms and depression also can be devastating. The primary hazards from tropical cyclones (which include tropical depressions, tropical storms, and hurricanes) are storm surge…
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Just a reminder that now is the time to prepare you and your family for the upcoming hurricane season. Make an emergency plan, know your evacuation zone, recognize warnings and alerts, including those with disabilities,…
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Juvare annual awards members of an organization or individual who demonstrates the best of the emergency management discipline. Helping Hand Honors a person or group of people who have been helpful to the Juvare Community™,…
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