HOUSTON – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has selected Houston as one of eight jurisdictions to be awarded Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP) funds. Eight local governments received a…
Every September, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and City of Houston’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) observe National Preparedness Month, to promote family and community disaster and emergency planning now and throughout the year….
At 1:20 p.m. CST on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) to…
The City of Houston Office of Emergency Management joined other regional emergency response agencies for the annual Extreme Weather Ready Expo on Saturday, June 8th at the George R. Brown Convention Center. This free and…
This year Houstonians will celebrate more than three decades of July 4th music and fireworks on Buffalo Bayou in Eleanor Tinsley and Sam Houston Parks. The city’s signature tribute to patriotism – CITGO Freedom Over Texas –…
Residents and visitors to downtown Houston can expect street closures for the 2019 Houston Pride Festival & Parade from Friday, June 21, to Sunday, June 23. Visit https://pridehouston.org/ for event details, a complete parade route,…
Mayor Sylvester Turner and the City of Houston Office of Emergency Management (OEM) urges residents to prepare for the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season, which runs from Saturday, June 1, through Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019. Our…
The 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season begins Saturday, June 1. Now is the time to prepare: take advantage of the 2019 Emergency Preparation Tax-Free Weekend and begin stocking up on emergency supplies. Via the Texas Comptroller:…
The City of Houston’s Office of Emergency Management is hosting a one-day hurricane exercise to practice pre-landfall evacuation activities. To have the most realistic environment to test our evacuation procedures, we need volunteers to role-play…
Download the 2018 Mayor’s Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security Annual Report.
