Fire Division of Emergency Management

The primary role of the Office is to develop and implement comprehensive disaster planning, mitigation, and response activities within the city.

Reducing vulnerability to potential major emergency and disaster incidents.

Planning for the best processes by which the community can rebound physically, economically, and emotionally.

Engaging the whole community in planning, training, and exercising core capabilities under the five mission areas of prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery.

Provide situational awareness to City departments and emergency management partners.

Engage an integrated, all-hazard, risk-based approach for mitigation, response, continuity of operations, recovery, and preparedness planning.

Employ emergency management strategies that address the ultimate goal of sustainability.

Work to improve awareness and comprehension of the five mission areas by engaging the whole community in prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery.

Build robust partnerships with local, state, regional, national, and international entities for the mutual benefits of preparedness and resiliency.