Office of emergency management explained

An office of emergency management (OEM) (also known as a office of emergency services (OES), emergency management office (EMO), or emergency management agency (EMA)) is a local, municipal, tribal, state, federal/national, or international organization responsible for: planning for, responding to, and dealing with recovery efforts related to natural, manmade, technological, or otherwise hazardous disasters by planning and implementing large scale emergency response plans/procedures, coordinating emergency assets during a disaster, and providing logistical, administrative and financial support to a disaster response effort. ^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4]

List of Agencies and Organizations

United States

Municipal Governments

City of Sacramento's Office of Emergency Management (SacOEM)
- Houston Office of Emergency Management Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC)
Los Angeles Emergency Management Department (EMD)
- New Orleans Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) (previously the New York City Office of Emergency Management)
- Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management San Diego Office of Homeland Security (OHS)

State Governments

See main article: articles and List of state departments of homeland security.

Alaska Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (Alaska DHS)
Arizona Department of Homeland Security (AZDOHS)
Arkansas Department of Emergency Management (ADEM)
California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES)
Connecticut Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS)
Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM)
Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMHSA)
Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA)
Indiana Department of Homeland Security
Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IHSEMD)
Kansas Division of Emergency Management (KDEM)
Louisiana Governors Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP)
Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)
Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)
Massachusetts Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS)
Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)
Minnesota Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM)
Mississippi Mississippi Emergency Management Agency
Missouri State Emergency Management Agency
New Jersey Office of Emergency Management (OEM)
New York State Emergency Management Office (SEMO)
- North Carolina Department of Public Safety Ohio Emergency Management Agency
Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM)
Oregon Office of Emergency Management (OEM)^[5] ^[6]
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA)
Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA)
Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA)
Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM)^[7]
Vermont Department of Public Safety
Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM)
Washington Military Department Emergency Management Division
West Virginia West Virginia Division of Emergency Management (WVEM)
Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM)

Territory and Commonwealth Governments

Emergency Management Office (CNMI EMO)
Puerto Rico State Agency for Emergency and Disaster Management (AEMEAD)
Guam Homeland Security/Office of Civil Defense (GHS/OCD)

Federal Government

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Emergency Management Institute
EPA Office of Emergency Management
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Office of Emergency Management
Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance

Canada

Public Safety Canada
- City of Toronto government Office of Emergency Management British Columbia Emergency Management BC

Caribbean

Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA)^[8]
Department of Disaster Management (DDM)
National Office of Disaster Services (NODS)
Disaster Management Unit
Department of Emergency Management
National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO)
Department of Disaster Management
Office of Disaster Management (ODM)
National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA)
Civil Defense Commission
Civil Protection Directorate
Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM)
Disaster Management Coordination Agency
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)
National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO)
National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO)
National Coordination Center For Disaster Relief (NCCR)
Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM)
Department of Disaster Management & Emergencies

Africa

Asia

Europe

General Directorate of Civil Emergencies (DEMA)
Danish Emergency Management Agency (DEMA)
Office of Emergency Planning (OEP)
Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM)
Civil Contingencies Secretariat (CCS)

Oceania

Emergency Management Australia (EMA)
Emergency Management Victoria (EMV)
Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB)
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)

Defunct Organizations

The Office for Emergency Management was a World War II office in the Executive Office of the United States government.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Public Health Emergency Preparedness (replaced by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response)

References

Web site: About Cal OES . CAL OES . 4 May 2024.
Web site: About IEMA-OHS . Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security . 4 May 2024.
Web site: About Us - National Disaster Management Authority Government of India . National Disaster Management Authority Government of India . 4 May 2024.
Role statement - Australian Government Department of Home Affairs . Emergency Management Victoria . 4 May 2024.
Web site: Oregon Office of Emergency Management : OEM Home Page : State of Oregon . OEM Home Page : Oregon Office of Emergency Management . 13 May 2020 .
Web site: Oregon COVID-19 Response : Home : State of Oregon . Home : Oregon COVID-19 Response . 13 May 2020 .
http://www.tdem.texas.gov Texas Division of Emergency Management
News: CDERA prepares for change in name, mandate . Barbados Advocate . 2009-05-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120215152339/http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/newsitem.asp?NewsID=3645 . 2012-02-15 .