Emergency Management & Volunteer Services

The Office of Emergency Management 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