An office of emergency management (OEM), alternatively called an emergency management office (EMO), or an emergency management agency (EMA) in some areas, is an agency at the local, tribal, state, national or international level that holds responsibility for comprehensively planning for and responding to and recovering from all manner of disasters, whether man-made or natural. An OEM may also be requested to provide consequence management for large special events such as major gatherings, visiting dignitaries, etc.
List
U.S. local
- 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)
U.S. States
- 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
- 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)
- Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA)
- Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA)
- Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA)
- Texas Division of Emergency Management. (TDEM)
- Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
- 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)
U.S. territories and commonwealths
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Northern Mariana Islands Emergency Management Office (CNMI EMO) -
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico State Agency for Emergency and Disaster Management (AEMEAD) -
Guam Guam Homeland Security/Office of Civil Defense (GHS/OCD)
U.S. Federal
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- 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
- Emergency Management Ontario
Caribbean
- Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA)
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Anguilla Department of Disaster Management (DDM) -
Antigua and Barbuda National Office of Disaster Services (NODS) -
Bahamas Disaster Management Unit -
Barbados Department of Emergency Management -
Belize National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) -
British Virgin Islands Department of Disaster Management -
Dominica Office of Disaster Management (ODM) -
Grenada National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) -
Guyana Civil Defense Commission -
Haiti Civil Protection Directorate -
Jamaica Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) -
Montserrat Disaster Management Coordination Agency -
Saint Kitts and Nevis National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) -
Saint Lucia National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO)
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) -
Suriname National Coordination Center For Disaster Relief (NCCR) -
Trinidad and Tobago Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) -
Turks and Caicos Islands Department of Disaster Management & Emergencies
Africa
Asia
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India National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) -
South Korea National Emergency Management Agency
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Pakistan National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) -
Philippines National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC)
Europe
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Albania General Directorate of Civil Emergencies (DEMA) -
Denmark Danish Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) -
Ireland Office of Emergency Planning (OEP) -
Russia Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) -
United Kingdom Civil Contingencies Secretariat (CCS)
Oceania
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Australia Emergency Management Australia (EMA) -
Indonesia Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB) -
New Zealand National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)
Previous OEM 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)
See also
- Civil defense by country
- Civil protection
- Department of public safety
- Emergency management
- Emergency management in American universities
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Hazard prevention
- List of state departments of homeland security
- United States Environmental Protection Agency
Further reading
- Tierney, Kathleen J.; Lindell, Michael K.; Perry, Ronald W. (2001). Facing the Unexpected: Disaster Preparedness and Response in the United States. Washington, D.C.: Joseph Henry Press. ISBN 0-309-06999-8.
- Waugh, William L. (2000). Living with Hazards, Dealing with Disasters: an Introduction to Emergency Management. Armonk, NY: ME Sharpe. ISBN 978-0-76563-163-3.