What We Do

Department Functions

The Office of Emergency Management is the coordinating office for the City's preparedness, response, and recovery for all disasters that affect the City of Orlando.

What is Emergency Management?

The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is responsible for reducing the effects of disasters before they occur, planning for and coordinating the operations and response to a disaster, managing resources and coordination of recovery efforts following a disaster as well as providing public information.  We work with over 100 different local, volunteer, state, and federal organizations on an ongoing basis and after a disaster.

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We Educate the Public

We are committed to preparing and informing all city residents and businesses about the potential impacts of disasters. 

If you would like more information on our public outreach, or would like to request presentation for your organization, please visit the "Contact Us" section of this website.

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We Educate the Emergency Management Team

The Office of Emergency Management trains the city staff on a regular basis in areas of emergency management such as communications, disaster purchasing, emergency management information software, and various other disciplines.  We also include our external response partners in all our trainings.  This helps us have a more unified response in the event of a disaster.

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::About Us::

OEM Staff

Manuel D. Soto
Spencer Hawkins
Adolfina Ortiz
Janice Owens-Cannady

Educating the Public

Educating the Emergency Management Team

City of Orlando Fire Department