Office of emergency management
GOVERNMENT AGENCY THAT PLANS FOR AND RESPONDS TO DISASTERS
Office of Emergency Services; Emergency management agency; Emergency management agencies; Emergency management agency (disambiguation); Emergency Management Agency; Office of Emergency Management (US); Office of Emergency Management
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.