The Fort Bend County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) plans and prepares for emergencies, educates the public about preparedness, coordinates emergency response and recovery, and collects and disseminates emergency information.
About the Office of Emergency Management
An Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is an agency at the local, state or national level that holds responsibility of comprehensively planning for and responding to 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.
Emergency Management organizations often hold different names (such as "office of emergency preparedness" or "emergency management," but perform the same function. In the United States, FEMA is the agency responsible for emergency management on the national level. Examples of state and local agencies are listed below. Large federal and state agencies, such as the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as well as private companies often maintain OEM's as discrete departments responsible for handling organizational emergency preparations and response plans.
About this site
This site exists to keep you informed on the happenings at the OEM and on current EM news throughout the region, state and country. Our goal is to provide a valuable online resource for other emergency responders, the public and the media.
Development of this site is funded by a grant from the US Department of Homeland Security, administered by the State of Texas Governor's Division of Emergency Management.
Hazard Mitigation Action Plan
Recent Updates
- No Flash Flood Warning in Effect
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Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office Personnel Assisting during Severe Weather Response
- Fort Bend County Emergency Operations Center Returns to Level 4 at 2:00 P.M.
- Fort Bend County Emergency Operations Center Moves to Level 3 Activation at 9:30 A.M.
- Report Emergency Information to FBC OEM via Twitter, email, or inquiry form
Latest from Jeff Braun's Blog
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Local MUD operating companies maintain disaster preparedness certification with county
from: Jeff Braun's Emergency Management Blog
Volunteer Opportunities
Fort Bend County OEM offers many opportunities for volunteers to be engaged in emergency planning, response, recovery and mitigation. Please see the Volunteer section of our site for more information, and check out the upcoming events listed below:
Lightning Safety
This week please take time to learn more about lightning and how to stay safe!
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Coaches and Sports Guide to Lightning Safety
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Lightning Safety
- Top 10 Lightning Safety Myths
- Lightning Strikes
More lightning information can be found at lightningsafety.noaa.gov
Information Library
As we find interesting information relating to emergency management, we post it to our Emergency Management Information Library.
The purpose of this Library is to help inform, collaborate with, and support others in the field of emergency management.
