Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management
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| Formed | May 29, 2003 |
| Headquarters | PO Box 53365 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Employees | 20 classified 5 unclassified |
| Annual budget | $59.6 million |
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| Website | Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management |
The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) is a department of the government of Oklahoma responsible for coordinating the response to a natural disaster that has occurred in the State and that has overwhelmed the abilities of local authorities. This is achieved primarily through the development and maintenance of a comprehensive statewide emergency management plan. OEM is responsible for coordinating the efforts of the federal government with other state departments and agencies, county and municipal governments and school boards, and with private agencies that have a role in emergency management.
The mission of OEM is to minimize the effects of attack, technological and natural disasters upon the people of Oklahoma by preparing, implementing and exercising preparedness plans, assisting local government subdivisions with training for and mitigation of disasters, and by coordinating actual disaster response/recovery operations.
The Department is under the supervision of the Oklahoma Secretary of Safety and Security and under the executive control of the Department's Director. Under Governor Mary Fallin, Michael C. Thompson is serving as Secretary (since 2011) and Albert Ashwood is serving as Director (since 1997). The Director of Emergency Management is appointed by the Governor of Oklahoma with the advice and consent of the Oklahoma Senate, and serves at the pleasure of the Governor. The Director is head of the Department as well as the chief advisor to the Governor on emergency management.
{Director - Albert Ashwood
Deputy Director - Michelann Ooten
Executive Assistant - Joyce Stribling
Chief Financial Officer - Sandy Henry
Preparedness/Response Manager - Steve Palladino
Recovery/Mitigation Deputy Manager - Alden Graybill
EOC Manager - Putnam Reiter
Grants Program Manager - Bonnie McKelvey
Public Information Officer - Keli Cain
Special Projects Officer - Zach Stanford
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