The Town of Firestone 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.To accomplish this mission, OEM maintains a disciplined unit of emergency management personnel, including responders, planners, watch commanders, and administrative and support staff, to identify and respond to various hazards.

Preparing the City for Emergencies

Planning and preparedness activities — from contingency planning and nurturing private sector partnerships to conducting drills and seeking funding for future programs — are central to OEM’s mandate.

Contingency planning: OEM oversees planning efforts for natural and man-made hazards.

Public-private initiatives: OEM helps companies develop business continuity plans, conducts basic emergency management training, and fosters public-private communications.

Training and exercises: OEM conducts town wide preparedness exercises to test plans and response techniques, and to identify areas for improvement.

Coordinating Emergency Response and Recovery

OEM works to ensure information gathering, decision making, and resource allocations are carried out effectively.

Incident monitoring: OEM tracks local and national incidents affecting the Town of Firestone 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Field response: OEM responds to larger incidents to facilitate interagency communication and resource requests, and to ensure agencies follow incident command protocol.

Emergency Operations Center (EOC): During major events, the EOC is a central pointf or information coordination, resource requests, and decision making

Recovery and relief: Following an emergency, OEM works with government agencies and non-profit organizations to provide assistance and disaster relief.

Educating and Informing the Public

Ready Colorado: OEM’s Ready Colorado preparedness campaign provides information to help Citizens of Colorado prepare for all types of emergencies.

Public information: During an emergency, OEM works to provide unified, accurate, and timely messages to the public.