In FY16 the Office of Emergency Management conducted 5 emergency exercises involving over 160 participants from 10 different jurisdictions representing 25 + agencies , as well as participating in 3 extrajurisdictional exercises that tested pipeline explosions , airline crashes and pandemic outbreaks .
$ 38,800 GRANTS
80 CERT MEMBERS
Managing Emergencies
Emergency Response Plans
Stop , Listen , Take Action !
Facilitating Safety & Security
HOW WE PREPARE AND RESPOND
In FY16 the Office of Emergency Management conducted 5 emergency exercises involving over 160 participants from 10 different jurisdictions representing 25 + agencies , as well as participating in 3 extrajurisdictional exercises that tested pipeline explosions , airline crashes and pandemic outbreaks .
$ 38,800 GRANTS
CERT
80 CERT MEMBERS
Managing Emergencies
The Office of Emergency Management works to prepare the City of Southlake , its partners and emergency responders to mitigate catastrophic emergencies by utilizing principles of preparedness , response and recovery . The OEM continues to increase the emergency response capabilities of the City of Southlake in various ways .
Emergency Response Plans
In 2016 , the OEM began a year long process to update the Emergency Operations Plan which provides a general overview of City emergency procedures as well as functional annexes detailing elements of the City ’ s response to emergencies . The City will move to an ESF format modeled after the National Response Framework . This will help foster more robust emergency planning within every level of city government .
Stop , Listen , Take Action !
In FY16 the Office of Emergency Management introduced two new mobile outdoor warning sirens to provide an additional layer to our existing comprehensive warning capabilities . The sirens are the first of their kind in North Central Texas , and will address a key vulnerability in Southlake : mass notification at outdoor gatherings .
Facilitating Safety & Security
Working in collaboration with the Southlake Police Department , the Office of Emergency Management was able to develop and implement a new citywide special event planning structure that supported many of the City ’ s events with over 50,000 attendees . The new planning structure facilitates improved safety and security during mass gatherings .