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Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake Deploys Emergency Management Planner To Assist Survivors Of Typhoon Haiyan

Nov 13th, 2013

November 13, 2013 - Mayor Rawlings-Blake announced today that C.P. Hsia, director of planning for the Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management, will be deploying with a team of emergency management professionals to one of the most severely impacted areas of the Philippines to provide incident ma...

MOEM Supports Heroes Behind The Badge Documentary Screening

Dec 1st, 2012

The powerful stories of law enforcement professionals injured and killed in the line of duty. Heroes Behind The Badge is a documentary film featuring some of the brave men and women of law enforcement who put their lives on the line and survived, and those who made the ultimate sacrifice. This ...

Storm Preparedness In Baltimore

Oct 22nd, 2012

The Mayor's Office of Emergency Management is working closely with the Maryland Emergency Management Agency and the National Weather Service to monitor and prepare for Hurricane Sandy and the potential for severe weather this weekend. At this point, most forecast models predict heavy rain f...

Veterans Day March And Ceremony

Oct 20th, 2012

Please join Mayor Rawlings-Blake in honoring our veterans in a march from the Washington Monument down Charles Street followed by a ceremony at the War Memorial Plaza at 101 N. Gay Street. The march will begin at 9:00 AM, and the ceremony will begin at 10:00 AM on Monday, November 12. Pl...

Sign Up For E-Mail And Text Alerts From MOEM

Oct 9th, 2012

Published: October 9, 2012 You can now sign up for e-mail and text message alerts from the Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management, hosted by GovDelivery. Click on the red envelope on the left hand side of the page, or click this direct link. Subscribers can currently sign ...

Mayor Rawlings-Blake Thanks Employees, Non-Profit Partners And Volunteers For Their Part In City’s Storm Response Effort

Jun 30th, 2012

Today, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake issued the following statement regarding the city’s storm response: "Yesterday, almost nine days after a sudden summer storm hit the Baltimore region, I ordered the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to stand down. Since early morning on Saturday, June 3...

Mayor Rawlings-Blake Provides Update On Storm Recovery

Jun 1st, 2012

Information on Emergency Ice Distribution and Code Red Cooling Centers. City crews continue to clear downed trees, prepare for morning commute. This morning, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake provided an update on the City’s response to Friday’s storm. Baltimore Emergency Operations C...

LEPC Special Announcement- Nationwide Test Of The Emergency Alert System November 9th

Jan 1st, 2012

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will conduct the first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS). The national test will occur on Wednesday, November 9th at 2 pm and will last up to 30 sec...

Mayor’s Office Of Emergency Management Advises Residents Affected By Natural Gas Outage In Locust Point Neighborhood In South Baltimore

Jan 1st, 2012

Today, gas service was interrupted to approximately 1200 residents in the South Baltimore-Locust Point area. The outage could last days and residents and businesses should prepare now and stay informed. Prior to service restoration for the area, BGE must access all the homes and businesses to phys...

Baltimore City Announces Participation In National Preparedness Month

Jan 1st, 2012

September is National Preparedness Month, and the City of Baltimore has committed to participate to increase preparedness in the City and throughout the United States.  This event, now in its ninth

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