Mission

To protect the lives and property of our citizens, the City of Albuquerque Office of Emergency Management reduces local threats through Prevention programs, meets future threats through a pro-active Preparedness program, Responds to incidents when they occur and directs Recovery operations to return the city to a normal lifestyle.

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Terrorism. Wildfire. Flooding. A major chemical spill.

As a citizen of Albuquerque, you want to be ready. And so does your City government.

As you know, as citizens, each of us is responsible to prepare to protect ourselves and our family. If disaster strikes our city, you can take action with confidence. Here's what you should do to prepare for an emergency and during an emergency.

Albuquerque's Mayor, Office of Emergency Management, and City government are planning for all hazards. And if disaster strikes, you can be confident in the actions your City government will take. To prepare for an emergency, here's what the City is doing.

Read answers to frequently asked questions about emergency management in Albuquerque.

And if you have any questions, concerns, ideas, or other feedback, please contact us.

Reducing Threats, Staying Safe

Our office pro-actively plans for all hazards, works to reduce threats, and prepares Albuquerque citizens and organizations to respond to and recover from any emergency including terrorism.

The City Emergency Operations Center

Albuquerque's Office of Emergency Management works to reduce and minimize loss of life, human suffering, and property damage from all hazards and disasters including wildfire, flood, hazardous material (HazMat) spills, major snow emergencies, and terrorism, including the use of weapons of mass destruction.

We work to stand ready to provide the City of Albuquerque – citizens, families, schools, workplaces, and organizations – with the education and support they need to prepare for, respond to, and recover from any and all future emergencies and disasters.

Not only are we prepared to support our citizens, but we stand ready to extend this capability beyond our city and state lines to support others responding to and recovering from all emergencies and disasters.

We approach our mission and our work through the City's comprehensive, proactive, risk-based, (soon to be approved) All-Hazard Emergency Management Program.