About the Anchorage Office Emergency Management
The Anchorage Office of Emergency Management serves all of the Municipality of Anchorage. This area includes the Anchorage bowl, Eagle River, Chugiak, Eklutna, Girdwood, Indian, Rainbow, Bird and Portage.
The Mission
To support the Municipality of Anchorage by coordinating the preparation for, response to, mitigation against and recovery from all-hazard emergencies and disasters
The Vision
Our vision for Anchorage is a more disaster-resilient community centered around a capable Office of Emergency Management which supports people of all ages, backgrounds and cultures
The Goals
- Build a culture of preparedness in the Municipality of Anchorage
- Ready the Municipality of Anchorage for disasters
- Expedite disaster recovery from the past and enhance mitigation against future disasters
What is Emergency Management?
Emergency Management is a function of local, state and federal government. Emergency Management plans, coordinates and supports communities in reducing the effects of hazards, prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters large and small.
We consider all pieces of Emergency Management as a cycle which never ends.
