Texas Division of Emergency Management
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The Texas Division of Emergency Management is the state agency responsible for coordinating disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts across Texas.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency
ⓘ
state emergency management agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation | TDEM ⓘ |
| city | Austin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Federal Emergency Management Agency
ⓘ
Texas Department of Public Safety ⓘ Texas Military Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Texas Military Department
local governments in Texas ⓘ volunteer organizations active in disasters in Texas ⓘ |
| coordinates |
requests for federal disaster assistance
ⓘ
state disaster declarations ⓘ statewide emergency communications during disasters ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| employer | Texas state government employees ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
disaster risk reduction
ⓘ
emergency management ⓘ public safety ⓘ |
| formerParentOrganization | Texas Department of Public Safety ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Austin, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Texas
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Texas
|
| legalBasis |
Texas Government Code
ⓘ
surface form:
Texas Government Code Chapter 418
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| mandate |
coordinate state emergency management activities
ⓘ
develop and maintain the state emergency management plan ⓘ provide training and exercises for emergency management personnel ⓘ support local jurisdictions during disasters ⓘ |
| oversees | local emergency management programs in Texas ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Texas A&M University System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides |
disaster response coordination
ⓘ
emergency management training ⓘ hazard mitigation planning support ⓘ public information during disasters ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
coordination with federal emergency management agencies
ⓘ
coordination with local emergency management offices ⓘ disaster mitigation in Texas ⓘ disaster preparedness in Texas ⓘ disaster recovery in Texas ⓘ disaster response in Texas ⓘ implementation of the Texas Emergency Management Plan ⓘ state emergency management program coordination ⓘ state emergency operations center coordination ⓘ statewide disaster planning ⓘ |
| scope | all 254 counties in Texas ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| website | https://tdem.texas.gov/ ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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