Office of Emergency Management

The Office of Emergency Management pro-actively plans for all hazards, works to reduce threats, and prepares Albuquerque residents and organizations to respond to and recover from any emergency including terrorism, wildfire, flooding, and chemical spills. 

To protect the lives and property of our residents, the City of Albuquerque Office of Emergency Management:

• Reduces local threats
• Meets future threats through preparedness
• Responds to incidents
• Directs recovery operations

Department website: https://cabq.gov/emergency

The majority of volunteer positions for the Office of Emergency Management are through the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). 

If a disastrous event overwhelms or delays the community’s professional response, CERT Members can assist others by applying the basic response and organizational skills that they learn during training. These skills can help save and sustain lives until help arrives. 

More information on ABQ CERT can be found here: https://cabq.gov/cert