The Office of Emergency Management promotes a comprehensive emergency management program to lessen the community’s impacts from manmade or technological disasters and potential catastrophic incidents by utilizing mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery strategies. The City’s emergency management system is outlined in the State Code and within Local Ordinance. The City Manager is the Director of Emergency Management and the Fire Chief is designated as the Coordinator of Emergency Management. Day-to-day operations and activities are coordinated by the Deputy Coordinator of Emergency Management.