Emergency Management

Emergency Management Mission Statement

The City of Farmington Office of Emergency Management will ensure, through coordination with local, county and state partners, that the community is prepared to respond to, and recover from, all natural and man-made emergencies. This office will provide the leadership and support to reduce the loss of life and property through an all-hazards emergency management program of mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery throughout the City of Farmington.



Our Goals

• Identify and assist in the mitigation of natural and human-caused hazards.

• Develop and maintain plans for major emergencies and disasters that build on and complement the existing operational policies and guidelines of local emergency response agencies.

• Establish an annual training program that develops and maintains necessary emergency management skills, including conducting exercises to test agency and department emergency response plans and procedures.

• Provide the direction and coordination to identify and manage the additional resources needed for a major emergency or disaster response.

• Gather and disseminate information to the public, media and local government agencies to assist in the preparation, response and recovery from major emergencies and disasters.

• Serve as the focal point for coordination and liaison of activities between local, county, state and federal government in the response to and recovery from major emergencies and disasters.