City and County of Honolulu Department of Emergency Management | City and County of Honolulu Department of Emergency Management
City and County of Honolulu Department of Emergency Management
650 South King Street, Basement, Honolulu, HI 96813
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The City and County of Honolulu Department of Emergency Management uses a multi-layered system to notify and alert residents and non-residents of disaster or emergencies. Ways we notify, alert, or warn you of disasters: -Radio and television broadcasts -Emergency Alert System (EAS) notification to radio/television/NOAA weather radio -Outdoor siren warning systems -Responders using public address systems -HNL Alert Visit website to sign-up for alerts from the Honolulu Department of Emergency Management. Additional Phone Numbers: (808) 723-8966 TTY
City and County of Honolulu Department of Emergency Management
Honolulu’s Department of Emergency Management (DEM) coordinates preparedness and response plans, programs, and initiatives with city, state, federal, private, corporate, and non-government entities. DEM was established in 2007. Prior to 2007, the department was known as the Oahu Civil Defense Agency. Our mission is to develop, prepare for and assist in the implementation of emergency management plans and programs to protect and promote the public health, safety and welfare of the City during times of disaster or emergency. DEM conforms to the standards for local preparedness set forth by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) by performing awareness, prevention, mitigation, preparedness, coordinated response and recovery activities, and planning. We direct our planning efforts at threats and hazards that may include natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding, high surf, and high winds; human-caused disasters such as aircraft crashes, radiological incidents, marine and inland oil spills, and hazardous material releases; and acts or threats of terrorism, to include terrorist use of weapons of mass destruction.