Emergency Management

Failing to Plan Is Planning to Fail

The City Of Marshall Division of Emergency Management is responsible for the city’s comprehensive emergency management program. Activities and services cover the four phases of emergency management: mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery for disasters like:

• Acts of Terrorism
• Droughts
• Flooding
• Hazardous Materials Incidents
• Hurricanes
• Tornadoes

Response & Recovery Program

During an actual emergency or disaster, the City of Marshall, Division Of Emergency Management (DEM) coordinates the response and recovery program with the support of local, state, and federal government agencies from the Emergency Operations Center (EOC). In the EOC representatives from other cities, state departments and federal agencies come together to coordinate the united response to them in an emergency situation.