"Our mission is to minimize the impact of disasters and potential catastrophic incidents by establishing Community readiness through planning, response and coordination of information and assets."

Office of Emergency Management

The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) coordinates the activities of volunteer, public and private agencies in all phases of emergency management (Preparedness, Response, Recovery and Mitigation). The OEM develops plans and exercise, and coordinates emergency management training for the Cities of Weslaco and Donna and allied agencies. The OEM obtains assistance and resources to accomplish their mission from federal, state, local and private agencies.  

The Office is charged with assuring timely and adequate public warning of potential or imminent disaster events, and providing disaster-related safety information to the public and media.

The Office of Emergency Management (OEM0 operates under the guide lines of the National Response Plan (NRP) and following the tenets of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and all responses are guided by the Incident Command System. Both cities have adopted these plans and policies by ordinance setting forth the way all first responders in Weslaco and Donna respond to a critical incident.

The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) also assists City, County, State and Federal officials and their respective constituents with disaster preparedness, response, mitigation and recovery programs. Because a close working relationship with elected officials is crucial to the success of our mission, the Agency serves as a repository of information concerning hazard identification and mitigation procedures. OEM also provides the public and media organizations with accurate and timely information regarding emergency management programs and issues in the Cities of Weslaco and Donna.