PREPAREDNESS TRAINING OEM Staff In FY25 OEM staff completed approximately 165 hours of preparedness training through a variety of courses, most notably:
L-0950 National Incident Management System All Hazards Incident Commander Course
IAP Incident Action Plan software user training
HURREVAC Hurricane Evacuation decision-aid training
FEMA Independent Study Courses
educational workshops, preparedness training, and professional exchanges with subject matter experts and other emergency management professionals. For workshop attendance, OEM staff were credited with 30 hours of continuing education by the state.
Additionally, OEM staff attended the 18 Annual Emergency Management Association of Texas (EMAT) Leadership Symposium and the 2025 State of Texas Emergency Management Conference. In each case, staff benefited from multiple days of th
Incident Command System (ICS) Training (Basic) In 2022 Human Resources integrated the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) basic online ICS courses into the new employee orientation program. This initiative was introduced to embed entry-level ICS knowledge among newly hired city staff and thereby provide a baseline level of knowledge, foster a culture of preparedness, and promote incident management team continuity.
expands the pool of staff eligible for advanced ICS training by satisfaction of mandatory prerequisite training. This initiative also helps overcome staff attrition by creating a succession path to fill IMT vacancies.
139 NEW CITY STAFF
completed four online ICS courses during new hire orientation or produced evidence of course completion prior to joining the city.
The city’s investment helps set up staff for success during disaster response and recovery but also
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