On Saturday, September 10th, 2016, UConn’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) attended the Town of Mansfield’s Emergency Preparedness Day. Located at the Mansfield Community Center, local agencies advocated emergency preparedness tips, offered resources and provided educational materials to attendees. Participants included, but were not limited to: Mansfield Fire Department Mansfield Emergency Management UConn Emergency Management […]

By Mark J. Roy ’76 (CLAS) Connecticut has largely escaped damage this week from Hurricane Hermine, but back in 1938, the state of Connecticut and the campus of Connecticut State College, as UConn was known at the time, suffered extensive hurricane damage. Students returning to campus for the start of classes found a campus without electricity, […]

GOV. MALLOY ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF CONNECTICUT EMERGENCY ALERT MOBILE APP ‘CT Prepares’ Mobile App Provides Residents with Emergency Alerts and other Useful Resources Click to enlarge   (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the launch of a new emergency preparedness mobile application for Connecticut residents that provides information and alerts in emergency […]

Governor Dannel P. Malloy is reminding Connecticut residents that as the state is experiencing its first heat wave of the summer, cooling centers are open in towns and cities throughout the state and can be located by calling 2-1-1. Read More: http://portal.ct.gov/Departments_and_Agencies/Office_of_the_Governor/Press_Room/Press_Releases/2016/07-2016/Gov__Malloy_Reminds_Residents_Nearby_Cooling_Centers_Can_Be_Located_by_Calling_2-1-1/ Facebook: Office of Governor Dannel P. Malloy Twitter: @GovMalloyOffice

GOV. MALLOY CONTINUES TO REMIND THOSE IN CONNECTICUT ON JULY 4TH WEEKEND: IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING   (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy urged residents to be safe during the July 4th weekend. With the recent attacks that occurred in Turkey earlier this week, the state, the Connecticut Intelligence Center, and its […]

UConn’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is excited to announce that the Emergency Hazard Guide can now be accessed through the myUCONN App! OEM collaborated closely with University Information Technology Services to bring this new feature to the UConn community. To access the new information on the app: Download the myUCONN App: http://mobile.uconn.edu/ Open the […]

UConn’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) would like to inform the UConn Community that it is the National Weather Service’s Hurricane Preparedness Week. The week’s theme follows seven major steps: Determine your risk Develop an evacuation plan Secure an insurance check-up Assemble disaster supplies Strengthen your home Identify trusted sources of information for a hurricane […]

By Tom Breen If everything goes according to plan, you may not even notice UConn’s Office of Emergency Management. It’s not always the giant, front page news-type events we deal with. — Chris Renshaw The office, part of the Division of University Safety and fully staffed since January, is responsible for planning and coordinating the […]

UConn’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) recently hosted a Sport and Special Event Evacuation Training and Exercise course at the Storrs campus on March 8 and 9. The course was put on by TEEX, Texas A&M Engineering’s Extension Service. This branch of TEEX is federally funded by the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal […]

March 15, 2016 (Falls Church, Va.) – Members of the U.S. Council of the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM), the premier international professional association representing more than 5,000 professional emergency managers worldwide, including more than 4,200 in the United States, believe there is serious confusion and misunderstanding of the use of the term “emergency manager” […]