Office of Emergency Management (OEM)

Mission

The Baytown Office of Emergency Management (OEM), a division of the Baytown Fire Department, shall develop and maintain a premier all-hazards emergency management program that is inclusive of the whole community and fosters innovation, resilience, and collaboration through comprehensive preparedness, prevention, mitigation, response, and recovery.

Vision

A prepared, safe, and resilient Baytown.

Strategic Directives

The Baytown OEM accomplishes its mission and vision through the following strategies:

Excellence and Innovation
Community Preparedness
Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery
Prevention and Protection

EMAP Accreditation

The City of Baytown was fully granted accreditation by the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) in 2025. The City of Baytown voluntarily participated in a peer-review Baseline Assessment with a team of Assessors that determined the City’s emergency management program was in compliance with all 73 standards of the ANSI/EMAP 5-2022 Emergency Management Standard. The City of Baytown is the fifth municipality to achieve EMAP accreditation in the State of Texas. Accreditation is valid for five years.

Emergency Operations Center

The "Bernard C. Olive Jr." Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is a facility that supports effective coordination, communication, and situational awareness during major emergencies, natural disasters, and catastrophic incidents. The EOC facilitates a coordinated multi-agency response including city departments, response agencies, recovery partners, and private sector organizations assigned specific emergency functions and responsibilities.