Office of Emergency Management

NYC to revise hurricane evacuation zones
NYC to revise hurricane evacuation zones
News Cristabelle Tumola 5/08/2013 at 11:37AM

The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) has released revised hurricane evacuation zones based on a new report that analyzes the city’s response to Sandy. Exact borders are still being finalized and will not be released until June, according to OEM. The office’s preliminary draft replaces the current hurricane evacuation zones—known as Zones A, B and [...]

Agencies give Sandy testimony before City Council
News Terence M. Cullen 1/22/2013 at 4:54PM

Nearly three months after the storm devastated the tri-state area, and with residents still trying to recover, the City Council has begun investigating how various agencies handled Sandy. Testimony has been given by representatives of the Office of Emergency Management (OEM), the New York City Housing Authority, Con Edison and the Long Island Power Authority, [...]