Emergency Management

Deputy City Manager: Mike Mathews Emergency Manager: Karen Sanders

Federal Grants Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG)-$85,000 The Emergency Management Performance Grant provides Federal funds to states to assist local governments in preparing for all hazards. The EMPG Program supports a comprehensive, all-hazard emergency preparedness system by building and sustaining the core capabilities contained in the National Preparedness Goal.

State Homeland Security Program (SHSGP)-$19,410 The State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) grant supports state and local efforts to prevent terrorism and other catastrophic events and to prepare for threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk. This grant funds a range of activities including planning, organization, equipment purchase, training, and exercise.

State Grants New Mexico Disaster Assistance Program -$91,200 The City of Roswell, Chaves County, and Town of Dexter applied for State assistance after filing an emergency disaster declaration to assist with expenses related to a two day weather event which included a tornado and high winds.

Hazard Mitigation Plan update: FEMA requires local governments to develop and adopt a hazard mitigation plan as a condition for receiving certain types of non-emergency disaster assistance. This plan must be updated every five years. After being awarded a grant which will cover 75% of the cost to update, the City of Roswell began the process by issuing an RFP, selecting a consultant, negotiating a contract, and having a kickoff meeting. An online survey is being utilized for public participation: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/S8MWP9Y

Emergency Operations Plan: Applied for and received a grant to hire a consultant to develop a Distribution Management Plan as an annex to our Emergency Operations Plan. Establishing this annex was a condition to accepting 2019 EMPG funds.

Training and Exercises Strong partnerships and active collaborations are essential to improving the City’s ability to respond and recover from disasters of all types. The Office of Emergency Management conducted numerous training and exercise activities which included:

• Two Rivers Dam failure exercise • Roswell Air Center full scale bomb threat exercise • Three Dams full scale exercise (Ft. Sumner Dam, Brantley Dam, Avalon Dam) • State of NM Training and Exercise Planning Workshop