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Harris County Judge, Ed Emmett
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Welcome
Welcome to the Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (OHSEM) Web site.

Updated daily, this Web site gives you the tools to get informed, get prepared, and get involved.

An involved community is a well prepared community and your family’s partnership with Harris County is the foundation of our homeland security and emergency management strategy.

Harris County Judge Ed Emmett and OHSEM hope you will visit our site often.

Download HCOHSEM Disaster Preparedness Guide here

Download National Preparedness Month 2010 brochure here

What Are the Benefits?
  • Reduces the loss of life, property, essential services, critical facilities and economic hardship.
  • Reduces short-term and long-term recovery and reconstruction costs.
  • Increases cooperation and communication within the community through the planning process.
  • Increases potential for state and federal funding for recovery and reconstruction projects.


What is Hazard Mitigation?
What are the Tools Hazard Mitigation?
What can I do?