Oregon Emergency Management Association Incorporated

The Oregon Emergency Management Association is a statewide organization which is dedicated to serving its members and the community. The Association provides a forum to:(A) Serve as a clearinghouse for ideas, suggestions, and courses of action for its members.(B) Promote emergency management and provide training and educational opportunities and preparedness information to the public, private industry, and other organizations with emergency management responsibilities.(C) Coordinate the efforts and plans of its members with other organizations having responsibility for disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery and provide liaison to those organizations.(D) Educate government officials on legislative issues involving emergency management.(E) Build, strengthen, and enhance communications among members of the emergency management community

The Oregon Emergency Management Association is a statewide organization which promotes emergency management and provides training, educational opportunities and preparedness information to the public, private industry, and other organizations with emergency management responsibilities. OEMA conducts an annual four-day conference and holds other courses throughout the year which support emergency management and supplements training provided by the state. OEMA lobbies government officials on legislative issues involving emergency management and in particular is working to have comprehensive emergency legislation passed.