Emergency Management
The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is a unique agency that serves Kendall County/City of Boerne. Under Federal and State regulations, the Director of the Emergency Management Program is our chief elected officials: our County Judge, Mayor. The County Emergency Management Coordinator who is appointed by the Judge oversees the daily operations of the emergency management program. OEM works closely with all county, city, state and federal agencies. The County Emergency Manager is Jeffery Fincke. The OEM also partners with many other agencies such as the Salvation Army, the American Red Cross, all County Fire Departments, local Law Enforcement, the Amateur Radio Club, Alamo Area Council of Governments (AACOG) Regional Emergency Planning Action Committee (REPAC) surrounding County Emergency Managers, the National Weather Service, the local hospital, the schools and school districts to make our county as emergency and disaster resistant as possible.
Emergencies and disasters can strike at any time, with no warning, these emergencies and disasters come in many different forms and shapes. The Kendall County Office of Emergency Management supports and protects the citizen of Kendall County by having and continuing to improve our capabilities to prevent, to prepare for, respond to, recover from and mitigate against the hazards we face.
Emergency Management has five phases to help guide us in our mission to protect the citizens, visitors and responder in Kendall County.

THE FIVE PHASES OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Prevention focuses on preventing human hazards, primarily from potential natural disasters or terrorist (both physical and biological) attacks. Preventive measures are designed to provide more permanent protection from disasters; however, not all disasters can be prevented. The risk of loss of life and injury can be limited with good evacuation plans, environmental planning and design standards.
Preparedness is a continuous cycle of planning, organizing, training, equipping, exercising, evaluating, and taking corrective action. Training and exercising plans is the cornerstone of preparedness which focuses on readiness to respond to all-hazards incidents and emergencies.
Response is comprised of the coordination and management of resources (including personnel, equipment, and supplies) utilizing the Incident Command System in an all-hazards approach; and measures taken for life/property/environmental safety. The response phase is a reaction to the occurrence of a catastrophic disaster or emergency.
Recovery consists of those activities that continue beyond the emergency period to restore critical community functions and begin to manage stabilization efforts. The recovery phase begins immediately after the threat to human life has subsided. The goal of the recovery phase is to bring the affected area back to some degree of normalcy.
Mitigation is the effort to reduce loss of life and property by lessening the impact of disasters and emergencies. Mitigation involves structural and non-structural measures taken to limit the impact of disasters and emergencies. Structural mitigation actions change the characteristics of buildings or the environment; examples include flood control projects, raising building elevations, and clearing areas around structures. Non-structural mitigation most often entails adopting or changing building codes.
Disaster Plan
The OEM takes an “all hazards” approach to emergency and disaster management which is reflected in our disaster plan and annexes. This plan is made up of several components that encompass the Basic Plan and 22 annexes. It is the responsibility of the Emergency Management to gather the local experts in these areas to write, review, and when necessary update the plan and annexes.
Training
Training is the root for an effective emergency or disaster response. Our law enforcement officers, EMS personnel, fire fighters are excellent in handling emergencies and crisis situations. However, when disaster strikes on a large scale, extraordinary measures are needed to manage our response, resources, and handle situations that are not with-in the normal day-today functions. Because of the extraordinary circumstances training becomes critical. The Office of Emergency Management works with the county, city agencies to identify and coordinate appropriate training opportunities.
Public Education and Awareness
Another responsibility for OEM is to inform you, the citizens and visitors, and responders of Kendall County and the City of Boerne information you need to know to prepare, shelter and protect yourself, family and friends from an emergency or disaster. We continually strive to bring you the information in a timely manner. This website will provide you with some of this information. Click here for that information.
If you or your organization or business desire we can have representatives from the OEM come to speak on a variety of Emergency Management topics. We can be contacted by calling 830-249-3721 or e-mail
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Another option is to complete a request from. Click here for form.
To sign up for different types of notifications in Kendall County and surrounding area click on the link below.

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