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Mission
The mission of the Taos County Office of Emergency Management is to protect the people, property and environment of Taos County through mitigation/prevention, planning, response and recovery.
Emergency Management
- Provided by State Statute 12-10-5 (NMSA 1978)
- Ordinance No. 1991-37 Civil Preparedness Act
- Purpose – To coordinate the emergency management activities of the County and maintain liaison with all other organizations, municipalities, counties, and the State of NM, that may respond and assist with a large scale emergency
- Education
- Provide training, workshops, exercises and resource materials to the community, public and private
- Coordination
- Maintain liaison with private and public partners including municipalities, organizations and private industry
- Planning/Response
- Plan and respond to emergencies within ALL of Taos County including Municipalities and Pueblos, if requested
- Assist public and private sector in emergency planning
E-911 Rural Addressing
- Provided by State Statute 63-9D-4 (NMSA 1978)
- Ordinance No. 2006-3
- Purpose – To digitally map and update roads and address points throughout the County for purposes of responding more rapidly and efficiently to emergencies and to insure that the County GIS address mapping and Master Street Address Guide (MSAG) are a reflection of one another.
- Action Plan
- Approved by Management in early 2006
- Provides for a reduction in MSAG errors and a readdressing of Taos County to correct physical errors
- Gives Taos County sole authority and responsibility for the naming of roads within it’s jurisdiction
- Allows for a more precise database that can be utilized by any agency
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Contact
Charlie Martinez
OEM Director
105 Albright Street Suite O
Taos, NM 87571
Ph: (575) 737-6465
Fax: (575) 737-6449
Hours
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Monday – Friday
Staff Directory
OEM Informational Items:
Are you prepared for a Wild Fire?
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- Master Street Addressing Guide (MSAG)
- Public Service Answering Point (PSAP)
- ENTRADO Database
- Enhanced 911
- Challenges
- Voice-over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
- Cellular Service
Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)
- Provided by Federal Statute (EPA) - Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), TITLE - III, 1986
- Resolution No. 2005-13
- Purpose – To minimize damage and loss of life resulting from natural or man-made disasters through careful planning and identification of natural hazards and hazardous materials, to provide the public with information regarding hazardous chemicals within the County and to assist local emergency management in ongoing development, revision, training, and evaluation of Emergency Operations Plan
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