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The Division of Emergency Management (DEM) is tasked with administering a program of Comprehensive Emergency Management, designed to reduce the vulnerability of the citizens and communities of this State to damage, to injury, and to loss of life and property by providing a system for the MITIGATION of, PREPAREDNESS for, RESPONSE to and RECOVERY from natural or man-made disasters.
Established in the Office of the Governor by the Texas Disaster Act of 1975 (Government Code, Chapter 418 [Off-Site]) and also operating under Homeland Security (Government Code, Chapter 421 [Off-Site]), the Division of Emergency Management has been placed under the control and direction of the Director of the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). The DPS Director appoints the State Coordinator to manage State DEM on a daily basis, and the Coordinator reports both to the Governor and to the DPS Director.


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Street Address: Texas Department of Public Safety
Emergency Management Service
5805 North Lamar Blvd.
Austin, Texas 78752-4422
Mailing Address: Texas Department of Public Safety
Emergency Management Service
P O Box 4087
Austin, Texas 78773-0001
Telecommunications:
Please call specific Work Sections listed in the Staff Directory
Duty Hours: 512.424.2138
Non-Duty Hours: 512.424.2000
Fax: 512.424.2444
TLETS: AZAA
NLETS: TXDPS0000
Other Offices: DPS Communications Facilities
Pursuant to Section 552.301(c), Government Code, the Public Information Office has been designated to receive all electronic mail requests for public information.  The Department is not responsible for responding to electronic mail requests sent to any electronic mail address other than the address for the public information office.

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Last modification date: SEP 22, 2004
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