Emergency Management / Press Releases

Posted: November 07, 2011

Baltimore, MD. (November 07, 2011) Today, gas service was interrupted to approximately 1200 residents in the South Baltimore-Locust Point area. The outage could last days and residents and businesses should prepare now and stay informed. Prior to service restoration for the area, BGE must access all the homes and businesses to phys...

Posted: November 07, 2011

Baltimore, MD. (November 07, 2011) The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will conduct the first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS). The national test will occur on Wednesday, November 9th at 2 pm and will last up to 30 sec...

Posted: September 15, 2011

Baltimore, MD. (September 15, 2011) Baltimore residents have experienced an earthquake, a hurricane and widespread flooding over the past three weeks. Fortunately, Baltimore City was largely spared from serious damage. However, the major destruction these events inflicted on other East Coast cities serves to reinforce the importance ...

Posted: August 26, 2011

Baltimore, MD. (August 26, 2011) Local declaration ensures comprehensive hurricane preparation and helps allow for future federal reimbursement of potential storm costs This afternoon at 4:19pm, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake officially declared a State of Emergency for Baltimore in order to ensure comprehensive preparations for H...

Posted: August 25, 2011

Baltimore, MD. (August 25, 2011) In preparation for incoming Hurricane Irene, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake ordered that sand and sandbags be delivered to strategic locations in Baltimore for residents and businesses to protect their properties. The Mayor urged residents and business owners who live or operate in at-risk coastal ...

Posted: August 24, 2011

Baltimore, MD. (August 24, 2011) Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake ordered the Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management to closely monitor Hurricane Irene and begin working with City agencies to develop response plans. The Mayor has ordered the City’s primary Emergency Operations Center to open at 7:00 a.m. on Friday, August 26, 2011. T...

Posted: May 12, 2011

Baltimore, MD. (May 12, 2011) Tornadoes hit Maryland, Hurricane Season Approaching During April, at least 8 tornadoes hit Maryland, destroying homes and damaging properties. Neighboring states have recently experienced tornadoes, and are now being threatened with record flooding. And hurricane season starts June 1. Are you re...

Posted: April 14, 2010

Baltimore, MD. (April 14, 2010) City Eligible for $2.25 million in Relief “Last week, we learned that the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency amended the notice of a major disaster declaration for December’s major snowstorm for the State of Maryland to include Baltimore City. Upon further ...

Posted: November 23, 2009

Baltimore, MD. (November 23, 2009) Corporate Emergency Access System will Grant Employees Speedier Access to Restricted Areas Following a Crisis Who: Christopher Thomaskutty, Baltimore City Deputy Mayor Frederick Bealefeld, Baltimore City Police Commissioner James Clack, Baltimore City Fire Chief Robert Maloney, Baltimore City Di...

Posted: November 07, 2008

Baltimore, MD. (November 07, 2008) November 7, 2008 – MOEM announced today that Baltimore City’s Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) was recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with a Partnership Award for “significant efforts towards emergency preparedness, prevention, and response.” Baltimore was the only juris...