An office of emergency management (OEM), alternatively called an emergency management office (EMO), or an emergency management agency (EMA) in some areas, is an agency at the local, tribal, state, national or international level that holds responsibility for comprehensively planning for and responding to and recovering from all manner of disasters, whether man-made or natural. An OEM may also be requested to provide consequence management for large special events such as major gatherings, visiting dignitaries, etc. List U.S. local City of Sacramento's Office of Emergency Management (SacOEM) Houston Office of Emergency Management Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) Los Angeles Emergency Management Department (EMD) New Orleans Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) (previously the New York City Office of Emergency Management) Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management San Diego Office of Homeland Security (OHS) U.S. States Alaska Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (Alaska DHS) Arizona Department of Homeland Security (AZDOHS) Arkansas Department of Emergency Management (ADEM) California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES) Connecticut Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS) Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMHSA) Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) Indiana Department of Homeland Security Kansas Division of Emergency Management (KDEM) Louisiana Governors Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) Massachusetts Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) Minnesota Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) Mississippi Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Missouri State Emergency Management Agency New Jersey Office of Emergency Management (OEM) New York State Emergency Management Office (SEMO) North Carolina Department of Public Safety Ohio Emergency Management Agency Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) Oregon Office of Emergency Management (OEM) Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA) Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) Texas Division of Emergency Management. (TDEM) Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Vermont Department of Public Safety Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) Washington Military Department Emergency Management Division West Virginia West Virginia Division of Emergency Management (WVEM) Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM) U.S. territories and commonwealths Emergency Management Office (CNMI EMO) Puerto Rico State Agency for Emergency and Disaster Management (AEMEAD) Guam Homeland Security/Office of Civil Defense (GHS/OCD) U.S. Federal Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Emergency Management Institute EPA Office of Emergency Management Office