manager, personnel chief, and training chief are under the direction of the deputy chief of administration. The three Shift Commanders, as well as the Rescue Chief and the Special Operations Chief, report directly to the Deputy Chief of Operations. The Operations Chief is responsible for the overall response readiness of all front line personnel. The Emergency Manager oversees all Office of Emergency Management (OEM) planning and operations of the EOC. Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Office of Emergency Management The Office of Emergency Management is a division of Hillsborough County Fire Rescue that is directly responsible for planning and coordinating the evacuation and sheltering of all county residents in the event of a natural or manmade disaster. This agency is also responsible for planning, orchestrating and coordinating response actions and continuity of government in the aftermath of a major disaster. Preston Cook has been the Emergency Manager since 2011. The Hurricane Evacuation Assessment Tool has been created to assist residents of Hillsborough County by providing evacuation and sheltering information in the event of a hurricane or other natural disaster. This interactive program was designed to assist the public in easily determining if they are in one of the five evacuation zones. It also provides information on shelters, hospitals, fire stations, and sandbag locations. The Office of Emergency Management also provides information to the public on: Hurricane information, procedures for hazardous-materials spills, and flooding, tornado, wildfire, and terrorism preparedness. Transportation Airports The county's primary commercial aviation airport is Tampa International Airport in Tampa. Other important airports include the Tampa Executive Airport near Brandon, Peter O. Knight Airport near downtown Tampa, and the Plant City Airport near Plant City. Major freeways and roadways Interstate Highways Interstate 4 Interstate 75 Interstate 275 U.S Routes U.S. Route 41 U.S. Route 92 U.S. Route 301 State Routes State Route 618 State Road 60 State Road 589 State Road 580 Public surface transportation Hillsborough County is served by Hillsborough Area Regional Transit buses. Nationally protected areas Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge Parks Alafia River Corridor Preserve Alderman's Ford Regional Park Balm-Boyette Scrub Nature Preserve Bell Creek Nature Preserve Blackwater Creek Preserve Brandon Park & Recreation Center Brooker Creek Headwaters Nature Preserve Buckhorn Park Cacciatore Park Calusa Trace Park Carolyn Meeker Dog Park Carrollwood Meadows Park Causeway Park Chito Branch Reserve Cockroach Bay Aquatic Preserve Covington Oak Park Cross Creek Park Cypress Creek Nature Preserve Davis Park Dead