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Austin Emergency Management

department
8 mentions across 7 events

Also known as: AEM

Austin Emergency Management is a City of Austin department responsible for emergency preparedness, public education, volunteer development, and coordination of disaster mitigation, response, recovery, and resilience efforts. It also coordinates with public agencies and community partners to protect life, property, and the environment.
7 eventsLast active Tracked since $6.6M city spending

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Topics

public safety (8)
policy (3)
grant (3)
transportation (2)
budget (2)
contract (1)
environment (1)

Roles

mentioned (5)
requester (3)

Location

Austin City Hall, 301 W. 2nd St., Austin, TX 78701·Show on Google Maps ↗
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Activity Timeline

August 2026

Briefing

Briefing on the emergency response to the April 23, 2026 Union-Pacific train car derailment in the Seaholm District.

Briefing on emergency response to the April 23, 2026, Union-Pacific train car derailment incident in the Seaholm District. [Jim Redick, Director - Austin Emergency Management]

June 2026

Briefing

Briefing on the emergency response to the April 23, 2026 Union-Pacific train car derailment in the Seaholm District.

Briefing on emergency response to the April 23, 2026, Union-Pacific train car derailment incident in the Seaholm District. [Jim Redick, Director - Austin Emergency Management]

May 2026

Consent
requester

Authorizes applying for and accepting Fiscal Year 2026 Homeland Security Grant Program Urban Area Security Initiative funds for multiple public safety projects. No local match is required.

Approve a resolution authorizing the submission of an application to, and the acceptance of grant funds from, the Department of Homeland Security, through the Public Safety Office of the Office of the

$3.7M
Consent
requester

Authorizes applying for and accepting Fiscal Year 2026 Homeland Security Grant Program State Homeland Security Program funds for multiple public safety projects. No local match is required.

Approve a resolution authorizing the submission of an application to, and the acceptance of grant funds from, the Department of Homeland Security, through the Public Safety Office of the Office of the

$1.4M

April 2026

Briefing

Briefing on the March 1, 2026 shooting incident on West Sixth Street, including the police, fire, EMS, and emergency-management response.

Briefing on the March 1, 2026 shooting incident on West Sixth Street [Lisa Davis, Chief of Police - Austin Police; Joel Baker, Fire Chief - Austin Fire; Robert Luckritz, Chief of Emergency Medical Ser

Briefing

Briefing on the March 1, 2026 shooting incident on West Sixth Street, including police, fire, EMS, and emergency management perspectives.

Briefing on the March 1, 2026 shooting incident on West Sixth Street [Lisa Davis, Chief of Police - Austin Police; Joel Baker, Fire Chief - Austin Fire; Robert Luckritz, Chief of Emergency Medical Ser

Consent

Authorizes a coronavirus pandemic cost-recovery support contract for Austin Emergency Management with Hagerty Consulting for an initial one-year term and up to three one-year extensions.

Authorize a contract for coronavirus pandemic cost recovery support for Austin Emergency Management with Hagerty Consulting, Inc. d/b/a Hagerty Consulting, for an initial term of one year with up to t

$1.4M

March 2026

Consent
requester

Amends the FY 2025-2026 Special Revenue Fund budget to accept FEMA Public Assistance funding for COVID-19 costs and expenses from the 2015 Halloween Flood. The City must provide a matching contribution for the flood-related funds.

…funding match of $96,341 is required for the flood expenses. Yahel.Baranovicht@austintexas.gov

$6K