Municue
Austin, TX

Jim Redick

person
6 mentions across 5 events
Jim Redick serves as Director of Austin Emergency Management, the City of Austin department formerly known as the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. A Certified Emergency Manager, he leads the city's emergency preparedness, response, and recovery programs and briefs the Austin City Council and its Public Safety Committee on incident response and preparedness initiatives. Before joining the City of Austin, he directed emergency preparedness and response for the City of Norfolk, Virginia.
5 eventsLast active Tracked since Updated August 2026

Key facts

Latest action

· Public Safety Committee

Briefing on improvements to warning notifications and alerts for residents during active emergencies. [Jim Redick, Director - Austin Emergency Management]

Mention Frequency

Topic Distribution

Topics

public safety (6)
transportation (2)
community (2)

Roles

mentioned (6)

Related Entities

Austin Emergency Management6
Austin Police3
Lisa Davis3
Austin Fire3
Robert Luckritz3
Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services3
Seaholm District2
Joel G. Baker2
West Sixth Street2
Union-Pacific2
View network map

Loading network map…

Activity Timeline

October 2026

Briefing
Public Safety Committee →

Briefing by Austin Emergency Management on improvements to warning notifications and alerts for residents during active emergencies.

Briefing on improvements to warning notifications and alerts for residents during active emergencies. [Jim Redick, Director - Austin Emergency Management]

Briefing
Public Safety Committee →

Briefing on the emergency response to the April 13, 2025 house explosion in the Great Hills Neighborhood of northwest Austin, presented by emergency management, fire, EMS, and police leaders.

Briefing on emergency response to the April 13, 2025, northwest Austin house explosion incident in the Great Hills Neighborhood. [Jim Redick, Director - Austin Emergency Management; Tom Vocke, Fire Ch

August 2026

Briefing
Public Safety Committee →

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
Public Safety Committee →

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]

April 2026

Briefing
Mobility Committee →

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

…f Emergency Medical Services - Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services; Jim Redick, Director - Austin Emergency Management].

Briefing
Public Safety Committee →

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

…f Emergency Medical Services - Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services; Jim Redick, Director - Austin Emergency Management]. joshua.ezekiel01@austintexas.gov