Overview

North Carolina Emergency Management is charged with preparing North Carolina for all hazards events and with coordinating effective response and recovery operations to support local communities across the State. Using a whole of community approach, NCEM is focused on a more resilient and prepared North Carolina. VISION A resilient North Carolina proactively responding to the challenges of today, remaining vigilant for the risks of tomorrow. MISSION Leading a whole-of-community approach to build a prepared North Carolina. VALUES • Teamwork: We achieve more working together for a common vision, leveraging and elevating the strength of our people and our partners in a spirit of collaboration. • Equity: We strive for fairness, inclusiveness, and justice in advancing our public safety mission for all North Carolinians. • Integrity: We execute our mission of public service with excellence in a transparent, honest, and ethical manner and are accountable for our actions. • Respect: We treat all individuals with dignity and professionalism, seeking and valuing the diverse perspectives of our people, our partners, and the public we serve. OVERVIEW North Carolina Emergency Management is a division of the North Carolina Department of Public Safety with over 270 full-time employees working to enhance the resilience of the State of North Carolina and coordinate the whole of community in all phases of emergency management. Through the following nine mission areas, NCEM supports effective all-hazards mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery: • Administration • Hazard Mitigation • Homeland Security • Logistics • Long-Term Recovery • Partnership Engagement • Planning • Operations • Recovery