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Oklahoma Emergency Management Training

Reminder: The next OEM Training Workshop is September 29 in Purcell. Check out the updated schedule below and register for an upcoming class!

Emergency Managers and Partners,

The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) invites you to attend an upcoming OEM Training Workshop designed to strengthen recovery capabilities across the state. 

These workshops will include targeted training sessions with an emphasis on disaster recovery. Anyone with a role in disaster recovery is invited to attend, including emergency managers, municipal and county officials or staff, Tribal Nations, electric cooperative representatives, floodplain managers, and others.

TRAINING WORKSHOP AGENDA

8:30 - 9 a.m.

Check in

9 - 9:15 a.m.

Welcome and Introductions

9:15 - 10:30 a.m.

Disaster Recovery for Community Officials

10:30 - 11:30 a.m.     

Resilience: Disaster Recovery Playbook

11:30 - 12:30 p.m.

Lunch - Provided by OEM

12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Disaster Declaration Process & Thresholds

1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Preliminary Damage Assessments

2:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Public Assistance Process

3:30 - 4 p.m.

Q&A and Closing

The upcoming OEM Training Workshop schedule is listed below. Please register online for the workshop you will attend. Lunch will be provided.

September 29, 2026, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
McClain County Expo Center, 1715 Hardcastle Blvd, Purcell
Register: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/g/Y27TEtVhqA

October 6, 2026, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Great Plains Business Development Center, 1601 Park Ridge Blvd, Lawton
Register: https://forms.office.com/g/VzYhqingS6

October 28, 2026, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. 
Creek County Fairgrounds (Arena Building), 17808 W. Hwy 66, Kellyville, OK 74039
Register: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/g/N8qt2G2PLF

November 10, 2026, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Pontotoc Technology Center, 601 W. 33rd St, Ada
Register: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/g/DUDmZHRzr6

January 14, 2027, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Pittsburg Co. EOC, 705 EOC Dr, McAlester
Register: https://forms.office.com/g/urGnUJSp6u

NOTE FOR EMPG JURISDICTIONS
As a reminder for emergency managers, EMPG subrecipients are required to attend the OEM Training Workshop at the location of their choice. If you applied for FY2025 EMPG, please be sure to register for any workshop that suits your schedule. 

Christy Christoffersen