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Oklahoma: Local Resources

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Oklahoma Emergency Management (OEM)

OEM coordinates the state’s preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation programs, without a single named consumer-facing campaign the way some other states covered on this site have.

A distinctive program for younger residents

Since 2019, Oklahoma has run a Youth Preparedness Council in partnership with local emergency managers, tribes, volunteer agencies, and FEMA Region 6, specifically designed to build emergency preparedness knowledge and leadership skills in young Oklahomans, a program not seen on any other state’s page covered so far.

Where to find it: oklahoma.gov/oem/programs-and-services.html.

OSU Extension: Oklahoma’s version of the other states’ land-grant Extension programs

Oklahoma State University Extension runs the same category of program as every other state covered on this site.

  • Oklahoma Master Gardener Program: classroom training coordinated by local county Extension offices, followed by 60 hours of certification service (48 hours at the Master Gardener help desk, 12 hours in the Demonstration and Teaching Garden), then 20 volunteer hours and 10 continuing-education hours annually to maintain it.

Where to find it: extension.okstate.edu lists the program by county.

CERT: including Moore’s own program

Oklahoma’s CERT programs are organized locally, and the City of Moore, itself the site of two EF5 tornadoes, runs its own Community Emergency Response Training program directly.

Where to find it: oklahoma.gov/homeland-security/training/cert for statewide information; the City of Moore (cityofmoore.com) for its own program specifically.

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