El Paso County Sheriff's Office

Emergency Management Unit
The Emergency Management Unit is responsible for preparatory activities such as All-hazards equipment purchases, personal protection equipment (PPE's) purchases and distribution. Providing and coordinating training such as FEMA training mandates and community interaction through committee participation.
The Section is tasked with the following duties:
• Equip department personnel as necessary to respond to all-hazards situations.
• Assist in reviewing the necessary county & regional evacuation plans.
• Coordinate & document necessary threat and risk assessments.
• Maintain a master record of required FEMA training.
• Conduct PPE training with EPSO personnel.
• Coordinate DHS grants.
• Control and inventory all DHS grant funded equipment.
• Coordinate all-hazards efforts with outside agencies.
• Gather and disseminate essential street level information.
Point of Contact:
Commander Jorge Cardenas j.cardenas@epcounty.com
Sergeant Andres Sanchez andsanchez@epcounty.com
The Section also counts with two emergency response vehicles (SUV's) which are equipped with multiple computerized frequency radios that allow for multi-agency (Regional) interoperability in case of an emergency or disaster, and together with their assigned response trailers, can act as mobile command centers.