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State of Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency

Overview and Mission

Mission

The mission of the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency is to reduce the loss of life and property for the whole community while ensuring that as a state we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all natural, human-caused, and technological hazards.

RIEMA is responsible to the Governor for carrying out the program for disaster preparedness of this state. As stated in Rhode Island General Laws§ 30-15-5, the "director shall coordinate the activities of all organizations for disasters within the state and shall maintain liaison with and cooperate with disaster agencies and organizations of other states and of the federal government." During statewide emergencies, RIEMA coordinates emergency response of State and local partners through activation of the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC), located at RIEMA headquarters in Cranston, Rhode Island.