Austin Emergency Management outlines new structure, community-focused plans and alert upgrades

Oct 6, 2025

Director Jim Redick told the Public Safety Commission the department reorganized on Oct. 1, is rewriting response plans to be community‑facing, and will expand alerting, exercises and sheltering guidance including work on extreme‑heat responses.

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Austin Emergency Management Director Jim Redick told the Austin Public Safety Commission on Oct. 6 that his office has changed its name and internal organization and is rewriting emergency plans and outreach to be more usable during disasters.

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