Nominations are open year-round. Click here to nominate an employee or group of employees.

If you have any questions, contact your EPA or Emergency Management at EmergencyManagement@ocps.net or (407) 317-3468.

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Ensuring our schools and administrative sites are prepared to respond to incidents or emergencies is a top priority for the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) that aligns with the OCPS strategic objective of creating a Positive Climate and Safe environment. To encourage a culture of preparedness, OEM is introducing an awards program to recognize OCPS employees that promotes a culture of emergency preparedness. Any OCPS employee or group of employees who demonstrates actions that support the four (4) mission areas of emergency management can be recognized.

Mitigation

The mitigation category recognizes those who have demonstrated actions to reduce loss of life and property by lessening the impact of disasters on district property and personnel. Mitigation capabilities include, but are not limited to, school community-wide risk reduction projects; efforts to improve the resilience of critical infrastructure and key resource lifelines; risk reduction for specific vulnerabilities from natural hazards or acts of violence; and initiatives to reduce future risks after a disaster has occurred.

Prevention

The prevention category recognizes those who have demonstrated actions to avoid, secure, prevent, or stop a threat or actual act of violence to personnel, students, or destruction to district property.

Response

The response category recognizes those who have demonstrated actions to save or protect lives, property, and the environment during or immediately after an incident.

Recovery

The recovery category recognizes those who have demonstrated actions to efficiently and effectively recover from an incident. Recovery capabilities include, but are not limited to: rebuilding infrastructure systems; providing adequate interim and long-term assistance to survivors; restoring health, social, and community services; and restoring district natural and cultural resources.