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The Department of Emergency Management was created in 2003 during the term of Governor Brad Henry by the Oklahoma Emergency Management Act of 2003. Today it is the central point of contact for coordination of four closely allied functions: Hazard Mitigation, Community Preparedness, Emergency Response and Disaster Recovery.
The predecessor agency to ODOT was the Department of Highways, which began operations in 1911, four years after Oklahoma statehood.The Department of Highways, consisting of four employees, was given an initial budget of $3,700. [6]
The Highway Emergency Response Operators (HERO) program is a type of freeway service patrol in United States. The first program started with the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) in 1994. It has expanded to states like Texas, with similar programs in Florida and New York (state).
The center path of the eclipse, where totality lasts the longest, travels through Oklahoma for a mere 31 miles, the shortest distance of any state through which the centerline travels.
I-475 is a western bypass of Macon, shortening the trip for through I-75 traffic. [5] The Georgia Department of Transportation maintains only 16 percent of the roads in the state. The other 84 percent are the responsibility of the counties and cities; 75 percent of those roads are county roads. [6]
Oklahoma City is the only city in the nation dissected by two interstate highways that reach the entire length of the nation (Interstate 40 E-W and Interstate 35 N-S). Interstate 35 – Major cities connected: (N) Wichita , Kansas City , Minneapolis ; (S) Dallas-Fort Worth , Austin , San Antonio
A large part of the overall local outreach plan for the OHSO is a grant with the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO). [4] The OCSO has two full-time deputy sheriffs assigned to work at the OHSO. These two Sergeants are responsible for setting up and executing public awareness events across Oklahoma each year.
The Administration Bureau provides administrative functions, such as training and recruiting, planning and research, and logistics support. it is located at police headquarters in downtown OKC. it also supervises the 9-1-1 emergency communications center, which is in downtown Oklahoma City.