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Mission

TDEM Regional Coordinator/Planners assist local jurisdictions with whole community planning. They review and approve local plans submitted to TDEM as stated in the TDEM External Operations Rules.

Regional Coordinator/Planners

Region 1
Whitney Davis
whitney.davis@tdem.texas.gov

Mobile: (806) 500-1595

Region 2
Taylor Gaunt
taylor.gaunt@tdem.texas.gov

Work: (817) 212-7014
Mobile: (737) 610-4386

Region 3
Caci Groom
caci.groom@tdem.texas.gov

Mobile: (409) 313-7002

Region 4
Morgan Clark
morgan.clark@tdem.texas.gov

Mobile: (346) 366-1721

Region 5
Maria ‘Jayni’ Saenz
maria.saenz@tdem.texas.gov

Mobile: (956) 483-4514

Region 6
Steve Harris
steve.harris@tdem.texas.gov

Work: (210) 784-2461
Mobile: (512) 517-8765

Region 7
Patricia Payan
patricia.payan@tdem.texas.gov

Mobile: (915) 201-9615

Region 8
Troy Keller
troy.keller@tdem.texas.gov

Mobile: (979) 337-4990

Plans Submission

Submit plans for review and approval to tdem.plans@tdem.texas.gov

Texas All Hazards Planning System (TAHPS)

In 2020, the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) released TAHPS for use by local jurisdictions to assist with emergency management planning efforts. TAHPS is a flexible planning tool for emergency managers that allows them to assemble emergency management plans and send them to TDEM as required by Chapter 418 of the Texas Government Code.

Templates & Checklists

Planning Tools

The following links provide useful information about and tools for emergency operations plan development.

TDEM-147
Emergency Management Director/Coordinator Notification
This form is used to notify TDEM of the manner in which a jurisdiction provides an emergency management program. It also identifies the person who manages the program and additional required information as applicable.

TDEM-151
Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) Membership Update Form
This form is used to notify TDEM of membership and/or membership updates to a Local Emergency Planning Committee.

Inter-jurisdictional Withdrawal Memo [TK]
Advance Notice of Withdrawal from an Inter-Jurisdictional Emergency Management Program
A jurisdiction may withdraw from an inter-jurisdictional plan by giving sixty days advance notice in writing to each of the signatories of the inter-jurisdictional plan and to TDEM.

State Statute
Texas Government Code Chapter 418
Chapter 418 of the Texas Government Code outlines the minimum requirements for local jurisdictional planning.

FEMA Planning Guides
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Planning Guides
FEMA publishes planning guides to assist jurisdictions with the development of plans. These guides offer information about various planning considerations.

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