Public Safety Planning
Serving Those Who Protect
The Public Safety Planning Department at the Brazos Valley
Council of Governments plays a central role in strengthening regional safety,
resilience, and emergency preparedness. We coordinate and support a broad range
of initiatives, including emergency communications, hazard mitigation, homeland
security, criminal justice, emergency management, strategic planning, training,
and the administration of key federal grant programs.
Our team works closely with partners across all levels of
government and public service. We serve as a regional liaison to emergency
management coordinators, federal and state agencies, county and local
governments, law enforcement, fire departments, EMS providers, educators, and
emergency communications organizations.
We are responsible for developing and maintaining several
core regional plans, including the Regional Interoperable Communications Plan, Threat
and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA), Stakeholder Preparedness
Review (SPR), Implementation Plan (IP), the Brazos Valley Regional Economic Disaster Resiliency
Continuity of Operations Plan, and the Criminal Justice Strategic Plan.
As part of our commitment to community preparedness, we also
lead the Brazos Valley Region Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program.
The Community Preparedness Program provides basic CERT training and essential life-saving courses such as
Basic Life Support, Stop the Bleed, and Narcan Administration.
Additionally, the department manages a variety of public
safety grant programs, including the Homeland Security Grant Program, Interoperable
Emergency Communications Grant, Criminal Justice Grants, Public Safety
Communications Grants, and other funding opportunities as they become
available.