Toronto Emergency Management

Toronto Emergency Management (TEM), formerly the Toronto Office of Emergency Management, is a municipal division and office of emergency management for the City of Toronto, responsible for coordinating emergency preparedness, response, and recovery efforts, ensures the city is prepared to handle natural disasters and public health emergencies, and is also responsible for the city's Emergency Plan and the Emergency Operations Centre. == History == The evolution of emergency management in Toronto is reported to have begun as early as 1832, during the First Great Cholera Outbreak, where Toronto organized its first ambulance service, followed by police services in 1834.

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