Who We Serve
Emergency management support for public agencies and institutions
TREM works with organizations that carry real public-safety, continuity, preparedness, and coordination responsibilities. The engagement is shaped by the client's authority, staffing, mission, partners, and implementation capacity.
Our documented work spans local and state government, tribal government, higher education, public health and healthcare, and regional public-safety and hazardous-materials programs.
How We Scope the Work
The organization should shape the engagement
Governance, staffing, geography, requirements, partner relationships, and available resources all change what a useful plan, exercise, assessment, or program looks like. TREM starts by understanding those conditions, then scopes the work around them.
- Authority
- Who owns the decision and what authorities apply?
- Capacity
- Who will implement and maintain the work?
- Coordination
- Which departments, jurisdictions, or partners must be involved?
- Requirements
- Which regulatory, funding, accreditation, or policy requirements shape the work?
Counties & Municipalities
Local government work has to function across departments, jurisdictions, and elected leadership
Counties and municipalities coordinate public safety, public works, infrastructure, health, schools, community partners, elected officials, and state and federal requirements at the same time. TREM supports dedicated emergency management programs as well as smaller local governments where emergency management is one responsibility among many, and builds plans, procedures, and exercises that the responsible staff can actually maintain.
Common areas of support
- Emergency Operations Plans and annexes
- Multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation planning
- Hazard and risk assessments
- Continuity planning
- HSEEP exercises and improvement planning
- SOG/SOP development
- Emergency management program assessments
- Special event and operational planning
Relevant TREM experience
Relevant TREM work includes Johnson County hazard mitigation planning, McLennan County EOC exercise support, Dubuque County risk assessment, and City of Center Point emergency operations planning.
See related workState & Intergovernmental Agencies
Focused capacity for work that crosses programs, agencies, and jurisdictions
State agencies, regional entities, councils, planning organizations, and other intergovernmental programs often manage initiatives that reach across departments, partners, and jurisdictions. TREM provides planning, assessment, exercise, and project-development capacity for a defined initiative, so the agency can add depth on a specific effort without outsourcing its emergency management function.
Common areas of support
- Preparedness program assessments
- Emergency operations planning
- Continuity of operations planning
- Regional and multi-jurisdictional planning
- Risk and consequence analysis
- Exercise design and evaluation
- Stakeholder coordination and facilitated planning
- Program and organizational development
Relevant TREM experience
TREM's documented work includes a preparedness program assessment, emergency operations planning, and continuity planning for three Iowa state agencies.
See related workTribal Governments
Planning that reflects sovereignty, governance, and community priorities
Tribal emergency management programs operate within distinct governmental, cultural, geographic, and regulatory environments. Planning must reflect tribal authority, internal governance, community priorities, available resources, relationships with neighboring jurisdictions, and federal program requirements rather than being forced into a generic local-government model.
Common areas of support
- Tribal hazard mitigation planning
- Emergency Operations Plans
- Risk and vulnerability assessment
- Continuity planning
- Emergency management program development
- Exercises and improvement planning
- Stakeholder and community engagement
Relevant TREM experience
TREM's project history includes tribal hazard mitigation planning for the Pueblo of Zuni.
See related workColleges & Universities
Campus preparedness has to work for both the institution and the people inside it
A campus is many buildings, populations, and operations at once, with students, faculty, staff, visitors, public safety, facilities, communications teams, and external responders all part of the same emergency. Planning has to give each of those groups usable direction while protecting continuity of instruction and operations.
Common areas of support
- Emergency Action Plans
- Campus emergency planning
- Continuity of operations
- Evacuation and shelter-in-place planning
- Threat-specific procedures
- Training and maintenance programs
- Exercises and after-action improvement
- Special event and large gathering planning
Relevant TREM experience
TREM developed the 2023 University of Northern Iowa Emergency Action Plan with campus-wide and facility-specific guidance.
See related workPublic Health & Healthcare
Preparedness for organizations that cannot simply stop operating during an emergency
Public health departments, hospitals, healthcare organizations, and related preparedness partners have to keep functioning while an emergency is underway. TREM supports the emergency management side of that problem: continuity of essential functions, protection of patients and staff, facility and utility disruption, supply and communications dependencies, and coordination with emergency management and public safety partners.
Common areas of support
- Emergency preparedness planning
- Continuity planning
- Hazard vulnerability and risk assessment
- Emergency Action Plans
- Evacuation and shelter-in-place planning
- Exercises and after-action improvement
- Cross-sector coordination
Relevant TREM experience
TREM's documented experience includes a healthcare full-scale exercise for Carroll County Public Health Department and work with healthcare-sector clients.
See related workPublic Safety, LEPCs & Special Districts
Specialized missions still depend on shared coordination systems
Fire, EMS, emergency communications, local emergency planning committees, utilities, transportation agencies, public authorities, and special districts carry focused operational missions that still rely on shared coordination systems. TREM connects organization-specific procedures, hazard analysis, and exercises to the wider emergency management structure those organizations operate within during complex incidents.
Common areas of support
- Hazardous materials planning
- Hazardous Materials Commodity Flow Studies
- SOG/SOP development
- Operational and emergency planning
- Continuity planning
- Exercise design and evaluation
- EOC and coordination procedures
- Special event and incident planning support
Relevant TREM experience
TREM's documented Region 6 LEPC work includes ESF-10 hazardous materials planning and a regional 10-county commodity flow study.
See related workOther Organizations
Other organizations with emergency management responsibilities
TREM may also support nonprofit, community, infrastructure, or private-sector organizations when the engagement is clearly tied to emergency planning, continuity, risk assessment, exercises, special events, or integration with public-sector partners.
- Organizational continuity
- Emergency Action Plans
- Partner integration into public-sector plans
- Risk assessment
- Exercise participation and facilitation
- Special event planning
Not sure whether TREM is the right fit?
Tell us what your organization is responsible for and what you are trying to accomplish. We can quickly determine whether the need aligns with TREM’s capabilities.