U.S. Coast Guard Office of Emergency Management & Disaster Response

08/04/2026

Happy 236th Birthday to the United States Coast Guard! ⚓️🇺🇸
Since August 4, 1790, the brave men and women of the Coast Guard have answered the call—securing our waterways, protecting our communities, performing daring search and rescue missions, and standing watch around the globe.
To all active duty, reserve, veterans, civilian employees and Coast Guard families: thank you for your dedication, service, and sacrifice.
Here’s to living out Semper Paratus—Always Ready!

07/07/2026

Recently, the Office of Rapid Response & Prototyping (CG-RAPTOR) and the Office of Emergency Management and Disaster Response (CG-OEM) announced the release of the mobile Incident Management Handbook (mIMH) app—an interactive, digital version of the Coast Guard’s 2025 Incident Management Handbook.

The mIMH app is unclassified, requires no login, and is now also available in the Google Play Store for Android users.
Learn more at: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uscg.imh

07/04/2026

Happy 250th Birthday America!🇺🇸

06/25/2026

The Coast Guard has launched a new tool to strengthen emergency coordination.

The Office of Rapid Response & Prototyping (CG-RAPTOR) and the Office of Emergency Management announced the Phase 1 release of the mobile Incident Management Handbook (mIMH) app—an interactive, digital version of the Coast Guard’s 2025 Incident Management Handbook.

Built for use in the field, the mIMH gives responders:
• Offline access to NIMS principles and operational checklists
• Interactive, fillable ICS forms
• Tools that support faster information sharing during incidents

The mIMH app is unclassified, requires no login, and is now available on the Apple App Store. Users are encouraged to share feedback directly through the app to support ongoing improvements.

Learn more at https://apps.apple.com/ro/app/incident-management-handbook/id6774064580

04/23/2026

Sectors Columbia River, New Orleans, and Miami have completed PRATUS World Tour training with the Office of Emergency Management and Disaster Response.

At each stop, teams received hands on PRATUS training using real world scenarios:
✅Connecting planning and coordination across response functions
✅Supporting workflows that reflect how incidents are managed
✅Reinforcing shared situational awareness across teams

Thank you to the Coast Guard personnel who took the time to engage, share insights, and participate hands-on. These conversations help inform how we strengthen operational readiness and coordination across the enterprise.

📍 Next stops:
U.S. Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles - Long Beach
U. S. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco

Looking forward to continuing the tour and expanding hands on collaboration with more Coast Guard teams.

02/11/2026

🚀 A New Era of Coast Guard Readiness: Introducing PRATUS® 🇺🇸

Driven by Force Design 2028, the Coast Guard is modernizing how we command, control, and execute operations. CG-OEM is thrilled to announce that PRATUS is powering that transformation.

PRATUS is a next-generation incident management platform that delivers real-time situational awareness, accelerated decision-making, and secure collaboration across federal, state, and local partners.

From daily operations to national events like the 2026 FIFA World Cup™ and America’s 250th anniversary, PRATUS strengthens readiness and fundamentally enhances how the Coast Guard plans, commands, and executes operations.

See how PRATUS supports Coast Guard operations below.

As cities across the U.S. gear up to host the World Cup, a massive multi-agency operation is underway to ensure public safety and national security. At the h...