ODPEM — Office of Disaster Preparedness

Disaster Authority · Kingston

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The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management is Jamaica's national disaster-management agency, headquartered at 2–4 Haining Road, Kingston 5. ODPEM coordinates hurricane, earthquake, flood, drought, tsunami, and other hazard response, runs public awareness campaigns, maintains a national register of emergency shelters, and coordinates international relief with partners like PAHO and USAID. The site odpem.org.jm publishes real-time alerts during active hazards and lists the emergency shelter nearest to you. Essential follow during any storm.

Contact Information

Address: 2-4 Haining Road, Kingston 5

Website: https://odpem.org.jm

About emergency in Jamaica

In a Jamaica emergency: Police 119 · Fire 110 · Ambulance 110 · Tourist Police 888-991-5555. Major hospitals: University Hospital of the West Indies (Kingston), Cornwall Regional (Mobay), St. Ann's Bay Hospital (Ocho Rios), Port Antonio Hospital. Private care at Andrews Memorial (Kingston), Hospiten (Mobay), and Mobay Hope. The Tourist Police are island-wide and English-speaking — call them first if you're a visitor in trouble.

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