Emergency Management Plan - Spring 2006

The Connecticut Department of Mental Retardation (DMR) provides services and supports to over 19,000 individuals and their families through a network of public and private providers across Connecticut.  The DMR is organized into three geographic Regions.  The Department operates three regional offices, various campus programs, and an Operations Center in Central Office, which coordinates all contracted services.

The events of September 11, 2001 focused public attention on existing emergency mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery practices.  Federal, state and municipal government entities across the country were asked to review, and if necessary, develop and/or revise their response to a catastrophic man-made or natural event affecting large numbers of citizens.  In Connecticut, the governor asked each state agency to develop comprehensive plans to address such catastrophic scenarios.

In February of 2002 the Department release its