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Participants at emergency preparedness education sessions
Prepare City government, the public, and private and non-profit partners for any disaster. — Conduct planning, training, drills, and exercises regularly with City partners.
The Fiscal 2023 drop is directly attributed by NYCEM to the departure of temporary COVID-19 outreach staff, which cut the agency's capacity to run preparedness sessions by half. Attendance has since climbed back through Fiscal 2025 and into Fiscal 2026 as NYCEM expanded outreach events and its Ready New York education program.
Researched July 16, 2026 — NYCEM, Fiscal 2023 Mayor's Management Report, NYCEM, Fiscal 2025 Mayor's Management Report, NYCEM, Fiscal 2026 Preliminary Mayor's Management Report
* Year to date — this fiscal year isn't complete, so it's not compared against prior years in the target/trend status above.
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| Fiscal year | Actual | Target |
|---|---|---|
| FY22 | 50,854 sessions | 75,000 sessions |
| FY23 | 25,565 sessions | 75,000 sessions |
| FY24 | 26,102 sessions | 25,000 sessions |
| FY25 | 33,610 sessions | 25,000 sessions |
| FY26 (YTD) | 27,669 sessions | 25,000 sessions |
Why this is tracked
NYC Emergency Management (created in 1996, made a permanent Charter agency in 2001) is responsible not just for responding to disasters but for preparing City agencies, residents, and outside partners in advance — through planning, drills, and public education — so a response isn't being improvised from scratch when an emergency happens. The agency's own experience on September 11, 2001, when its Emergency Operations Center in 7 World Trade Center was destroyed, is often cited as the event that most shaped how seriously the City now treats advance preparedness.
Source: NYCEM Community Engagement Bureau — via NYC Open Data: Mayor's Management Report, Agency Performance Indicators
Coverage shown: FY22–FY26, reported quarterly.
Definition: The total number of people who attended NYCEM-sponsored emergency preparedness events, including Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) seminars, public preparedness presentations for residents and community groups, preparedness activities conducted at outreach fairs and preparedness in the workplace presentations.