Chicago OEMC

City of Chicago Google App Account

About this app

Chicago OEMC is the official safety app of Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC). The app will send you important safety alerts and provide instant access to all available resources. Enhance your safety with the set of tools provided in one convenient app.

Download today to ensure you’re prepared in the event of an emergency.

Ratings and reviews

I like the app overall but we should be able to customize the types of notifications we get. For example, I really don't care about the concerts and games going on because I don't drive. I only care about emergency and weather situations. It's jarring to get a notification in general, but then to realize it's just about a concert or a game...that's just annoying.

A frustrating app. I really only use it for the alerts, and even those are inconsistent. There are two alert categories: "Emergency" and "General Information" and these categories seem randomly applied. White Sox games end up in Emergencies and unannounced road closures end up in General Information. A simple calendar of all big events in the upcoming week would be a great addition, as well as proper categorizing of alerts.

The good: on the app you can submit multiple pictures for each service request, which isn't possible on the desktop version of 311. The bad: the app generates an SR number for EACH PICTURE.

What’s new

Minor bug and fixes