ONEMI
ONEMI or National Office of Emergency of the Interior Ministry (Spanish: Oficina Nacional de Emergencia del Ministerio del Interior) was a Chilean government agency dedicated to the prevention, organization, coordination and information relative to natural disasters. After the 1960 Valdivia earthquake a committee was formed to solve problems caused by the earthquake. However, this committee was not dissolved afterwards and in 1974, it acquired by law independent status as governmental office.
| Oficina Nacional de Emergencia del Ministerio del Interior | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1974 |
| Type | Emergency management |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Chile |
| Headquarters | Beauchef 1671 Santiago |
| Annual budget | US$21,030,236 CLP$16,660,147,000 |
| Ministers responsible |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of the Interior and Public Security |
| Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
Other state funded agencies and services that cooperate with ONEMI are CONAF in terms related to forests and wildlife and OVDAS in monitoring volcanoes.
On 1 January 2023, it legally ceased to exist and was replaced by the current National Service for Disaster Prevention and Response (Senapred), as specified in Law No. 21,364.