The Channel Industries Mutual Aid (CIMA) is an American
Houston
Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...
-area
non-profit
A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...
mutual aid network. It is a cooperative among over one hundred
emergency response agencies in Harris, Chambers, and Brazoria counties and industrial fire departments from petrochemical refineries along the
Houston Ship Channel
The Houston Ship Channel, in Houston, Texas, is part of the Port of Houston, one of the busiest seaports in the world. The channel is the conduit for ocean-going vessels between Houston-area terminals and the Gulf of Mexico, and it serves an incr ...
. CIMA coordinates the distribution of vital resources in short timeframes during man-made or natural disasters, providing rapid and unified fire-fighting, hazardous material, rescue, and safety assistance.
CIMA was formed in 1955 under its original name Houston Ship Channel Industries Disaster Aid Organization, and it adopted its current name in 1960.
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*{{cite web
, url = http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/rhh11
, title = Houston Ship Channel
, accessdate = 2007-03-05
, last = Sibley
, first = Marilyn
, work = Handbook of Texas Online
External links
Official website
Disaster preparedness in the United States
Organizations based in Texas
1955 establishments in Texas