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The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency or GEMA/HS is the emergency management agency for the U.S. state of Georgia. Its function is similar to that of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in preparing for and responding to disasters, and mitigating potential hazards.
The International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) created the Associate Emergency Manager (AEM) and the Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) Program to raise and maintain professional standards for emergency managers. In 1988–1989, FEMA granted IAEM funds to produce a report on how to accomplish this.
The program works with colleges and universities, emergency management professionals, and stakeholder organizations to help create an emergency management system of sustained, replicable capability and disaster loss reduction through formal education, experiential learning, practice, and experience centered on mitigation, preparedness, response ...
The order means Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency will have activated the Georgia Emergency Operations Plan and all resources are to be made available to help with the ...
Georgia emergency management officials activated the State Operations Center Monday in anticipation of Hurricane Ian, which is expected to reach Florida’s Gulf Coast later this week before ...
Fellow of the Academy of Emergency Management: FAcEM: Emergency Management Academy [21] Executive Fire Officer: EFO: U.S. Fire Administration [22] Emergency Number Professional: ENP: National Emergency Number Association: Master Exercise Practitioner: MEP: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Master Registered Public Safety Leader: RPSL
The MEMS program curriculum includes online Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) NIMS and ICS courses offered free of charge through FEMA's Emergency Management Institute's (EMI) Independent Study Program. In addition to online FEMA courses, students are required to complete operational practicums that incorporate the learning objectives ...
There are over 180 schools in the US with emergency management-related programs, but only one doctoral program specifically in emergency management. [ 76 ] Professional certifications such as Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) [ 77 ] and Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) [ 78 ] [ 79 ] are becoming more common as professional ...