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Emergency Management Institute Mission

To support the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA’s goals by improving the competencies of the U.S. officials in Emergency Management at all levels of government to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the potential effects of all types of disasters and emergencies on the American people.
  • EMI is the emergency management community’s flagship training institution, and provides training to Federal, State, local, tribal, volunteer, public, and private sector officials to strengthen emergency management core competencies for professional, career-long training.
  • EMI directly supports the implementation of the National Incident Management System (NIMS), the National Response Framework (NRF), the National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF), and the National Preparedness Goal (NPG) by conveying necessary knowledge and skills to improve the nation’s capability.
  • EMI trains more than 2 million students annually. Training delivery systems include residential onsite training; offsite delivery in partnership with emergency management training systems, colleges, universities; and technology-based mediums to conduct individual training courses for emergency management personnel across the Nation.
  • EMI is located on the campus of the National Emergency Training Center (NETC), Emmitsburg, Maryland.
Department of Homeland Security SealEmergency Management Institute 16825 S. Seton Ave., Emmitsburg, MD 21727 Switchboard: (301) 447-1000 Admissions Fax: (301) 447-1658 FEMA Independent Study Program Office: (301)447-1200    Fax: (301)447-1201
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