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Jennifer Wilson, Ph.D. Florida Division of Emergency Management

The Relationship of Emergency Management Accreditation to Certification* * individual credentialing, i.e., higher education degrees. Jennifer Wilson, Ph.D. Florida Division of Emergency Management. Addressing the problem of emergency management definition and competencies….

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Jennifer Wilson, Ph.D. Florida Division of Emergency Management

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  1. The Relationship of Emergency Management Accreditation to Certification** individual credentialing, i.e., higher education degrees Jennifer Wilson, Ph.D. Florida Division of Emergency Management

  2. Addressing the problem of emergency management definition and competencies… A STANDARDALREADY EXISTS

  3. NFPA 1600 “Standard for Disaster/ Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs”

  4. NFPA 1600: • Developed by emergency managers, business continuity professionals, insurance industry representatives • A working definition • Adopted by national and state professional EM associations(i.e., NEMA, IAEM, FEPA)

  5. NEMA Accreditation Process • Current development • Standards for state and local emergency management programs • Accountability/responsibility

  6. Professionalization process is in progress Accreditation True emergency management profession TIME Certification Past Present Future

  7. Why is this important to you? • Standards for EM programs will become standards for individual performance • Academic program developers may need to tailor their programs in order to help practitioners attain the necessary skills for them to do their jobs

  8. “Following NFPA 1600, it is clear that standardized training and education must be the next step. IAEM, universities, the fire/rescue and law enforcement community, volunteer organizations, the private sector, and educational organizations should develop a common curriculum based on the application of NFPA 1600 principles.” (Kueppar 2000)

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