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Pennsylvania accredited by EMAP for emergencies
Cris Collingwood//August 25, 2022//
Listen to this articlePennsylvania has again received national accreditation by the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) Commission, for preparing for, responding to and recovering from incidents across the state.
The Wolf Administration today said the state has maintained the accreditation since it was first achieved in 2005.
“The accreditation process is not an easy one, but achieving this recognition is a testament to the dedication of PEMA staff, as well as our state agency partners who not only contributed to the commonwealth’s success in the EMAP process, but also work with our agency every day to prepare for, respond to, and recover from incidents across the state,” said PEMA Director Randy Padfield.
EMAP is a voluntary accreditation process for state, territorial and local government programs that coordinate preparedness and response activities for all disasters. To achieve accreditation status, PEMA had to document compliance with the national Emergency Management Standard accreditation standards which consist of:
- Program management, administration and finance, and laws and authorities;
- Hazard identification, risk assessment and consequence analysis;
- Hazard mitigation;
- Prevention;
- Operational planning and procedures;
- Incident management;
- Resource management, mutual aid and logistics;
- Communications and warning;
- Facilities;
- Training;
- Exercises, evaluations and corrective action; and
- Emergency public education and information
PEMA was required to demonstrate, through program assessment, documentation and onsite visits from an independent peer assessment and verification team, that its emergency management program meets these national standards, the Wolf administration said.
