Graduation

Congratulations to the graduates ourfirst state-delivered offering of the Emergency Management Institute’s (FEMATraining) National Emergency Management Basic Academy! Earliertoday, MEMA’s Deputy DirectorPat Carnevale recognized and distributed certificates to the graduates at our western MAregional office in Agawam. The Basic Academy is one of the Northeast Emergency Management Training and Education Center’s (NEMTEC) core offerings which engages students by combining knowledge of all fundamental systems, concepts and practices of cutting-edge emergency management. The academy provides shared classrooms of adult learners and skillful instructors resulting in a solid foundation upon which to build furtherstudies and sound decisions. The academy consisted of: Foundations of Emergency Management (40 hours) five days; Science of Disaster(approximately 24 hours) three days; Planning: Emergency Operations (16 hours) two days; Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) (16 hours) two days; and Public Information Basics (24 hours) three days. We appreciate the commitment of these professionals who joined us for this excellent training opportunity.

- Submitted by Joseph Guarnera