EMAP Webinars

Upcoming Webinars

Program Highlights

Recently accredited Programs will discuss their journey to success. Listen as they discuss their lessons learned and recommendations for seeking accreditation in your own Program.

Peer Document Review Usage: Special Edition Program Highlights

Two recently accredited Programs invested in additional document reviews to reduce the cost of their on-site assessments. Gwinnett County, Georgia, and Denver County, Colorado, will discuss the benefits of leveraging document review tools. Additionally, they will talk about the lessons learned and recommendations for the accreditation process.

Meet the Executive Board of the EMAP Commission

Join us as we introduce the new EMAP Executive Board. You will hear updates from the Commission and learn what is ahead for EMAP and the broader emergency management community.

Training Needs Assessment (Standard 4.10.1 – 4.10.3)

What does a training needs assessment policy look like? What goes into conducting a training needs assessment, and how do I improve my chances for compliance? This session breaks down what a solid training needs assessment policy should include, what goes into conducting an effective assessment, and how Programs can strengthen their approach to meet compliance.

Standard 4.2 Hazard Mitigation

We will review Standard 4.2 and discuss how Programs can approach hazard mitigation across all identified hazards, including human-caused threats. The focus will be on building a strong, practical foundation for hazard mitigation.

Community Partnerships

This webinar highlights how one Program built meaningful community partnerships and why these connections are considered a recommended practice within the EMAP Standard.

Basic Emergency Management to Professional Emergency Management

Hear from a Program that used the EMAP Standard to transform its emergency management approach. They will share how the Standard guided their progression from basic program functions to a more comprehensive and professional model.

Standard 4.7 Resource Management and Logistics

This session focuses on the intent and real-world application of Standard 4.7. We will discuss operational considerations and how Programs can strengthen their resource management and logistics processes.

Program Documentation

Emergency management professionals have a multitude of documents they need to manage. We will speak with a subject-matter expert about one approach to managing the program’s documentation library to ensure it remains relevant and up to date.

Avoiding the Day-to-Day Fog and Staying on Mission

The day-to-day fog of business often loses our focus on staying on mission. This webinar will explore tools and habits that help Programs stay focused on their mission and maintain momentum, even when things get busy.

Tell Your Story

Programs need to continuously share their impact. We will discuss the importance of storytelling in emergency management and how to communicate successes, challenges, and needs to stakeholders and the community.

Continuity of Operations. Really! (Standard 4.4)

Continuity of Operations and Continuity of Government are more than documents. How you exercise these plans determines how they will hold up when needed most. This session covers practical ways to design, conduct, and evaluate COOP/COG exercises to support real-world success.

Program Highlights

Recently accredited Programs return to share their experiences. They will discuss their accreditation journey, lessons learned, and the advice they want to pass on to others preparing for the process.

Exercise to Failure

Growth comes from identifying gaps. This webinar focuses on designing exercises that challenge systems and expose weaknesses constructively. We will discuss how to approach exercises with the right mindset and create space where it is acceptable to fail, so the Program can succeed when it matters most.

Previous Webinars

Standard Review Webinar for Chapter 3: Emergency Management Program; Emergency Management Standard 

This webinar reviews the intent and application of Chapter 3: Emergency Management Program and discusses visible leadership, coordination, use of Advisory Committee(s), administration and finance, Laws, and authorities.

 

Standard Review Webinar for 4.1 to 4.3; Emergency Management Standard 

This webinar reviews the standard application and intent of chapters 4.1, Hazard Identification, Risk, and Vulnerability Assessment, 4.2 Hazard Mitigation, and 4.3 Prevention.

 

Standard Review Webinar for 4.4 and 4.5; Emergency Management Standard 

This webinar covers the application and intent of standards 4.4 and 4.5: Continuity and Operational Planning.

 

Standard Review Webinar for 4.6: Incident Management; Emergency Management Standard 

This webinar goes through the application and intent of Standard 4.6 Incident Management.

 

Standard Review Webinar for 4.7: Resource Management, Mutual Aid & Logistics; Emergency Management Standard 

The webinar details the intent and application of Standard 4.7 Resource Management, Mutual Aid and Logistics.

 

Standard Review Webinar for 4.9: Facilities; Emergency Management Standard 

This webinar reviews the intent and application of the activation, operation and de-activation of both the primary and alternate facilities used by the Program.

 

Standard Review Webinar for 4.10 and 4.11; Emergency Management Standard 

This webinar reviews the application and intent of 4.10 Training & 4.11 Exercises, Evaluations and Corrective Actions.

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Standard Review Webinar for 4.8 and 4.12; Emergency Management Standard 

This webinar reviews the application and intent of 4.8 Communications and Warning & 4.12 Emergency Public Education & Information.

 

COVID-19 Best Practices & Lessons Learned Webinar Series

Continuity Plans Webinar

The Continuity Plans Webinar explores how Gwinnett County (GA), Hamilton County (OH), and Washoe County (NV) implemented their pre-existing departmental continuity plans to continue their essential program functions during the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. This webinar features Mr. Greg Swanson, Director of the Gwinnett County Office of Emergency Management, Mr. Nick Crossley, Director of Hamilton County Emergency Management, and Ms. Kelly Echeverria, Emergency Manager for Washoe County Emergency Management and Homeland Security.

 

Using the Emergency Management Standard as the North Star

The Using the Emergency Management Standard as the North Star webinar features the District of Columbia’s Emergency Management personnel and their COVID experiences with using the essential program functions within the EM Standard by EMAP as a guide for managing COVID operations along with the other disasters that hit the jurisdictions.

 

Documenting & Replicating Processes & Procedures

This webinar explores how Seattle and Hamilton County, OH were able to replicate established processes and procedures during COVID activation, response and recovery while undertaking EMAP accreditation and consecutive accreditation efforts.

 

Engaging & Coordinating with Key Decision Makers During COVID-19 Operations

This webinar features Washoe County and how the Program was able to engage and coordinate with key decision makers during their COVID-19 operations and recovery efforts.

 

EMAP Best practices webinars

 

COOP Best Practices Webinar

This webinar features the University of South Florida and North Dakota and their COOP best practices identified through the EMAP assessment process.

 

COG Best Practices Webinar

This webinar discusses the Continuity of Government and the relationship to the hazards a Program is faced with along with the elements of the Emergency Management Standard.

 

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