The International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) is a non-profit organization, dedicated to promoting the profession of emergency management by working with its membership to promote the goals of saving lives and protecting property during emergencies and disasters.
IAEM currently has over 5,000 members in more than 58 countries and is structured in seven Councils around the world.
IAEM promotes its Principles of Emergency Management,[1] and also aims to provide information, networking and professional development for its members.
IAEM was founded in 1952 as the U.S. Civil Defense Council, becoming the National Coordinating Council of Emergency Managers (NCCEM) in 1985, and the International Association of Emergency Managers in 1997.[2]
IAEM is organized into councils throughout the world. Membership in any of the councils is based on the primary residence of an individual. The councils designated by the association are:
Asia
Canada
Europa
Latin Americas and the Caribbean
Oceana
USA (broken into regions based on the FEMA region designations)
International (for parts of the world not represented by a council)
Student
Certificationsedit
The International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) created the Associate Emergency Manager (AEM) and the Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) Program to raise and maintain professional standards for emergency managers. In 1988–1989, FEMA granted IAEM funds to produce a report on how to accomplish this. A Professional Standards Advisory Council was formed of subject matter experts representing all aspects of emergency management and related fields. They determined that the best way to implement standards was to define professional benchmarks and provide practitioners with a certification program to document their qualifications.[3]
Criteria
Associate Emergency Manager (AEM)
Certified Emergency Manager (CEM)
Work History
Not Required
Required Three Years of Comprehensive Emergency Management Experience
Experience (Exercise or
Actual Disaster)
Not Required
One Full-Scale Exercise, Two Functional Exercises, One Actual Disaster, or One Major Public Event
Professional Contributions
Not Required
Six Required (Membership; Professional Conference; Speaking; Teaching; Service Role; Leadership Role; Special Assignment; Course Development; Audio-Visual; Certification in Emergency Management; Legislative Contact; Award; Conducting Research; or Other)
Education
Not Required
Bacculaureate Degree for USA Applicants (Other countries differ slightly)
References
One minimum (on letterhead from current supervisor); two additional points-of-contact
Training Hours
100 Hours of Emergency Management; 100 Hours of General Management
Examination
75% or better, multiple-choice exam
Certifications at either level must be renewed every fifth year.
The Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) and the Associate Emergency Manager (AEM) are certifications awarded through a peer-reviewed process via emergency management professionals known as the IAEM Certification Commission.
The Certification Commission is composed of volunteer representatives nominated by their respective sponsoring Council Board for each Council except the Student Council, and approved by the USA Board. The nominees must meet the requirements to serve on the Commission including, being a full-time emergency manager, be a current CEM, having successfully recertified at least once, and they must be living and working within the geographic boundaries of the nominating Council. There are 18-30 Commission seats depending on workload/volume of applicants.
The Certification Commission reflects the spectrum of emergency management expertise including all levels of governmental emergency management programs (local, state, tribal, federal) and all environments of practice including but not limited to private sector, military installations, not-for-profit/volunteer-based, campuses and healthcare organizations. This ensures that all candidates are peer-reviewed.
The Certification Executive Committee provides management and oversight of the Certification Commission, and reports to the IAEM-USA Board of Directors.
The New York Times, September 9, 2007, "Ready for Anything (That’s Their Job)", by Barbara Whitaker Discusses the role of emergency managers, including a quote from the IAEM.
External linksedit
International Association of Emergency Managers - Official website
Emergency Manager Project - Official Website
IAEM Spain - Official website of IAEM in Spain
Asia
Canada
Europa
Oceania
Student
USA
November 16, 2023
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This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources International Association of Emergency Managers news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message The International Association of Emergency Managers IAEM is a non profit organization dedicated to promoting the profession of emergency management by working with its membership to promote the goals of saving lives and protecting property during emergencies and disasters International Association of Emergency ManagersAbbreviationIAEMFormation1952HeadquartersFalls Church VAMembership5 000Global ChairEllis StanleyUSA PresidentMarty Shaub CEMWebsitehttp www iaem comIAEM currently has over 5 000 members in more than 58 countries and is structured in seven Councils around the world IAEM promotes its Principles of Emergency Management 1 and also aims to provide information networking and professional development for its members IAEM was founded in 1952 as the U S Civil Defense Council becoming the National Coordinating Council of Emergency Managers NCCEM in 1985 and the International Association of Emergency Managers in 1997 2 Contents 1 Councils 2 Certifications 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksCouncils editIAEM is organized into councils throughout the world Membership in any of the councils is based on the primary residence of an individual The councils designated by the association are Asia Canada Europa Latin Americas and the Caribbean Oceana USA broken into regions based on the FEMA region designations International for parts of the world not represented by a council StudentCertifications editThe International Association of Emergency Managers IAEM created the Associate Emergency Manager AEM and the Certified Emergency Manager CEM Program to raise and maintain professional standards for emergency managers In 1988 1989 FEMA granted IAEM funds to produce a report on how to accomplish this A Professional Standards Advisory Council was formed of subject matter experts representing all aspects of emergency management and related fields They determined that the best way to implement standards was to define professional benchmarks and provide practitioners with a certification program to document their qualifications 3 Criteria Associate Emergency Manager AEM Certified Emergency Manager CEM Work History Not Required Required Three Years of Comprehensive Emergency Management ExperienceExperience Exercise or Actual Disaster Not Required One Full Scale Exercise Two Functional Exercises One Actual Disaster or One Major Public EventProfessional Contributions Not Required Six Required Membership Professional Conference Speaking Teaching Service Role Leadership Role Special Assignment Course Development Audio Visual Certification in Emergency Management Legislative Contact Award Conducting Research or Other Education Not Required Bacculaureate Degree for USA Applicants Other countries differ slightly References One minimum on letterhead from current supervisor two additional points of contactTraining Hours 100 Hours of Emergency Management 100 Hours of General ManagementExamination 75 or better multiple choice examCertifications at either level must be renewed every fifth year The Certified Emergency Manager CEM and the Associate Emergency Manager AEM are certifications awarded through a peer reviewed process via emergency management professionals known as the IAEM Certification Commission The Certification Commission is composed of volunteer representatives nominated by their respective sponsoring Council Board for each Council except the Student Council and approved by the USA Board The nominees must meet the requirements to serve on the Commission including being a full time emergency manager be a current CEM having successfully recertified at least once and they must be living and working within the geographic boundaries of the nominating Council There are 18 30 Commission seats depending on workload volume of applicants The Certification Commission reflects the spectrum of emergency management expertise including all levels of governmental emergency management programs local state tribal federal and all environments of practice including but not limited to private sector military installations not for profit volunteer based campuses and healthcare organizations This ensures that all candidates are peer reviewed The Certification Executive Committee provides management and oversight of the Certification Commission and reports to the IAEM USA Board of Directors Notes edit EMPrinciples Iaem com 2011 08 31 Retrieved 2012 07 06 History of IAEM IAEM Certification References editThe New York Times September 9 2007 Ready for Anything That s Their Job by Barbara Whitaker Discusses the role of emergency managers including a quote from the IAEM External links editInternational Association of Emergency Managers Official website Emergency Manager Project Official Website IAEM Spain Official website of IAEM in Spain Asia Canada Europa International Oceania Student USA Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title International Association of Emergency Managers amp oldid 1181845523, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
