Origins of EMI: April 1, 1951
EMI origins trace to the Civil Defense Staff College (CDSC) in Olney, Maryland, teaching civil defense courses in program administration and finance
Origins of EMI: Civil Defense Staff College
EMI traces its heritage from the former National Civil Defense Staff College (CDSC) that was developed and conducted in response to the cold war. To facilitate meeting this national threat, the federal government opened the training facility and rescue school in Olney, Maryland in 1951. April 1, 1951 marked the stand-up of the Staff College. The first course was titled – Civil Defense Administration.
CDSC continued teaching courses in program administration and finance, civil defense operations, and radiological monitoring among others, to state and local personnel until 1954 when cold war concerns heightened and a new location soon became an imparivite.