EMI Monthly Newsletter
In January 2021, the Emergency Management Institute (EMI) launched the EMI Monthly Newsletter to share timely news and information to our stakeholders. The EMI Monthly Newsletter provides up-to-date information, including What’s New; Highlights and news from EMI; Updates from the EMI Branches; Course scheduling, development, and availability information; Frequently Asked Questions (Ask a Course Manager), and contact information for each of the EMI Branches.
Volume 3, 2023
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National Preparedness Symposium
The 2023 National Preparedness Symposium (NPS) will take place at EMI at the National Emergency Training Center (NETC), May 23–25. The theme of NPS this year is “Enhancing Your Preparedness Toolbox.” The agenda includes separate tracks for emergency management training, planning, and exercising.
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FEMA National Exercise Program Now Accepting Requests for Exercise Support
FEMA’s National Exercise Program is accepting requests for exercise support. To be considered for the 2023 round of the National Exercise Program, submissions are due by June 1. This will be the only opportunity to request exercise support in 2023. For jurisdictions not ready to submit a request at this time, the National Exercise Program will hold another exercise support round in 2024
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National Qualification System (NQS) Informational Webinars
The FEMA National Integration Center and the Emergency Management Institute NIMS Training staff will be presenting a series of 1-hour NQS informational webinars for state, territorial, tribal, and local (SLTT) Training Officers, NIMS coordinators and NQS implementers in April 2023. The purpose of these webinars is to discuss NQS implementation best practices and to address questions and concerns from SLTT partners related to Phase 1 of the NQS Implementation Objectives. The desired outcome is for SLTT partners to gain a better understanding of NQS implementation. The format for the webinar will be primarily focused on discussions of implementation questions submitted by participants.
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2023 National Preparedness Symposium (NPS)
Planning and preparations for the NPS are underway. The symposium this year will take place at EMI, May 23-25, 2023. In addition to the regular three-day program, this year EMI is offering a pre-symposium seminar State Training Officer (STO)/Regional Training Manager (RTM) FEMA Training Enterprise Orientation, to be held Monday, May 22. This will be an expanded version of the webinar previously offered by EMI.
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Over 2 Million Completions
EMI Reaches Over 2 Million Completions in Calendar Year 2022. Although completions are usually reported by the Fiscal Year, EMI is pleased to report that there were over 2 million course completions in Calendar Year 2022.
