The Certified Emergency Management
Professional program was created to raise and maintain professional standards in the State of Tennessee
and to certify basic competencies within the profession. It is open to all emergency
services as well as industry and business. The program is governed by a committee of nine
persons and chaired by the President elect of EMAT. Development of the program has
been supported by Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) which encourages
participation in the program.
Benefits of certification include: statewide
recognition, increased credibility, professional identity, career recognition and enhanced
career planning. The certification includes a review process administered through EMAT.
The program does not establish standards governing the conduct of emergency managers or
set any procedures for work performance. It is designed to establish educational, training
and experience criteria relevant to Emergency Management and to certify that an individual
has met the criteria.
The program has three levels of
certification: EM-I, EM-II and EMP. The amount of required Emergency Management experience
depends upon the level of certification being applied for and includes participation in a
full-scale exercise or actual disaster. Certification fees and re-certification
requirements vary with each designation.
The application package specifies the
documentation required for each level along with details on training sources,
verifications of training, references, the Code of Ethics, professional contributions to
the field of emergency management and procedures on the completion of the written
narrative. This written response to a real-life scenario is what sets Tennessee's program
apart from surrounding states. It tests the knowledge, skills and abilities of the
candidate in the concepts of planning, organizing, leading, controlling and communications
relative to emergency management.
To request an application
package, send your name, title, organization, address with city, state and zip
code, phone
number, and the level you wish to apply for (1,2, or P) along with the $25.00 enrollment
fee (check or money order - NO CASH) to:
CEMP Program
Rickey Graves
Gibson
County EMA
1246 B Manufacturer's
Row
Trenton, TN 38382
(731) 855-7688
To download the certification packets (in word format), click
the appropriated level.
EM-I
EM-II
EMP
