When was the last time your program asked, “Could we do this better?” Continuous improvement means learning from exercises, addressing gaps and finding ways to strengthen your program every day. What has your program changed as a result? #EMAP #EmergencyManagement

Prepare your program for accreditation with EMAP’s Emergency Management Standard virtual cohort, Dec. 1-3. This is the final virtual cohort of 2026. Register now: forms.gle/3tHM4TXWtoK3PaxB8 #EMAP #EmergencyManagement #EMGTwitter

Join EMAP on Nov. 12 at 1 p.m. ET for our next program highlights webinar. Hear from recently accredited emergency management programs as they share their experiences and lessons learned. Register here: ow.ly/fFQ350ZYCgg #EMAP #EmergencyManagement

How prepared is your organization to maintain essential functions during a disruption? Join EMAP this Thursday, Oct. 15, at 1 p.m. EDT to learn how COOP and COG exercises can help evaluate plans and strengthen continuity capabilities. Register here: ow.ly/CFN650ZRv2e

Cybersecurity is a crucial part of preparedness. This Cybersecurity Awareness Month, review your plans, identify gaps and assess how your program would respond to a cyber incident. Explore CISA resources to strengthen your program’s resilience: ow.ly/QAaA50ZWmzk #EMAP

What happens between assessments matters. Training, exercises, corrective actions, and lessons learned help programs identify gaps and strengthen capabilities. How is your program improving? #EMAP #EmergencyManagement

Looking ahead to 2027? EMAP has announced two in-person sessions of E0122: Emergency Management Standard Training at FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute. March 22-25, 2027 July 12-15, 2027 Find E0122 in FEMA’s EMI Course Catalog to register: training.fema.gov/netc_onlin… #EMAP

Join EMAP on Oct. 15 at 1 p.m. EDT to discuss effective COOP and COG exercises and how they can help evaluate plans and strengthen continuity capabilities. Register now: ow.ly/CFN650ZRv2e #EMAP #COOP #COG #EmergencyManagement #EMGChat

This week at the 2026 National Accreditation Conference, Training Coordinator Todd Livingston presented “Managing Change Through Standards” and “Capability, Capacity, Collaboration, and Credentialing,” highlighting how standards strengthen emergency management programs. #EMAP

What does it take to keep an emergency management program effective year after year? EMAP Commission Chair Jody Ferguson looks at the people, partnerships, and practices that support strong programs. Read more: ow.ly/s6nT50ZTcH0 #EMAP #EmergencyManagement

This week, EMAP participated in the 2026 National Accreditation Conference in Columbus, Ohio. Nicole Ishmael Livingston joined a panel and received a Founder’s Member Appreciation Award. Todd Livingston also presented two sessions. #EMAP #EmergencyManagement #NAAL

The September EMAP eNews is here. This month, we’re looking at what preparedness requires beyond having a plan in place, along with updates on accreditation, trainings, upcoming webinars, and more. Read now: ow.ly/NsJV50ZSQy7 #EMAP #EmergencyManagement #EMAPAccredited

The EMAP Standards help organizations become more prepared by building stronger processes, capabilities, and partnerships, while supporting ongoing evaluation and improvement. Explore the steps to accreditation: ow.ly/ySv450ZSj63 #EMAP #EmergencyManagement

When was the last time you really tested your COOP & COG plans? Join us on Oct. 15 at 1 p.m. ET to explore how meaningful exercises can help your organization prepare for continuity. Register: ow.ly/rOiQ50ZRv2f #EMAP #EmergencyManagement #EMGChat

Congratulations to the University of Alabama on earning EMAP accreditation! This milestone reflects the university’s commitment to emergency management standards, accountability and ongoing improvement: emap.org/general/three-emerg… #EMAP #EmergencyManagement @UofAlabama @UA_Safety

Congratulations to Howard County, Maryland, on achieving EMAP accreditation! This achievement recognizes the county’s commitment to preparedness, collaboration and continuous improvement in emergency management: ow.ly/M5RY50ZPTFA #EMAP #EmergencyManagement @HoCoOEM

EMAP has been reaccredited by ANSI under its revised standards development operating procedures. The reaccreditation affirms our commitment to transparency, openness, balance, due process, and consensus in developing and maintaining our standards. #EMAP #EmergencyManagement

This week, EMAP Training Coordinator Todd Livingston is speaking at the 2026 Disaster Preparedness Commission Conference on how standards-based emergency management can strengthen capability, capacity, collaboration, and resilience. #EMAP #EMAPinAction #EmergencyManagement

Today, we remember September 11, 2001, honor those who were lost and those who responded, and recognize the emergency management professionals who continue to strengthen preparedness and readiness every day. #September11 #EMAP #EmergencyManagement

September is National Preparedness Month. FEMA’s toolkit offers ready-to-use messages, graphics, and other resources that emergency management programs can share with the people and communities they serve: ow.ly/Vyuu50ZLwWC #NationalPreparednessMonth #EmergencyManagement