Monday, September 9, 2013

Alabama Emergency Management Agency. Certified Local Emergency Manager (CLEM) Process

http://www.ema.alabama.gov/filelibrary/CLEM_Procedures.pdf

In accordance with Act 2007-462, as passed by the Alabama legislature and signed into law by
Governor Bob Riley, the following procedures are to be used in certifying local emergency
management directors.

In order to expedite the certification process, materials for each requirement area should be
submitted in a white, three-ring binder without tabs or page protectors.

You will receive an email acknowledging receipt of your package. A review of your submission
will be conducted and the official results will be sent to you by U.S. mail. Please allow 30 days
for a reply.

The following list outlines the documentation required for validation. See Synopsis of Act 2007-
462 Local Emergency Management Assistance Fund and the Question & Answer for
additional helpful information.

1) Two years of college level education (64 semester or 96 quarter hours). These hours do
not have to be on a transcript, only applicable to a transcript at an accredited institution of
higher education. (Any person serving as a local emergency management director on the
date of passage of this act shall be deemed to satisfy the college requirement providing he
or she has a minimum of five years work experience as a local emergency management
director).

Proof of compliance: Transcript or a degree path showing courses as requirements. A
letter concerning any foreign school credits is attached.

2) Three years of work experience in emergency response, emergency management, or
qualified military service


Proof of compliance: A letter on official letterhead from the agency acknowledging your
employment/involvement with the agency; or proper documentation from branch of the
military stating service and or deployment assignments and the length of service.

3) Two hundred hours of course work in emergency management, as established by the
Alabama Emergency Management Agency Director (See attachment A).

Proof of compliance: A copy of course certificates, transcript with course listed, or copy
of AAEM Advanced certification.

NOTE: IS-275 is no longer available from FEMA. IS-324, Community Hurricane Preparedness
is the accepted replacement.

4) If you are currently a Director of a County Emergency Management Agency, include a
letter, on letterhead, from your county’s emergency management g

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