Our Communities. 2/3 of the World Unprepared for Public Health and other emergencies.

Our communities (African Descent) are partially the remaining 1/3 of communities nationally and worldwide UNPREPARED for public health and other emergencies.

Some have postulated that our communities are under a constant state of emergency\crisis event and situations in our daily lives from the first light of dawn until sunset.

Each of us has to take the added steps to 'BRING OUR A GAME!", and promote awareness on preparedness, planning, response, recovery, mitigation and long-term resiliency building in our communities.

Faith-based, non-profit, community building, financial, our 'whole community' must be involved and at the table.

We at BEMA have been advocating our members to promote a mention of awareness and preparedness for disasters\emergencies\crisis planning at all symposiums, forums, conferences, panel discussions, etc. to stress the importance of preparedness in OUR COMMUNITIES to community leaders, elected officials, and others.

It starts with you and what you do.

Charles D. Sharp.  CEO.  Black Emergency Managers Association.

The Power of Preparedness: Prepare Globally

DHS\FEMA. How to Become a Contract Instructor

How to Become a Contract Instructor

How to Become an EMI Contract Instructor Brochure

Instructor Qualification Process

You must ensure that you meet the Course-Specific Criteria for the respective course. Please review the minimum qualifications for each course using the link below.

Review Course-Specific Requirements

• Submit the following:
  • A cover letter that lists the course you would like to instruct.
  • A resume outlining your experience.
  • The documentation necessary to demonstrate that you meet the course-specific requirement for each course.
  • A link to a 30-minute teaching demonstration.
  • At least two references.
• Submit the above package to: FEMA-EMI-InstructorApplication@fema.dhs.gov

Conflict of Interest – If your State or local governmental agency is funded through THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT and you receive pay directly or indirectly from FEDERAL GOVERNMENT grant funding you may not contract for a fee, but must contract for expenses only unless you are on UNPAID leave OR LEAVE WITHOUT PAY STATUS. I

f you are a FEMA Disaster Assistance Employee you may not contract with FEMA to instruct.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the information being provided, please email them to FEMA-EMI-InstructorApplication@fema.dhs.gov.

“The Emergency Management Institute (EMI) is committed to building a cadre of instructors who are reflective of the diversity of the field of emergency management and current practitioners in the emergency management career field.

Contract instructors work for EMI part time and augment the faculty in the delivery of a course. Instructors usually work full time in a specialty field and teach one or two classes in that specialty.  For more information, please go to: How to Become an EMI Contract Instructor or email FEMA-EMI-InstructorApplication@fema.dhs.gov”