CRANSTON – The R.I. Emergency Management Agency was awarded national accreditation from the Emergency Management Accreditation Program, joining 35 other states in the nation, RIEMA announced Monday.
“Meeting the standards outlined by EMAP was our goal from day one,” said RIEMA Director Peter Gaynor. “Being recognized as EMAP compliant means that we are among the best emergency management programs in the country, and we take great pride in that. Emergency management is a community effort that requires multiple partners to plan, prepare, mitigate, respond and recover as a coordinated team. EMAP evaluates 64 standards across 16 different program elements and Rhode Island was found to have met all standards within each element. This achievement reflects the hard work of the entire RIEMA Team and our many dedicated partners.”
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EMAP is an independent nonprofit that provides a standard-based voluntary assessment and peer review accreditation process for government programs responsible for coordinating emergency management efforts.
“Providing emergency management programs the opportunity to be evaluated and recognized for compliance with standards certified by the American National Standard Institute and recognized by the industry complies with the EMAP’s mission to build safer communities through credible standards of excellence,” said Nichole Ishmael, EMAP executive director. “These programs demonstrate accountability and focus attention on areas and issues where resources are needed to heighten their preparedness efforts to any technical or natural disaster that may affect their communities.”
EMAP accreditation is valid for five years. The agency must maintain compliance with the Emergency Management Standard to preserve its accreditation in that time.
