MEMS Program Update!
The MEMS Academy will be meeting at the 2017 SGAUS Annual Conference in Myrtle Beach, 21-24 September 2017. Please engage us and participate. Register NOW at … Register. For 2018, we are planning to offer ICS-300, Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents, from 20-22 April 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas. This course is needed for those seeking a senior or master MEMS certification.
The 2017 Mid-Year Board meeting/conference is over and there will be a few revisions to the 2017 SGAUS MEMS Student Manual that were approved by the Board of Directors. The revisions are small in nature and there are no changes to the actual courses per prior agreement with the MEMS State Directors and Staff. As a reminder, IS 701 is discontinued and will be replaced in January 2018.
Some of the revisions are as follows: Reciprocity for FEMA employees wanting to join SGAUS and earn the MEMS badge; Practicum Time Limit of 18 months; Update to the Staff roster; prior Commandants of the MEMS Academy are now listed in Advisor Roles for the Academy.
MEMS, The Military Emergency Management Specialist certification, administered by SGAUS is not just for SDF soldiers. The MEMS program, started in 1998 is open to all SGAUS members, in uniform or not, SDF member or not. The program fully complies with current US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA), Incident Command System (ICS), National Incident Management system (NIMS), National Response Framework (NRF) and Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 (HSPD-5) and (PPD-5) requirements for emergency management personnel. The goal is to promote and advance the practice of emergency management. That goal remains the same for a SDF soldier, a National Guard soldier, a Civil Air Patrol cadet, or a local Volunteer Firefighters. As current MEMS specialists, talk about MEMS to your counterparts in other organizations and walks of life.
For more information and to access the updated State Director Roster, MEMS Student Manual, and MEMS application Click here –> SGAUS MEMS Program
As a reminder, SGAUS membership expiration date has replaced the membership number on the application.
Questions about the MEMS program should be directed to the State Directors or to the Chair of the SGAUS MEMS Academy, CSM(IN) Timothy White at Timwhite_sr@comcast.net
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