CARSON CITY - Gov. Brian Sandoval proclaimed September as National Preparedness Month in Nevada. The Nevada Division of Emergency Management/Homeland Security (NDEM), and the Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH) urges Nevadans to prepare for an emergency that would require self-reliance for three days without utilities and electricity, water service, access to a supermarket or local services, household medical needs, and possibly without response from police, fire or rescue.
The NDEM will be hosting an EMAP Accreditation and Award Ceremony in the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) to kick off National Preparedness Month. The Emergency Management Standard by the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) is the set of 64 standards by which programs that apply for EMAP accreditation are evaluated. The Emergency Management Standard is designed as a tool for continuous improvement as part of the voluntary accreditation process for local and state emergency management programs.
The Emergency Management Standard covers areas including but not limited to Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Consequence Analysis, Hazard Mitigation, Operational Planning, Incident Management, Communications and Warning, Exercises, Evaluations & Corrective Action, and Public Education and Information.[[In-content Ad]]
