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Charles DiSalvo, coordinator of strategic planning for the Department of Public Safety, recently graduated from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Emergency Management Basic Academy at FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute in Emmitsburg, Maryland.  Graduation requires the successful completion of a curriculum that provides the basic knowledge and skills necessary to endure the unpredictable challenges routinely faced by professionals in the field of emergency management.  

Charles completed the five required courses in the Basic Academy, which included Foundations of Emergency Management, the Science of Disaster, Planning and Emergency Operations, Exercise Design, and Public Information and Warning. 

FEMA’s National Emergency Management Basic Academy is the starting point for individuals seeking to improve their skills in emergency management, offering the tools to develop the comprehensive foundational skills needed for success. The Basic Academy also provides a unique opportunity to build camaraderie and establish professional contacts with those in the field. Students obtain an in-depth understanding of the roles, responsibilities, and legal boundaries associated with emergency management.

This academy is the first of a three-level Academy series in the Emergency Management Professional Program (EMPP), a curriculum designed by FEMA to provide a lifetime of learning for emergency managers and includes three separate, but closely threaded, training programs, which include:

1.         The National Emergency Management Basic Academy - a specialized and technical training program to develop specific, fundamental skill sets;

2.         The National Emergency Management Advanced Academy - a program to develop the next generation of emergency management leaders who are trained in advanced concepts and issues, advanced leadership and management, and critical thinking and problem solving; and

3.         The National Emergency Management Executive Academy - a program designed to challenge and enhance the talents of the nation’s emergency management senior executives through critical thinking, visionary strategic planning, challenging conventional concepts, and negotiation and conflict resolution, applied to complex real-world problems. 

Charles successfully completed the four week, 160 hour, National Emergency Management Basic Academy on March 23, 2017.  Congratulations Charles!