Welcome to PEMA Certifications!

Here you will be able to submit your certifications or recertifications for review for your PEMA Emergency Manager Certifications.

PEMA Certifications Includes:

  • Municipal Associate Certification - Required for Municipal Emergency Management Coordinators, encouraged for Municipal staff. (See Below)
  • Municipal Professional Certification - Required for Municipal Emergency Management Coordinators, encouraged for Municipal staff. (See Below)
  • County Associate Certification - Required for County Emergency Management Coordinators, encouraged for County staff.
  • County Professional Certification - Required for County Emergency Management Coordinators, encouraged for County staff.
  • Practitioner Associate Certification - Encouraged for Emergency Management Practitioners not at a County or Municipal Level (Healthcare, Education, Private Sector, etc)
  • Practitioner Professional Certification - Encouraged for Emergency Management Practitioners not at a County or Municipal Level (Healthcare, Education, Private Sector, etc)

About PEMA Directive 2022-2: The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Emergency Management Certification Program

The purpose of this Directive is to prescribe the training required to develop and maintain competency in individuals serving as appointed county and municipal emergency 
management coordinators (EMC), their staff, and practitioners of emergency management from other agencies or organizations...It is designed to help emergency management practitioners at all levels work towards advancing their careers, achieve additional certifications from other entities as a means of professional development, and contribute to the professionalization of emergency management. Additionally, this certification program will ensure that the base of knowledge for all practitioners in emergency management within Pennsylvania is consistent. - PEMA

Click Here to Read the Full Directive from PEMA.

For Municipal Emergency Management Coordinators:

"Appointed municipal coordinators shall comply with the requirements of this Directive and complete the Associate and Professional levels of certification as required under Title 35, Section 7502(e). Appointed municipal coordinators shall complete Associate certification within one year of appointment and Professional certification within three years of appointment."

Recertification:

Recertification is required every five years at your highest level of certification. We have created a course and program to help you track your time towards recertification. To recertify you must complete 75 continuing education hours in three of the five FEMA mission areas (Prevention, Protection, Response, Recovery, Mitigation) and complete four contributions to the emergency management profession (Instructing, Publications, Disaster Response, Awards, etc.). All of this must be completed within 5 years after your certification is obtained. 

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PEMA Practitioner Certifications