Educational and Training Materials

A number of educational opportunities are under way to learn more about EMAC.

EMAC Education:

The "EMAC Deployment Brochure," a four-panel educational brochure, focuses on giving the first responder a background in EMAC and an overview of deployment procedures. Click here to download the EMAC Deployment Brochure (PDF). The "Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) Preparedness Guide & Deployment Tips for State, Local, & Tribal Public Health & Medical Personnel" offers information on essential actions to ensure proper EMAC implementation by the public health and medical communities. Click here to download the EMAC Preparedness Guide & Deployment Tips for State, Local, & Tribal Public Health & Medical Personnel (PDF).

EMAC Library Documents:

The following EMAC documents are available to the public. All EMAC documents are protected by intellectual property. Express written permission by NEMA is needed for distribution, reproduction, and/or usage.

Document Title:		Updated:	Download:
Introduction to EMAC		July 2008	PDF
The Introduction to EMAC document describes the history of EMAC, the mission and goals of the EMAC five-year strategic plan, and EMAC success stories.
EMAC Organization and Governance Structure		July 2008	PDF
This document describes the organization and governance structure of EMAC along with the mission, roles, and responsibilities of each of the elements within the structure.
Protocols of EMAC ETF and LSR		August 2008	PDF
This document outlines the protocols, duties, and responsibilities of the EMAC Executive Task Force and the Lead State Representatives to the EMAC Executive Task Force.
The State's Role Under EMAC		July 2008	PDF
The State's Role Under EMAC outlines the member state responsibilities under EMAC, the in-state structure of support through personnel, preparedness planning, training, and exercises.
Understanding EMAC		August 2008	PDF
This document describes mutual aid, how EMAC works within the mutual aid system, provisions of the EMAC agreement, and the EMAC process (pre-planning for reimbursement).

EMAC Training Courses:

• E431 EMI Course: Understanding and Implementing EMAC (click here for more information).
• (NEMA-Sponsored) Understanding and Implementing EMAC (click here for more information).
• (NEMA-Sponsored) EMAC Advance Team (A-Team) Course for State Emergency Management (click here for more information).

For more information on EMAC training, please contact the NEMA EMAC Coordinator, Angela Copple, at acopple@csg.org.