Emergency Management Assistance Compact

The All Hazards National Mutual Aid System

EMAC has been ratified by U.S. Congress (PL 104-321) and is law in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Northern Mariana Islands.

Through EMAC states can share resources from all disciplines, protect personnel who deploy, and be reimbursed for mission related costs.

Learn more about EMAC by watching the introduction video.

EMAC is Law

Workers' compensation, tort liability, license reciprocity, and reimbursement are among its many provisions

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Article 2 of EMAC Law

The state emergency management agency is responsible for implementing EMAC on behalf of the Governor

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EMAC Reimbursement

View our interactive resource to learn more about the EMAC reimbursement process including cost eligiblity

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Mission Ready Packages

MRPs are everything you would need to conduct your mission out of state compiled with cost estimates

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Simple Straightforward Process

EMAC, state law in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam and Northern Mariana, is implemented on behalf of the Governors by the emergency management agencies.

The success of the EMAC system is dependent on everyone identifying and fulfilling their responsibliities within the process.

Pre-Event Preparation

Activation

Request & Offer

Response

Reimbursement

Learn more about the EMAC process by taking an online course in the eLearning center or by downloading the EMAC App

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Free Online Courses

The EMAC eLearning Center has free online courses that covers the EMAC system from preparing for an EMAC mission to seeking reimbursement.

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Deploying Through EMAC?

Get "Just in Time Training" via the EMAC App

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Learn About EMAC & Your Discipline

All state agencies are eligible to deploy through EMAC. Local resource providers are able to deploy through EMAC with the use of supplemental agreements (also called enabling mechanisms). Learn more about your discipline by selecting from below.