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We are thrilled to introduce a valuable resource that will enhance your emergency management expertise: the Local EMA Handbook! 📚🌟 This comprehensive guide provides essential information, best practices, and practical insights tailored specifically for local emergency management agencies in Maine….
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The MALEM Awards and Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce the details of the 2024 nomination and application processes! Awards and scholarships will be presented at the Maine Prepares Conference in late May. Award nominations will be accepted from 2/1/24…
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Three emergency managers from Maine received awards at the IAEM Region 1 Symposium “HonoringEMerging Leaders, Ideas and Innovation” in Manchester, New Hampshire on October 21, 2022.Manchester, NH – More than 65 emergency managers, first responders, and healthcare professionalsattended the International…
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Member Emily Kaster developed, processed, and completed the first ever Membership Poll for the Maine Association of Local Emergency Managers (MALEM). The question set mirrored the survey produced by the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) in 2022, leveraging the…
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by Matthew Mahar, Cumberland County EMA To support emergency managers at a variety of different levels, FEMA and other entities created constructs – programs, grants, assessments, doctrines, and coordination bodies – based upon different times and needs.  The overall number…
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Consider watching this Webinar! The Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) is the country’s premier homeland security higher education institution. Programs are available to homeland security, emergency management and public safety partners at no cost.  Several important application deadlines…
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The Maine State Legislature has two joint committees that tend to focus on topics related to Emergency Management. These are the: State and Local Government Committee and the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee. If you click on the links,…
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The Maine Association of Local Emergency Managers (MALEM) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2021 Emergency Management Scholarship. Chelsea Robbins. Master of Public Health – Biosecurity & Disaster Preparedness at St. Louis University. In addition to her studies,…
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by Emily Kaster I am proud to share my thesis, “Are We There Yet? Exploring Professionalization of Emergency Management in the State of Maine” which is now available in the Homeland Security Digital Library. You can access the thesis (and…
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