Training

MEMA offers training courses developed and funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Eligible students include government officials from all levels of government, emergency services personnel, representatives from private sector organizations, representatives of business and industry, community emergency volunteers, and other personnel with responsibility for response to or management of resources related to emergency preparedness activities of government.

Course offerings, dates and locations are subject to change based on student enrollment, availability of instructors, facilities and funding.

Courses are sponsored and offered through Maine's 16 County Emergency Management Agencies. To request local training contact your County Emergency Management Agency. For more information about training or courses, please contact the State Training Officer at memapreparedness@maine.gov 

• FEMA: How to Apply for Training
  How to apply for courses at EMI and other federal sites, field courses and independent study courses.
• FEMA: NIMS Training
  Information on the national NIMS training program as it relates to the NIMS components of Preparedness, Communications and Information Management, Resource Management and Command and Management.
• FEMA: Standard Training Application 119-25-1
  Direct link to FEMA Form 119-25-1 in fillable .pdf format. Used for all national level training and State-conducted field courses.
• Maine Fire Service Institute
  The Maine Fire Service Institute, a department of Southern Maine Community College, assists in the development of skills and abilities in support of Maine's Fire Service at the local, regional and state level.

National, State, and County Training 

Select a section below to find links to resources or contact information.

National Training Centers

Online and/or Independent Study courses are available from the following providers:

• FEMA
  • Independent Study Courses
  • Emergency Management Institute
    The Emergency Management Institute (EMI) is FEMA's flagship training institution, providing training to Federal, state, local, tribal, volunteer, public, and private sector officials.
  • National Training & Education Division
  • FEMA/DHS: Center for Domestic Preparedness Training
    The CDP identifies, develops, tests, and delivers training to state, local, and tribal emergency response providers.
• National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC)
• Office of Bombing Prevention Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium
• Center for Radiological/Nuclear Training
• Texas A&M Engineering National Emergency Response & Recovery Training Center  (TEEX)
• Louisiana State University National Center for Biomedical Research & Training/Academy of Counter-Terrorism Education
• Center for Domestic Preparedness United States Fire Administration
• Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Center for Agriculture & Food Security & Preparedness
• Energetic Materials Research & Training Center (EMRTC)
• National Center for Biomedical Research & Training
• The Security and Emergency Response Training Center
• National Disaster Preparedness Training Center (NDPTC)

   

Region 1 State Training Partners

• Northeast Emergency Management Training & Education Center (NEMTEC)
• Connecticut Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
• New Hampshire Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
• Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency
• Vermont Emergency Management

County EMA Training and Exercise Point of Contact

Androscoggin

Chad Arris, Deputy Director 
(207) 754-7583  
carris@androscoggincountymaine.gov  

Aroostook

Primary: 
Derrick Ouellette            
Deputy Director 
207-493-4328 
derrick@aroostookema.com 
 
Secondary: 
Darren Woods 
Director 
207-493-4328 
darren@aroostookema.com

Cumberland

Matt Yeaton, Preparedness Coordinator 
207-892-6785 
EMA_Training_Group@cumberlandcounty.org

Hancock

Andrew Sankey, Director 
(207) 667-8126 
ema@hancockcountymaine.gov 

Knox

Candice Richards, Director 
(207) 594-5155 
crichards@knoxcountymaine.gov 

Oxford

Deputy Director/Training & Exercises 
207-743-6336 
ema@oxfordcounty.org 

Piscataquis

Deb Hamlin, Director 
(207) 564-8660  
dhamlin@piscataquis.us 

Somerset

Michael Smith, Director 
(207) 474-6788 
emergencymanagement@somersetcounty-me.org 

Franklin

Amanda Simoneau, Director 
(207) 491-5959  
asimoneau@franklincountymaine.gov  

Sara Bickford, Deputy Director 
(207) 305-7023 
sbickford@franklincountymaine.gov 

Kennebec

Training and Exercise 
kcema@knnebec.gov 

Lincoln

Training and Exercise 
ema@lincounty.me 

Penobscot

Christopher Fox, Deputy Director 
207-945-4750 
penobscoteoc@penobscot-county.net 

Sagadahoc

Philip Davis, Director 
Hannah Dickinson, Deputy Director
(207)-443-8210
scema@sagadahoccountyme.gov 

Waldo

Dale Rowley, Director 
207-338-3870 
emadirector@waldocountyme.gov

Washington

Primary: 
Christine Day, Deputy Director 
(207) 255-3931 
christine.day@washingtoncomaineema.gov  

Secondary: 
Lisa M. Hanscom, Director 
(207) 271-7755  
lisa.hanscom@washingtoncomaineema.gov  

York

Scott Gagne, Training and Response Coordinator 
207-324-1578
srgagne@yorkcountymaine.gov