FEPA Certification Program

At the 1998 Annual FEPA Conference, the membership adopted the recommendations of the organization's Certification Commission, accepting the draft FEPA Certification Criteria as presented. The program includes credit for those members who have attained certification through the IAEM (formerly NCCEM) Certification Program. The first FPEM and FAEM designations were presented at the 1999 annual conference in Daytona Beach. The complete list of FPEMs and FAEMs is online. In 2002, the Certification Commission developed the first certification for volunteers in the State of Florida (Certified Emergency Management Volunteer – FEMV). All certifications are valid for five (5) years.

The certification and recertification application documents are now available! In order to serve you better, please contact Richard Zyvoloski, FEPA Certification Commission Chair, to request a hard copy. You may also download the application forms and associate files from the table below.

FEPA Certification Application Page

FEPA Recertification Application Page
 

 

FEPA CERTIFICATION CRITERIA

Criteria	Florida Associate Emergency Manager	Florida Professional Emergency Manager	CEMs only need to complete the following: (See NOTE #2)	Florida Emergency Management Volunteer
Work History/ Experience	__ 2 years full-time EM experience or equivalent; __ Of which 1 year was attained        in Florida; AND __ One (1) Florida exercise or actual disaster experience within last ten (10) years.	__ 4 years full-time EM experience or equivalent; __ Of which 2 years was attained in Florida; AND __ Total of Two (2) Florida exercise(s) within two (2) years and/or actual disaster experience(s) within last ten (10) years.	__ 2 years full-time EM experience or equivalent attained in Florida; AND __ Total of Two (2) Florida exercise(s) and/or actual disaster experience(s) within last two (2) years.	__ 2 years of Emergency Management volunteer experience or equivalent attained in Florida (applicant must be able to document 360 hours within a 24  month period in order to fulfill this requirement.), AND   __ One (1) Florida exercise or actual disaster experience withing the last ten (10 ) years.
References	__ Three (3)	__ Three (3)	__ Not Applicable.	__ Three (3)
Education	__ High School diploma or GED	__High School diploma or GED	__ Not Applicable.	__ High School diploma or GED.
Training Hours	__ 25 Hours in General Management; and __ 50 Hours in Emergency Management. Of those hours, 50% must have been within five (5) years of your application’s date.  The remaining courses have a ten (10) year window for when credit is given.               **See NOTE #4	__ 50 Hours in General Management; (this requirement is waived if you possess a 4-year degree from an accredited university) and __ 150 Hours in Emergency Management, of which 50 Hours must been attained in Florida and 50% of the training must have been completed within five (5) years of the application’s date.  All other EM training must have been completed within ten (10) years.   **See NOTE #4	__ 50 Hours in Emergency Management attained in Florida. Of those hours, 50% must have been within five (5) years of your application’s date.  The remaining courses have a ten (10) year window for when credit is given; however, you still must have obtained a total of 50 hours in Florida.                 **See NOTE #4	__ 50 Hours in Emergency Management. Of those hours, 50% must have been within five (5) years of your application’s date.  The remaining courses have a ten (10) year window for when credit is given.                     **See NOTE #4

Contributions to Emergency Management	__ Three (3)	__ Six (6) in which three (3) must be attained in Florida.	__ Three (3) attained  in Florida.	__ Three (3)
Application Cost	__ $50  THIS FEE IS NON-REFUNDABLE.	__ $50 THIS FEE IS NON-REFUNDABLE.	__ $50 THIS FEE IS NON-REFUNDABLE.	__ $50 THIS FEE IS NON-REFUNDABLE.
FEPA Membership	__ Required at time of certification.	__ Required at time of certification.	__ Required at time of certification.	__ Required at time of certification.
Notes:                                                                                                                                   1.         Requirement: Checklist must be completed when applying for certification consideration. 2.                   Requirement: Attach documented proof of CEM certification by the IAEM (formerly NCCEM). 3.                   For FAEM’s going to the FPEM level, INCLUDE your FAEM application with your FPEM application. 4.                   All applicants must complete a minimum of 50% of their training through the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) or the Emergency Management Institute (EMI).