Become a Member
AAEM welcomes emergency managers and allied professionals with an interest in supporting emergency management to join our association. This includes emergency managers working in healthcare and in education. Our mission is to protect people, and we can be successful with your involvement and support. Membership is open to EMA personnel as well as those working in other public safety organizations. Click the link below to learn more.
Professional Certification
AAEM CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
AAEM offers professional certification at the Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, and Master level. Certification is available to any emergency management practitioner in the United States who meets the criteria for one of the four levels of certification.
AAEM is now offering ONLINE certification submission. click the button below to learn more.
CLEM CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
The Certified Local Emergency Manager Program (CLEM) was designed to create standards and promote professionalism for the Local Emergency Management Directors in the State of Alabama. The CLEM program is designed specifically for local emergency management directors in the state and is administered by the Alabama Emergency Management Agency. Click the button below for more information.
Alabama Disaster Preparedness Conference
The Alabama Association of Emergency Managers annual conference will be held at the Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa in Mobile, AL on June 2nd-4th, 2025.
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2024 Disaster Preparedness Conference
