The Gwinnett County Office of Emergency Management is a unit of the Gwinnett County Police Department that handles a variety of tasks involving planning for emergencies and disasters, responding to incidents as a coordinating agency, directing mitigation against hazards, and assisting Gwinnett County Government and its residents in recovery after an incident. The Office of Emergency Management works very closely with all Gwinnett County departments, private/nonprofit partners, and city municipalities to accomplish these goals.
On June 8, 2020, the Gwinnett County Office of Emergency Management was granted accreditation by the Emergency Management Accreditation Program. Gwinnett County OEM is the first county in the state of Georgia to achieve this prestigious honor.
To achieve accreditation, applicants must demonstrate through self-assessment, documentation, and peer-assessed verification that its program meets the Emergency Management Accreditation Program's Emergency Management Standard. Accreditation requires full compliance with all 73 standards. Emergency management programs use this accreditation to prove the capabilities of their disaster preparedness and response systems. Accreditation is valid for five years.
The EMAP standards help revolutionize emergency management programs that coordinate preparedness and response activities for disasters. The standards have also provided a framework to improve service delivery to the residents and visitors of Gwinnett County.
EMAP is an independent non-profit organization governed by a twelve-member commission. It was formed in 2002 and is recognized by the American National Standard Institute as a Standard Developing Organization. Accredited programs include federal, state, and local governments, tribal nations, and institutes of higher education.
