Standards Development and Accreditation

RCS facilitates the development of standards of excellence for emergency management and homeland security related programs and functions.

• Supported the Council of State Governments as the primary contractor for evelopment and implementation of the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP)  from 1999 through 2007.
• Designed and conducted Pilot assessments for North Dakota, North Carolina and DC Government.
• NFPA 1600 Technical Committee Representative 1995-2010
• ASTM E54 Supporting Standard Guide for Resource Management and Standard Guide for Credentialing