International Association of Fire Chiefs
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency

The mission of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is to safeguard Mississippi and its citizens by fostering a culture of preparedness, executing timely responses during disasters, and quickly restoring quality of life post-event.  Emergency Management is a comprehensive approach for administering and governing mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery efforts.

Be sure to check out their shelters, power outages, and weather maps!

  • Topics:
    • Large-Scale Response
    • Natural Disasters
    • Hurricanes
    • state: Mississippi
  • Resource Type:
  • Organizational Author:

Related Resources

  • Resource by IAFC's Training and Education Department Abstract Recent large-scale emergency incidents have exposed critical gaps in firefighter readiness and interagency coordination. From the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, to the fatal shipboard fire aboard the Grande Costa D’Avorio ... read more
  • The Crew Resource Management provides work groups with a framework to process all information and formulate action plans more effectively. The leader retains ultimate authority but includes crew input for better outcomes. Limited quantities are available, by request. Limit to one ... read more
  • This report summarizes discussions, provides feedback, recommendations, and suggested action plans from the roundtable, which focused on strengthening Hazmat preparedness. The 2025 Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) Roundtable, held at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland, focused on improving HazMat response and ... read more
You are not logged in.