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PEM Program Manual
Annual Renewal Requirement
Annually, all PEM designees must complete at least three of the five activities listed below. Only one activity per category can be used toward the renewal requirement.
Activity | Description | Examples | Documentation to Support Activity |
---|---|---|---|
Classroom or Online Training | Complete eight (8) hours minimum of emergency management training. | EMHSTC Courses, FEMA Independent Study, NDPC courses, etc. | Course completion certificate, sign-in sheet, transcript, MI-TRAIN records, etc. |
Attend a Relevant Conference | Attend eight (8) hours minimum at a conference related to the emergency management and public safety fields. | Great Lakes Homeland Security Conference, MEMA Conference, NEMA Conference, etc. | Certificate of attendance, MI-TRAIN records, letter from conference organizer confirming attendance, etc. |
Develop a Publication, Article, Plan, or Presentation | Development of an article for a community newsletter, educational research paper, emergency management plan, educational presentation, etc. | Community newsletter, published paper, Emergency Operations Plan, conference presentation, etc. | Sign-in sheet, proof of your development of the publication, article, plan, or presentation. |
Exercise Planning or Participation |
Participation in exercise planning or conduct. Observing an exercise does not qualify. |
Participation on an exercise planning team, playing in an exercise, controlling, or evaluating. | Sign-in sheet, MI CIMS entry, Incident Action Plan (IAP) with your name on it, After-Action Report (AAR), etc. Proof of your participation in exercise planning or conduct. |
Significant Actual Incident or Planned Event Participation | Active involvement in an actual incident or planned event that is significant for your community. | Flooding, Super Bowl, county fair, festival, etc. | MI CIMS entry, IAP with your name on it, AAR, sign-in sheet, etc. |
PEM designees may claim activities from the list above that occurred from October 1 to September 30 of the previous year. In early September, all active PEMs will receive an email containing a link to an Annual Renewal Form (EMD-074). The link will contain a questionnaire to certify the completion of at least three of the five annual renewal requirements and any verification of contact information.
Below is an example of the certification language on the renewal form:
I certify the above information to be true and accurate as of [date of submission] for the fiscal year [previous fiscal year]. Furthermore, I am prepared to provide substantiation documentation as proof of completion within 30 days of being requested to do so.
PEM designees will not be required to submit documentation at the time of the certification. A randomized subset of current PEMs will be asked to provide substantiation documentation for review. If selected, one must provide documented proof of completion within 30 days of the request by:
- uploading documentation into the PEM designee’s MI-TRAIN account
- providing hard copies of the documents
- emailing electronic copies of the documents
Note: Failure to comply with the annual renewal requirements set forth in this PEM Program Manual will result in revocation of use of the “PEM” title by the Michigan State Police, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division (MSP/EMHSD).