Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency

Organization

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1978 - Present

Biography

The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) was created by Act 1978-323, an amendment to the State's Health and Safety Code. PEMA's mission is to coordinate state agency response, including the Office of the State Fire Commissioner and Office of Homeland Security; to support county and local governments in the areas of civil defense, disaster mitigation; and preparing for, responding to and recovering from man-made or natural disasters.

The governor, lieutenant governor and appropriate agency directors, along with bipartisan representatives from both houses of the General Assembly, comprise the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Council, which oversees PEMA. Headquarters for PEMA are located in the capital with three state district headquarters (east, central, and west).

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, 2005-2006

Collection

Identifier: 01-ST2005_24

Scope and Contents In addition to the normal issues typically addressed, the 2005-2006 Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee focused on several specific topics. The Committee held public or informational hearings on Philadelphia's Emergency Communication Radio System, Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC), Hurricane Katrina, hurricane and disaster preparedness, volunteer ambulance services, emergency uniform numbering system for public school, and Wireless 9-1-1. ...

Dates: 2005-2006; Other: Date acquired: 12/11/2005

Found in: Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives / Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, 2005-2006