UPCOMING EVENTS
EMAI Conference
SAVE THE DATE!
The annual EMAI conference is October 28-30. Pre-conference trainings are Oct. 26-27.
We are currently in the planing stages for the 2026 conference. Have a topic or speaker you’d like to hear? Contact Conference Coordinator Stephanie McKinney at stephaniem@gibsoncounty-in.gov.
The conference will be held at
Embassy Suites by Hilton Noblesville Indianapolis Conference Center
13700 Conference Center Drive South, Noblesville, IN 46060
Hotel: 317-674-1900
Click here to book your hotel room
LAST DATE TO BOOK AT DISCOUNTED $179/night RATE: September 25, 11:59pm.
Cancellation Policy: Rooms may be cancelled up to 72 hours prior to arrival.
2025 EMAI Annual Conference
Register Now for the 2025 EMAI Conference
October 22-24, 2025
Pre-conference trainings and tour October 20-21
To register, scan the QR code or click the button below.
Conference Information
Conference Agenda: Click here to see the 2025 Conference Agenda
Hotel Information: Indianapolis Marriott East for $131.00 USD per night - Last Day to Book: Saturday, September 20, 2025. Click here to book your hotel room at a group rate for the conference
Conference fee: $350 for full conference. 1-Day only: $175
Vendor inFORMATION
The conference is out of vendor space for the 2025 conference. no more vendor applications will be taken.
Save the date for the 2025 EMAI Annual Conference. The conference will be held at the Indianapolis East Marriott.
Pre-conference dates will be Monday, October 20 through Tuesday, October 21. Join us for a tour of the INDOT Traffic Management Center and trainings including:
Legal Issues in Emergency Management** (Click HERE for course flyer and registration. Students MUST bring a laptop to class)
Public Assistance and Damage Assessment (Click HERE for more information and to register)
CANCELLED MGT-318 Public Information in an All-Hazards Incident (Click HERE to register or register in Acadis)
Classes run 8am-5pm daily
The conference will start on Wednesday, October 22, and conclude on Friday, October 24.
Topics include:
Updates from IDHS (Mary Moran, Emergency Management Director, IDHS)
An overview of the Greenwood Park Mall shooting (James Ison, Greenwood Police Dept.)
Washington D.C. January 2025 Plane Crash (Jeremy Bersin, Bureau Chief, D.C. Homeland Security/EMA)
IMAT in the North Carolina Hurricane (Amir Mousavi, Chief, Tri-Township Fire & Rescue; Gavan Hebner, Director, Clark County EMA)
Drone use in emergency management (Matt True, Dirrector, Jefferson County EMA)
Critical Incident Stress management (Kimble Richardson, Community Health Network)
Search and rescue training standards (John Summerlot, Director, IU Emergency Management)
Special events planning (Steve Broniarczyk, Protective Security Advisor, CISA Region 5)
Conducting damage assessments with WebEOC and ArcGIS (Mike Hill & Graham Jessiman, IDHS)
Fatality management: Past, Present, and Future (Jason Smith, IDHS)
THIRA/HIRA/SPR/NIMS (Joshua Kiilu, IDHS)
Cybersecurity/Artificial Intelligence (Chetrice Mosley-Romero, Ice Miller)
Whelan Mass Notification System (Mike Dyer, ECS Radio)
Debris Management (Beth Carpenter, IDHS)
Threats versus Freedom of Speech (John Summerlot, Director, IU Emergency Management)
EOP vs. CEMP (Beth Carpenter, IDHS)
Peer Support: Lending a Hand in Times of Need (Toby Liff, Battalion Chief, Monroe Fire Protection District)
Indiana Electric Cooperatives Mutual Aid for Outage Restoration (Jon Elkins, Indiana Electric Cooperative, VP Safety, Training, & Compliance)
Community Organizations Active in Disasters (Jane Crady, Chair, Indiana VOAD)
Duke Energy EMA Grants (Marvin Blade, Vice President of Indiana Community Relations and Economic Development, Duke Energy)
Task Force 1 Deployment to the Texas July 2025 Flooding (Jay Settergren and Tom Neal, Indiana Task Force 1)
EMAI Board Meeting
**This course is sponsored by EMAI. Enrollment is NOT in Acadis. Students will receive Certificate of Completion from EMAI, but will not receive an IDHS certificate.
Know an exceptional emergency manager? Click here to nominate them for an EMAI award!
2024 EMAI Annual Conference
Come join a diverse network of emergency managers and partners from around the state at the 2024 EMAI Annual Conference: Facing the Future Together; Collaboration in Emergency Management.
This year’s conference will start on Monday, October 14, 2024, with pre-conference training and conclude on Friday, October 18, 2024. The conference will be at the Marriott East in Indianapolis, located at 7202 East 21st St., Indianapolis, IN 46219. Stay tuned for more specific information related to the conference. We look forward to seeing you all soon!
Full Conference is $350, and 1 Day ticket is $175.
Thank you for choosing to have your Event with us!
Book your Hotel Room HERE:
Book your group rate for Emergency Management Alliance of Indiana
The Last Day to Book a room is Friday, September 27, 2024
Conference Agenda can be found here:
Click the link below to view the official 2024 Conference Agenda
EMAI Pre-Conference Training
This year, the Emergency Management Alliance of Indiana will be hosting 2 pre-conference training courses. The courses are Hazardous Weather and Flooding Preparedness (G271) and Hazardous Materials Awareness (HMA).
It is NOT required that you attend or pay for the conference to attend these courses.
You must have an Acadis account to register (click here if you need an account). For the Hazardous Weather and Flooding Preparedness course, search for “20241014” in Acadis. (As of 8/21/24, there is currently a wait list for this course). For the Hazardous Materials Awareness (HMA) course, search for “HMA220819” in Acadis.
Course Description and Flyer for Hazardous Weather and Flooding Preparedness Course
Course Description
This course provides training for local and state emergency managers who respond to hazardous weather events, while promoting partnership and coordination between the National Weather Service (NWS) and emergency managers. The goal of this course is to enhance emergency managers? ability to recognize potentially hazardous weather and flooding situations so they are equipped to plan appropriately and to coordinate effective responses.
Selection Criteria: The audience for the course will encompass primarily the following professional groups:
• Local emergency managers (i.e., county, city, parish, or other jurisdiction)
• State emergency management personnel
• Voluntary agency representatives
• Private sector emergency managers
Course Description and Syllabus for Hazardous Materials Awareness Course
Course Description
This course will give the students the knowledge to identify, isolate, and deny entry to an incident involving hazardous materials using reference materials such as the US Department of Transportation Emergency Response Guidebook (US DOT ERG)
IPSC 10-4 Day
SAVE THE DATE!
Join IPSC on October 4, 2024, for the Second Annual 10-4 Day, an opportunity to:
Check and test public safety communication equipment and vehicles
Test communication pathways
Bring amateur radio/auxiliary communication into statewide response and recovery efforts
This event is intended for Communication Unit (COMU) and Auxiliary Communication (AUXC) personnel. Bring your team and equipment - all communication platforms will be tested.
ALL individuals who intend to participate or observe must register! For example, each Communication/CMD vehicle will include a Driver along with respective Communication Unit (COMU) members.
MORE INFORMATION WILL BE FORTHCOMING IN THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS