The courses are conducted at the gema/hs training facility at 2046 collier rd., forsyth, gema/hs headquarters in atlanta, or in local communities by qualified instructors from within, as well as outside, the agency. Governor kemp has declared a state of emergency for all 159 counties is georgia in response to the impending tropical storm helene. Georgia law directs gema/hs to provide school safety training and technical assistance to the education, emergency management and public safety communities of georgia These services are provided through gema/hs. The georgia emergency management and homeland security agency (gema/hs) provides various forms of assistance and grants to individuals, businesses, and communities to assist with the prevention, mitigation, and recovery of damages prior to and in the wake of disasters. The director of gema/hs will coordinate emergency management activities of all agencies/organizations within the state and serve as a liaison with other states and the federal government.
The state of emergency executive order authorizes the georgia emergency management and homeland security agency (gema/hs) to activate the state operations center (soc) and mobilize any needed resources to address potential impacts. As part of the office of the governor, gema/hs operates under the authority of the emergency management act of 1981 As a coastal state, georgia is at risk for hurricanes that form in the southern atlantic ocean, caribbean sea and gulf of mexico. The georgia emergency management and homeland security agency coordinates the state’s preparedness, response and recovery efforts to disasters As part of the office of the governor, gema/hs operates under the authority of the emergency management act of 1981.
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