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LIFETIME requirements

updated 07 Sept 2012
 

The Lifetime CEM® designation is an honor bestowed by the CEM® Commission. The Lifetime designation shall be read and presented to the candidate at an IAEM Annual Conference upon meeting the following criteria.

1. The candidate must have been awarded the CEM® designation and recertified at least once prior to becoming eligible for the Lifetime designation.
2. The candidate must be a current CEM® at the time of application.
   • The candidate must be nominated for the Lifetime designation by a member of the IAEM Board of Directors or CEM® Commission.
• The nomination form shall include a narrative stating the achievements in the field of emergency management and two letters of recommendation from CEM®s stating achievements deserving of this honor. Excerpts from these letters are to be read during the presentation.
• The nomination form shall be submitted to the Chair of the CEM® Commission for review.  A simple majority vote of the Commission and the IAEM Board of Directors shall be required to approve.
3. The candidate must be retired from full time service as an employee in the field of emergency management and remain retired.
   • “Retired from emergency management” for the purpose of this designation means less than 400 hours of employment, self employment, principal in a consulting firm in a one calendar year period.
   • Exception to the 400 hours of employment is during a recall to service in emergency management to assist in the response and recovery of a disaster that has been designated by the president, prime minister or other head of state.
4. The Lifetime CEM® shall be expected to uphold and adhere to the Code of Ethics of CEM®.
5. Should a Lifetime CEM® desire to change their status back to a regular CEM®, they must continue to maintain the normal re-certification process in place at the time they revert back to regular status, with no time charged for the duration of their Lifetime status.
   • Any training and contributions to the profession obtained during the period of Lifetime CEM® may be used in the re-certification process but is subject to review as with any candidate.

Once IAEM Headquarters has received the completed nomination form for the candidate from an IAEM Board Member or CEM® Commissioner plus two written, signed reference letters from current CEM®s, the application will be reviewed by the Council Commission during the next scheduled review meeting.

If the Council CEM® Commission accepts the lifetime nomination, the recommendations will to forwarded to the Council Board of Directors for their review and approval. The candidate will be awarded their Lifetime CEM® after the minutes from the Council Board of Directors meeting, stating acceptance of the candidate’s Lifetime nomination, have been approved. Please note that this process can take several months. We thank you in advance for your patience.

Download the nomination form