The Maryland Emergency Management Association promotes and supports an all-hazards approach to Emergency Management in the State of Maryland. The purpose of this Association shall be:

(a). To promote and support all-hazard emergency management in the State of Maryland.

(b.) To coordinate the common efforts of its members to protect the lives and property of all persons within the State of Maryland against the effects of disasters or enemy attack.

(c.) To actively cultivate a culture of continuous professional development and uphold elevated ethical standards amongst partners in preparedness within the State of Maryland.

(d.) To evaluate, disseminate, and to act as a repository for ideas and suggestions for the common experience and collective judgment of those specialists trained and responsible for all-hazard emergency management.

(e.) To act in concert with and in a professional advisory capacity to other organizations regarding all-hazard emergency management.

(f.) To promote Emergency Management-related scholarship opportunities for its members and raise funds for the Association’s Donald Doc Lumpkins Scholarship program.