About NJEMA
Purpose
To promote the efforts of its members in a common goal and to protect
the property and lives of all residents within the geographical limits
of New Jersey and, whenever necessary, beyond said scope, against any
enemy or natural disaster for the preservation of our Local and National
Security.
Mission Statement
- Public Service Focus
- Everything we do is dedicated to the satisfaction of present and
future residents and the general public.
- Respect
- We treat everyone with dignity and we value different backgrounds,
cultures and viewpoints.
- Integrity
- We are honest, consistent and professional in every facet of our
behavior. We communicate openly and directly.
- Teamwork
- We work and communicate across all functions, levels, localities and
with other emergency service groups. We are each accountable for our
behavior and performance.
- Innovation
- We challenge ourselves by embracing innovation, creativity and
technology in all aspects of our work. We learn from our successes
and failures.
- Quality
- We deliver the quality that our residents and public demand —in
all we do— with our services and our people.
- Our Goals
- By living these values, we will achieve our objectives and we will
make our Office of Emergency Management the best in the State.
NJEMA History
Emergency Management has been in New Jersey approximately 15 years under the
supervision of the New Jersey State Police (N.J.S.P). Prior to that it was
called Civil Preparedness and before that the well known Civil Defense.
The name was changed primarily to get away from the image of the tin hat
and flashlight days but the object of protecting the home and home rule is
still in existence in our state.
It is sad that most of our records were lost, however we are endeavoring to
get as many memories together as is possible from our membership. If you
have any date you wish to have incorporated, please contact the President.
We sincerely hope the pieces of our past can be put together again.
We know that this is our 39th Annual Workshop/Seminar. The U. S. Civil
Defense Council was established and chartered our Association, in fact we
received the first charter, that is why we are Number 1. The Charter reads
as follows:
BE IT KNOWN TO ALL MEN THAT: THE NEW JERSEY CIVIL DEFENSE
ASSOCIATION has met the required standards as outlined in Article XX of the
United States Civil Defense Council Constitution and has been properly
approved by the executive committee.
THEREFORE, with the power invested in me by the members of the United States
Civil Defense Council, I hereby affix my signature to the Charter and do
declare:
THE NEW JERSEY CIVIL DEFENSE ASSOCIATION
To be a department within the United States Civil Defense Council.
In testimony whereof I have set my hand and seal of the United States Civil
Defense Council of this 27th day of September in the year of our Lord,
Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-five. By the President Walter DeLyle, Jr.
An additional award was also received from the National Coordinating Council
on Emergency Mangement (formerly NCCEM) This is to certify that the New
Jersey Civil Defense Disaster Control Association is hereby awarded this
Certificate of Achievement for the efforts to establish the 1st Chapter of
the N.C.C.E.M. on this 11th day of October 1984, signed by Myra T. Lee,
President.
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