Regional Emergency Management Committee

The Regional Emergency Management Committee (REMC) coordinates and supports regional all-hazards emergency planning and preparedness activities to improve the region’s ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from all disasters. REMCs were created by the Vermont Legislature (20 V.S.A. § 6), and the Vermont Division of Emergency Management developed guidance documents describing how REMCs are to function.

The REMC coordinates with statewide emergency planning and has a seat on the Statewide Local Emergency Planning Committee, the Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA)/Stakeholder Preparedness Review (SPR), and the Integrated Preparedness Plan Workshop (IPPW).

Regional Emergency Management Committee meetings

Regional Emergency Management Committee membership

The REMC meets quarterly and has the following membership.

Voting members

  • The local Emergency Management Director or designee
  • One representative from each town/city/village in the region to be appointed by the town/city/village executive or legislative branch. This representative shall be a member of the local emergency services community

Voting members shall annually select a Chair and a Vice-Chair.

Nonvoting members may include representatives from the following organizations

  • Fire departments
  • Emergency medical services
  • Law enforcement
  • Media
  • Transportation
  • Regional Planning Commissions
  • Hospitals
  • The Department of Health’s District Office
  • The Division of Emergency Management
  • Organizations serving vulnerable populations
  • Any other interested public or private individual or organization

contact

For more information, contact Christine Forde, CCRPC Senior Planner: cforde@ccrpcvt.org or (802) 846-4490 x 113