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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL

[photo, State Emergency Operations Center, Camp Fretterd Military Reservation, 5401 Rue Saint Lo Drive, Reisterstown, Maryland] Blake Langford, Advisor (443) 379-9493; e-mail: blake.langford@maryland.gov

Appointed by Governor to 2-year terms:
Ronald E. Gill, Jr., Chair (chosen by Governor), 2024
Michael J. Berna; Jonathan H. Bratt; Douglas W. Brown; Timothy K. Cameron; Jonathan M. Dayton; Jonathan D. Favorite; Dwayne C. Freeman; Tiffany D. Green; Adrian J. Grieve; Earl F. (Buddy) Hance; Jasper D. Jones; Joseph L. Lafleur; Jennifer L. Martin, Esq.; Ryan A. Miller; Thomas C. Moran; Marverly K. Nettles; Robert H. Poole; Kevin J. Simmons; Clay B. Stamp; Bruce A. Wahl; Stephen A. Wantz; David L. Willenborg. Terms expire 2024.

State Emergency Operations Center, Camp Fretterd Military Reservation, 5401 Rue Saint Lo Drive, Reisterstown, Maryland, October 2021. Photo courtesy of Maryland Department of Emergency Management.

c/o Maryland Department of Emergency Management
State Emergency Operations Center
Camp Fretterd Military Reservation, 5401 Rue Saint Lo Drive, Reisterstown, MD 21136
web: https://mdem.maryland.gov/community/Pages/GEMAC.aspx

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Origins of the Emergency Management Advisory Council began in 1950, when the General Assembly authorized the Civil Defense Advisory Council (Chapter 563, Acts of 1949). The Council was renamed in 1950 as the Civil Defense and Disaster Preparedness Advisory Council (Chapter 666, Acts of 1975). In 1981, it became the Emergency Management Advisory Council (Chapter 505, Acts of 1981).

The Emergency Management Advisory Council advises the Governor on all matters relating to State emergency management (Chapter 505, Acts of 1981; Chapter 5, Acts of 2003; Chapter 181, Acts of 2005).

Appointed by the Governor, the Council includes representatives from State and local government, and volunteer organizations, such as firefighter companies and rescue squads (Code Public Safety Article, sec. 14-105).

The Emergency Management Advisory Council also serves as the Maryland State Emergency Response Commission.

MARYLAND STATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSION
To protect people and the environment from hazardous chemical material, the Governor in 1987 designated the Emergency Management Advisory Council to serve as the Maryland State Emergency Response Commission (Executive Order 01.01.1987.11). The designation was made in accordance with Title III of the federal Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-499).

Fulfilling its federal functions, the Maryland State Emergency Response Commission established emergency response planning districts and local emergency planning committees. The Commission receives and distributes certain material safety data sheets, hazardous chemical inventories, and toxic chemical release forms.

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