The City of Dallas has been recertified as a Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP). EMAP is a wide-ranging and rigorous program that evaluates emergency management programs on a federal, state, local, and institutional scale that meets strict standards for emergency management excellence. 

EMAP is a wide-ranging and rigorous program that evaluates Emergency Management programs on a federal, state, local, and institutional scale. OEM documented compliance with sixty-six industry-recognized standards that were peer-reviewed by an assessment team of EMAP trained assessors. Accreditation recognizes the ability of programs to bring together personnel, resources, and communications from various agencies and organizations in preparation for and in response to a disaster of any type.