Talk:Emergency Management Institute

Good Article Candidate
Could someone please review the article for GA status. Feel free to make minor copy edits to the article.Huskers110110 (talk) 19:23, 18 October 2015 (UTC)

Jimmy Carter
Although Jimmy Carter played a role in the establishment of EMI, a static portrait of him contributes nothing to the article. His photo wasn't taken at the campus and does not show him doing anything relevant to EMI. Folklore1 (talk) 16:44, 19 October 2015 (UTC)

Respectfully disagree
I respectfully disagree - The relevance is that the Carter Administration founded EMI, NETC, and the NFA from what was left of the former St. Joseph’s College (so I am of the opinion that a portrait is right & proper).

As the Official FEMA Website states: In 1979, then President Jimmy Carter brought together a number of Federal agencies that had involvement in disasters, including DCPA, and created a new, amalgamated organization, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Also '''in 1979, President Carter dedicated the former St. Joseph’s College, which closed with its merger of participants and faculty with Mount Saint Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Maryland, as the FEMA National Emergency Training Center (NETC). NETC then became the home for the National Fire Academy (NFA) and the re-named Staff College which become the Emergency Management Institute (EMI), to reflect its now broader training role'''. The move from Battle Creek, Michigan, to Emmitsburg was done in the Fall of 1980 and the first EMI class was conducted in January 1981. EMI and NFA are managed independently with unique participant audiences and curricula for the emergency management and national fire communities. EMI and NFA have collaborated on curricula and programs since their inception, and share in the cost of operation of NETC. Huskers110110 (talk) 22:47, 19 October 2015 (UTC)

Copyright Violation
As the Emergency Management Institute and its website (as owned by the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security) are property of the United States federal government, I believe the plagiarism in the article is not a violation of copyright law, as dictated in 17 U.S. Code § 105. I also cite the following from Wikipedia itself on the issue: Public_domain. Zkidwiki (talk) 01:00, 26 March 2016 (UTC)
 * I agree with the above comment by Zkidwiki. HugoHelp (talk) 13:06, 3 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Some support for the above position is located here: https://www.fema.gov/faq-details/Copyright-of-EMI-courses/copyright I don't know if the copyright violation notice rationale included audio, video, or photography, if so, then this web page should help clear up if a violation exists: https://www.fema.gov/photo-video-audio-use-guidelines   HugoHelp (talk) 21:40, 9 September 2017 (UTC)