EMAT

What EMAT does

EMAT (Emergency Management Association of Texas) is a Texas-based non-profit professional membership association founded in 2009 and dedicated to advancing the field of emergency management statewide and nationally. The organization represents emergency management practitioners across 8 Texas geographic regions and is governed by a 21-member Board of Directors composed of 16 regional members, 4 at-large members, and 1 corporate member, with an Executive Director (Jim Coles) managing day-to-day operations. EMAT's stated mission is to advance a statewide emergency management agenda and promote the professional growth of emergency management practitioners, serving individuals in government, education, healthcare, nonprofit, and private-sector roles.

EMAT's core products and services include: (1) annual membership with delegate dues of $150/year (2019 rates) plus agency discounts for 3+ members; (2) the Texas Emergency Manager (TEM) certification program with TEM Basic, TEM Recertification, and CEM Reciprocity pathways; (3) the annual Leadership Symposium featuring training sessions, certification exam administration, and networking; (4) bimonthly training webinars; (5) an annual awards program; (6) a Career Center job board; and (7) a newsletter/news center. The organization's technology infrastructure is built on the Wild Apricot membership management platform, providing member sign-in functionality with Google, Microsoft, and Apple SSO, event registration, and communication tools. EMAT maintains three core strategic partnerships: Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) for DHS-approved pre-conference training courses, the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) for on-site CEM/AEM certification exam administration, and the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) for alignment on planning standards and training.

EMAT generates revenue through three streams: recurring annual membership dues (subscription), one-time symposium registration fees ranging from $75 (early student) to $295 (standard non-member) across the 2018, 2023, and 2024 symposia, and professional certification fees from the TEM program. The go-to-market motion is primarily event-driven (annual Symposium) and community-led (committees, caucuses, regional engagement). Membership growth is anchored on the Symposium as the marquee engagement and recruitment event; the 2024 Symposium achieved the highest attendance in EMAT's history and the 2022 Symposium drew 300+ attendees and 30 vendors. All operations are domestic within Texas, with no disclosed geographic expansion plans beyond state-level emergency management.

Name

EMAT

Legal name

Emergency Management Association of Texas

Website

https://emat-tx.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

EMAT is a Texas-based non-profit professional membership association serving emergency management practitioners across 8 regions. It provides TEM certification, an annual Leadership Symposium, training webinars, advocacy, and community engagement, generating revenue through membership dues, event registration, and certification fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Emergency Management & Incident Command (EOC/ICS) (EDALAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Emergency Response Team (ERT) Staffing & Incident Management Support (BPABANAD)

Keywords

• Emergency management association
• Professional certification programs
• Disaster preparedness training
• Emergency management membership
• Professional development services

Headquarters

HQ city

Spicewood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: EMAT generates revenue through annual membership dues from individual emergency management professionals, delegates, and organizational members. Delegate member dues were $150 annually (2019 rates), with price breaks available for agencies with 3 or more members.
2. Annual Symposium Registration: Revenue from the annual Leadership Symposium through various registration tiers including delegate, affiliate, associate, student, and non-member rates. Early bird and standard pricing available. The 2018 symposium had delegate registration at $250 (early: $225), student at $100 (early: $75).
3. Professional Certification Fees: Revenue generated through the TEM (Texas Emergency Manager) certification program, including application fees and credential maintenance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

EMAT is a nonprofit professional membership association serving emergency management practitioners across Texas. It delivers paid membership, the Texas Emergency Manager (TEM) credentialing program, an annual Leadership Symposium, bimonthly training webinars, an awards program, and a career center for emergency management professionals statewide.

Product overview

EMAT (Emergency Management Association of Texas) is a professional membership association, not a software product company. The organization provides membership services, professional certification programs (TEM, CEM), annual conferences, training webinars, awards recognition, and informational resources for Texas emergency management practitioners. The core offerings consist of membership programs, the Texas Emergency Manager certification pathway, annual leadership symposiums, and educational resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EMAT Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• Highest attendance in EMAT Symposium history achieved in 2024
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 December 2025EMAT partners with TEEX to offer pre-conference training opportunities at the annual Symposium. For the 2026 Symposium, TEEX is providing two courses: MGT-340 (Crisis Leadership & Decision-Making) and MGT-414 (Critical Infrastructure Resilience & Community Lifelines). These are DHS-approved training courses offered in College Station.
• International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 December 2025EMAT partners with IAEM to offer Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) and Associate Emergency Manager (AEM) certification exams onsite at the annual Symposium. IAEM credentials are nationally recognized and administered through their certification program.
• Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTDEM is the state agency that EMAT collaborates with on planning standards, training, and professional development. EMAT promotes TDEM resources, conferences, and initiatives to its membership.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• National Emergency Management Association (NEMA): Association of state emergency management directors and senior officials; comparable as a peer-tier membership body serving emergency-management professionals with policy, training, and convening functions.
• International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM): National professional membership association for emergency managers; directly comparable because it offers the CEM/AEM certification exams that EMAT co-hosts, plus membership, training, and advocacy for the same practitioner persona.
• Emergency Preparedness Association of Georgia (EPAG): State-level EM professional association for Georgia; another close peer in the multi-state association landscape that mirrors EMAT's structure of dues, annual conference, and credentials.
• California Emergency Services Association (CESA): State-level professional association for California emergency managers; offers the closest analog to EMAT in terms of statewide scope, membership model, certification advocacy, and annual conference format.
• Florida Emergency Preparedness Association (FEPA): Florida statewide association for emergency management professionals; similar nonprofit, membership-and-conference model with comparable training, networking, and certification support missions.

Others

• National Association of Counties (NACo): Broad public-sector membership association with an emergency-management constituency relevant to EMAT's county-official members; thematically related as a convening body for the same customer segment.
• Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM): Texas state agency that EMAT collaborates with on planning standards, training, and promotion; included as an adjacent public-sector counterpart that shapes EMAT's operating environment rather than competing for members.
• Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX): Core strategic partner that delivers DHS-approved training courses at EMAT's symposium; relevant as an ecosystem participant that enables EMAT's training offering rather than as a competing membership association.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/YourEMAT
• Facebookfacebook.com/YourEMAT

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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