The Institute for Rural Emergency Management (IREM) at the University of Central Missouri was established in June 2005 to meet a demonstrated need for technical assistance in rural communities. UCM is the only university in the U.S. to create a community outreach center focused on the emergency management needs of rural America, which are distinct from the needs of urban and suburban communities.
IREM gathers best practices from successful rural projects and develops guidelines and targeted information to distribute to elected officials and community leaders. In rural areas human resources are often limited, so IREM provides supervised student interns and researchers to complete vital projects, implement new programs, and deliver training workshops and exercises.
The Institute for Rural Emergency Management, staffed by a full-time director and graduate assistants, works in these key project areas.
Researchers from diverse backgrounds and expertise contribute to the organization's development.
Dr. Dianna Bryant and Mr. Jeff Hartle will be attending the 2019 Clean Waterways Conference in Cincinnati, OH in April. This interdisciplinary conference brings together industry and academic leaders in two tracks: Planning and Preparedness and Response. Breakout sessions include interjurisdictional issues, challenges of cold weather response, and advances in technology in the field. UCM students will participate with conference event management as well as attend keynote and breakout sessions.
Get the weather for UCM, provided by the weather station on the Humphreys Building and paid for with student tech fee funds.
Dianna Bryant
Executive Director
Humphreys 200
Tel: (660)543-4971
