The Mission of the San Mateo County Emergency Managers Association (SMCEMA) is to:
Serve as a clearinghouse for emergency management best practices, ideas, suggestions and courses of action; to provide input and recommendations for administrative and operational plans, courses of action and procedures;
Evaluate, develop and make recommendations for emergency management and disaster related public policy and procedures;
Convey an EMA position on appropriate matters and provide expertise and information to the public and private sectors and to the communities we serve;
Encourage planning and preparedness for emergencies