AWDA

The Georgia Emergency Management Agency operates various functional divisions, including finance, operations, public affairs and hazard mitigation. Its finance division performs a variety of functions related to procurement, contracts, inventory, personnel, payroll, and budget preparation and development. The Georgia Emergency Management Agency s operations division is responsible for the day-to-day activities of the state s emergency management program, as well as coordinates its response to disasters, emergencies and special events. It also maintains a public assistance division that collaborates with local governments to ensure the completion of reconstruction and rebuilding programs. Additionally, the agency also has a terrorism emergency response and preparedness division that provides critical training, intelligence gathering and homeland security grant services. The Georgia Emergency Management Agency is located in Atlanta.