Two HSEEP Myths That Persist

I guess we can’t call it disinformation, more likely at this point we can call it misinformation.

The two Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) myths that persist have to do with compliance and certification. See below for what the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has in its FAQ section on those topics:

What is meant by HSEEP compliant?
You will not find the term HSEEP compliant/compliance within the current HSEEP version or the various FEMA Preparedness Grant requirements. FEMA discounted this terminology in 2010/2011. The language that you will see is “consistent with HSEEP” or HSEEP consistent”. HSEEP provides guidance and tools for designing and developing a successful community exercise; it does not mandate the alignment to a specific format or product.

How do I become HSEEP certified?
There is no such thing as being “HSEEP certified”. Individuals may take the HSEEP course (L/K-0146) and receive a certification of completion.

I continue to see requests for proposals (RFPs) from emergency management agencies and others who state that a report or people doing the work are to be compliant or certified.