It reopened in January 1981 as the Emergency Management Institute. These are all elements of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Also located on the campus are the Fallen Firefighters Memorial and the Fallen Firefighters Foundation. Total employment on the campus consists of 170 Federal employees and 200 contractor employees. Students attend classes for a period of 2 days to 2 weeks and come from all over the United States.
Students also attend from other countries around the world.
There is also no tuition cost, students are generally reimbursed for the transportation to and from Emmitsburg, and ground transportation is provided between Emmitsburg and the Baltimore-Washington area. The only cost to students is their meal ticket and local transportation at their point of departure. Students apply for and are accepted into specific courses. Acceptance is generally based on the benefit the community will derive from the training and improvement of present job knowledge and skills. Classes are not open to the general public.