FEMA Independent Study: Within the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, United States Fire Administration, operates the Emergency Management Institute (EMI). EMI offers more than forty independent study courses to train the general public as well as specific target audiences. All materials on this Internet site are available to anyone who can access them. However, official enrollment in the courses, scoring of final exams, issuance of certificates, and maintenance of student records is limited to United States (US) citizens with a US deliverable postal address including APO and FPO addresses.