Adventures in Emergency Management

[Tedium]

Go with Frederick Community College.

I also have a few online classes you can take to give you a leg up with the prospective job. The second link is a well known/well respected certification.

TEEX Internet-Basic Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Concepts for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) Events

TEEX WMD/Terrorism Awareness for Emergency Responders

Man, I always saw people on this forum using TEEX for CS. I had no idea they had those other offerings. I'm definitely adding those to my list. Oh, and my BA is going to be in English and I'm also working on a Copyediting Certificate from UC San Diego Extension. I should have classes for the BA done by the end of December.

I'm thinking that getting certifications would be a better investment of your time and money unless the employer is going to train you for these. You could start with an OSHA 30 hour course and Hazwoper. 360Training is an authorized provider.
Welcome to 360Training.com

You might also want to look into occupational health and safety and fire science programs in addition to emergency management. I've taken the two courses Defscarlett mentioned above plus the mass prophylaxis course. TEEX also offers a Hazardous Materials Awareness course for $25.
TEEX Hazardous Material Awareness

I think my employer will train on OSHA related materials. I know there is a two week training period, but I'm not sure the specifics. I will ask my friend who is working there now if he remembers the exact names of the training materials. That's the only one that y'all mentioned that I would probably hold off on.

Honestly, the Emergency Management Certificate was not related to my possible plant job, though I was planning to mention the PDS on my application. The moral of that story was just that I enjoyed the EM material enough to want to get further education. I wouldn't be done with any of those programs, even FCC, before I get any calls about the job. I expect to hear something in the next couple of months.

I'm hoping that once I get a bunch of certifications I can move to some sort of EM position within the company, or find a company that has a position open. I am not planning on getting rich by doing this, it's just something I think I would excel in. Plus, there is the added bonus of being able to help people while doing my job.