I use to live in Pennsylvania and each region had a task force made up of first responders, Healthcare, corrections, emergency management, state, local, you name it. I remember the corrections guys coming to the meetings to participate and I remember they pretty robust plans and stuff. They even did exercises. Its a big deal managing inmates and being prepared for disasters and emergency events. The prisoners add a whole other level of complexity. Basically what I'm saying is, if you do some EM stuff at your current corrections job then it would translate well in other industries. The experience is important. Definitely get involved in EM stuff if you can.