2027 Summer Intern, Disaster Management (Baton Rouge, LA; Tallahassee, FL; Remote)

Location: Hybrid work from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, or Tallahassee, Florida, or remote work from any U.S. location. The 10-week summer internship runs from early June through early August. Relocation and housing assistance are not provided.

Salary: $31,272–$53,162 annualized pay range based on full-time employment.

Company

hirify.global is an advisory and technology services provider supporting federal, state, and local government clients with complex challenges.

What you will do

• Rotate through preparedness and insurance, emergency and disaster operations, and disaster recovery service lines.
• Gain exposure to emergency operations plan development, hazard and vulnerability assessments, and disaster exercise design.
• Support exposure to long-term recovery planning, catastrophe modeling, risk pooling, and resilience strategies.
• Learn about Emergency Operations Center staffing, Incident Command System practices, National Incident Management System practices, resource typing, and mutual aid requests.
• Contribute to situational awareness products such as situation reports and leadership briefings.
• Gain exposure to FEMA Public Assistance delivery, damage assessment, documentation, cost recovery, and grant compliance.

Requirements

• At least 30 completed college credit hours by the start date in emergency management, homeland security, public administration, political science, public health, or a related field.
• U.S. citizenship is required due to federal contract requirements.
• Comfort with Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Strong writing and research skills, including the ability to translate technical material for different audiences.
• Genuine interest in emergency management, disaster recovery, or public sector consulting.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with the disaster lifecycle and core emergency management concepts.
• Coursework or self-study in FEMA's Incident Command System or National Incident Management System, such as IS-100 or IS-700.
• Exposure to GIS or other data analysis tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, 10-week summer internship with structured rotation-based learning.
• Work alongside consultants across the disaster management practice.
• Exposure, learning, and time with teams performing the work are guaranteed, while specific project ownership may vary.
• Collaborative workplace focused on sharing expertise and professional development.