IMSA is globally recognized as the leader in public safety certifications, having issued over 100,000 certificates in public safety. (Membership is not a requirement to obtain certification.)... IMSA is the oldest known association of its kind in the world. It dates back to October 1896, when a group of municipal signal men from several east coast cities met in Brooklyn, New York and organized an association called the "International Association of Fire and Police Telegraph Superintendents." Records indicate that the group met once a year thereafter and that committees were appointed which developed and submitted technical papers on pertinent subjects at these annual meetings... Effective April 10, 2018, IMSA incorporated in Florida and spun off its Certification operations to a sister company, IMSA Center for Public Safety Certification, Inc. ("IMSA Certification"). The two organizations work closely together to continue to seamlessly serve our membership and the public safety..