Emergency Emergency Management Management

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Emergency management Emergency management specialists coordinate activities in specialists coordinate activities in response to disasters, such as response to disasters, such as ordering evacuations or opening ordering evacuations or opening public shelters.public shelters.

They collaborate with other They collaborate with other emergency response agencies in emergency response agencies in their jurisdiction, such as fire, their jurisdiction, such as fire, police, emergency medical, and police, emergency medical, and public works.public works.

They must be familiar with any They must be familiar with any federal, state, or local regulations federal, state, or local regulations affecting emergency plans.affecting emergency plans.

Emergency management Emergency management specialists provide training in how specialists provide training in how to prepare effectively for disasters, to prepare effectively for disasters, so they must be able to instruct so they must be able to instruct and communicate well.and communicate well.

They prepare emergency plans and They prepare emergency plans and procedures for natural, wartime, procedures for natural, wartime, or technological disasters or or technological disasters or hostage situations.hostage situations.

They must have knowledge of They must have knowledge of activities or changes that could activities or changes that could affect the likelihood of an affect the likelihood of an emergency.emergency.

They must have the ability to They must have the ability to evaluate a situation quickly and be evaluate a situation quickly and be decisive.decisive.

They must know the outcomes of They must know the outcomes of previous emergency situations, so previous emergency situations, so changes can be proposed, if changes can be proposed, if needed.needed.

Emergency management Emergency management specialists work in a typical office specialists work in a typical office environment the majority of the environment the majority of the time, but must be prepared to time, but must be prepared to work long hours in the event of an work long hours in the event of an emergency or disaster.emergency or disaster.

Emergency management specialists Emergency management specialists work for the government at the work for the government at the local, state, or federal level.local, state, or federal level.

Most emergency management Most emergency management specialists have a background in fire specialists have a background in fire fighting, emergency medical fighting, emergency medical services, or law enforcement. Most services, or law enforcement. Most have a bachelor’s degree, and have a bachelor’s degree, and universities are beginning to offer universities are beginning to offer degrees in emergency management.degrees in emergency management.

Average income is approximately Average income is approximately $48,000 per year, and overall $48,000 per year, and overall employment in this area is employment in this area is expected to grow 7-13% in the next expected to grow 7-13% in the next 10 years.10 years.