How do they match: Emergency Management Directors

  • Coordinate disaster response or crisis management activities, such as ordering evacuations, opening public shelters, and implementing special needs plans and programs.
  • Develop and perform tests and evaluations of emergency management plans in accordance with state and federal regulations.
  • Inspect facilities and equipment, such as emergency management centers and communications equipment, to determine their operational and functional capabilities in emergency situations.
  • Keep informed of federal, state, and local regulations affecting emergency plans, and ensure that plans adhere to those regulations.
  • Prepare emergency situation status reports that describe response and recovery efforts, needs, and preliminary damage assessments.
  • Prepare plans that outline operating procedures to be used in response to disasters or emergencies, such as hurricanes, nuclear accidents, and terrorist attacks, and in recovery from these events.
  • Train local groups in the preparation of long-term plans that are compatible with federal and state plans.

  • Coordinate operational activities with external stakeholders.
  • Determine operational compliance with regulations or standards.
  • Maintain operational records.
  • Prepare operational progress or status reports.