How do they match: Emergency Management Directors

  • Change Management Specialist
  • Disaster Recovery Specialist
  • Emergency Management Specialist
  • Emergency Preparedness Program Specialist
  • Emergency Response Specialist
  • Fire Management Specialist
  • Homeland Security Program Specialist
  • Management Specialist
  • Mitigation Specialist
  • Program Management Specialist

  • Plan and direct disaster response or crisis management activities, provide disaster preparedness training, and prepare emergency plans and procedures for natural (e.g., hurricanes, floods, earthquakes), wartime, or technological (e.g., nuclear power plant emergencies or hazardous materials spills) disasters or hostage situations.

  • Train local groups in the preparation of long-term plans that are compatible with federal and state plans.
  • Attend meetings, conferences, and workshops related to emergency management to learn new information and to develop working relationships with other emergency management specialists.
  • Coordinate disaster response or crisis management activities, such as ordering evacuations, opening public shelters, and implementing special needs plans and programs.
  • Design and administer emergency or disaster preparedness training courses that teach people how to effectively respond to major emergencies and disasters.
  • Develop and implement training procedures and strategies for radiological protection, detection, and decontamination.

  • Coordinate special events or programs.
  • Develop training materials.