How do they match: Emergency Management Directors

  • Emergency Planning and Response Manager

  • 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.
  • Apply for federal funding for emergency-management-related needs, and administer and report on the progress of such grants.
  • 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.

  • Develop training materials.