How do they match: Emergency Management Directors

  • Civil Preparedness Officer
  • Emergency Preparedness Coordinator
  • Emergency Preparedness Manager
  • Emergency Preparedness Program 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.

  • 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.
  • Collaborate with other officials to prepare and analyze damage assessments following disasters or emergencies.
  • Design and administer emergency or disaster preparedness training courses that teach people how to effectively respond to major emergencies and disasters.
  • Develop instructional materials for the public and make presentations to citizens' groups to provide information on emergency plans and their implementation processes.
  • Maintain and update all resource materials associated with emergency preparedness plans.
  • Propose alteration of emergency response procedures, based on regulatory changes, technological changes, or knowledge gained from outcomes of previous emergency situations.
  • Train local groups in the preparation of long-term plans that are compatible with federal and state plans.

  • Prepare operational progress or status reports.
  • Prepare proposals or grant applications to obtain project funding.
  • Prepare reports related to compliance matters.
  • Present information to the public.