How do they match: Emergency Management Directors

  • Emergency Management Directors

  • 911 Communications Manager
  • Management Specialist
  • Change Management Specialist
  • Emergency Planner
  • Emergency Planning and Response Manager
  • Emergency Management System Director
  • Emergency Management Consultant
  • Emergency Management Coordinator
  • Emergency Management Director
  • Emergency Management Specialist
  • Emergency Manager
  • Emergency Preparedness Manager
  • Fire Management 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.

  • Apply for federal funding for emergency-management-related needs, and administer and report on the progress of such grants.
  • Attend meetings, conferences, and workshops related to emergency management to learn new information and to develop working relationships with other emergency management specialists.
  • Conduct surveys to determine the types of emergency-related needs to be addressed in disaster planning, or provide technical support to others conducting such surveys.
  • Coordinate disaster response or crisis management activities, such as ordering evacuations, opening public shelters, and implementing special needs plans and programs.
  • Develop and maintain liaisons with municipalities, county departments, and similar entities to facilitate plan development, response effort coordination, and exchanges of personnel and equipment.
  • Develop and perform tests and evaluations of emergency management plans in accordance with state and federal regulations.
  • Develop instructional materials for the public and make presentations to citizens' groups to provide information on emergency plans and their implementation processes.
  • 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 activities or changes that could affect the likelihood of an emergency, response efforts, or plan implementation.
  • Keep informed of federal, state, and local regulations affecting emergency plans, and ensure that plans adhere to those regulations.
  • Maintain and update all resource materials associated with emergency preparedness plans.
  • 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.
  • Propose alteration of emergency response procedures, based on regulatory changes, technological changes, or knowledge gained from outcomes of previous emergency situations.
  • Provide communities with assistance in applying for federal funding for emergency management facilities, radiological instrumentation, and related items.
  • Review emergency plans of individual organizations, such as medical facilities, to ensure their adequacy.
  • Study emergency plans used elsewhere to gather information for plan development.
  • Train local groups in the preparation of long-term plans that are compatible with federal and state plans.

  • Manage inventories of products or organizational resources.
  • Advise others on legal or regulatory compliance matters.
  • Determine operational compliance with regulations or standards.
  • Develop emergency response plans or procedures.