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 and maintain liaisons with municipalities, county departments, and similar entities to facilitate plan development, response effort coordination, and exchanges of personnel and equipment.
  • Inspect facilities and equipment, such as emergency management centers and communications equipment, to determine their operational and functional capabilities in emergency situations.
  • Inventory and distribute nuclear, biological, and chemical detection and contamination equipment, providing instruction in its maintenance and use.
  • Maintain and update all resource materials associated with emergency preparedness plans.
  • Review emergency plans of individual organizations, such as medical facilities, to ensure their adequacy.
  • 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.
  • Inspect condition or functioning of facilities or equipment.