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Occupation

Emergency Management Directors

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.

$93,330 medianBachelor's typical

O*NET 31.0 · 11-9161.00

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

  1. 01Inventory and distribute nuclear, biological, and chemical detection and contamination equipment, providing instruction in its maintenance and use.
  2. 02Develop and maintain liaisons with municipalities, county departments, and similar entities to facilitate plan development, response effort coordination, and exchanges of personnel and equipment.
  3. 03Coordinate disaster response or crisis management activities, such as ordering evacuations, opening public shelters, and implementing special needs plans and programs.
  4. 04Prepare emergency situation status reports that describe response and recovery efforts, needs, and preliminary damage assessments.
  5. 05Maintain and update all resource materials associated with emergency preparedness plans.
  6. 06Prepare 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.
  7. 07Develop and perform tests and evaluations of emergency management plans in accordance with state and federal regulations.
  8. 08Collaborate with other officials to prepare and analyze damage assessments following disasters or emergencies.
  9. 09Design and administer emergency or disaster preparedness training courses that teach people how to effectively respond to major emergencies and disasters.
  10. 10Keep informed of activities or changes that could affect the likelihood of an emergency, response efforts, or plan implementation.
  11. 11Inspect facilities and equipment, such as emergency management centers and communications equipment, to determine their operational and functional capabilities in emergency situations.
  12. 12Review emergency plans of individual organizations, such as medical facilities, to ensure their adequacy.

Task statements ranked by how many workers report them · O*NET 31.0

What the posting will be called

Emergency Management DirectorEmergency Management System Director (EMS Director)Emergency PlannerPublic Safety Director911 Communications ManagerEmergency Management CoordinatorEmergency ManagerEmergency Preparedness ManagerEmergency Services DirectorEmergency Services Program Coordinator

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Knowledge the job leans on

Public Safety and SecurityAdministration and ManagementLaw and GovernmentCommunications and MediaEnglish LanguageTelecommunicationsCustomer and Personal ServiceEducation and Training

Skills that carry over from service

Service OrientationComplex Problem SolvingSocial PerceptivenessCoordinationJudgment and Decision MakingInstructingTime ManagementPersuasion