EM Practitioner Survey Results Core Competencies Core Courses
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EM Practitioner Survey Results Core Competencies & Core Courses J. R. Thomas, CEM Daryl Lee Spiewak, CEM, TCFM IAEM Past Presidents FEMA’s Higher-Education Conference June 7 – 9, 2005
Surveys • Difficulties Obtaining Responses • Responses Not Adequate • Multiple Surveys – Make Recommendation – Fill in Blanks • Final survey – Choose from List of 21 Competencies – Space for Additions to List – Space to Recommend Reading List
Survey Results • Competencies - 150 Adequate Responses – “All are important!” – “Too many to choose. ” – “Follow NFPA 1600. ” – “Great job. ” • Courses – 326 Adequate Responses
Top 10 Core Competencies 1. Planning 108 2. Hazard ID, Risk Assessment, & Impact Analysis 104 3. Direction, Control, & Coordination 98 4. Laws & Authorities 97 5. Exercise, Evaluations, & Corrective Actions 96 6. Communications & Warnings 88 7. Hazard Mitigation 80 8. Resource Management 77 9. COOP/COG 72 10. Mutual Aid 64
Next 11 Core Competencies 11. Operations & Procedures 48 12. Finance & Administration 33 13. Training 32 14. Mitigation 30 15. Recovery & Business Continuity 29 16. Logistics & Facilities 28 17. Crisis Communication 28 18. Project Management 28 19. Evacuation 27 20. Risk Management 14 21. Prevention 8
Top 10 Core Courses 1. Professional Development Series 2. ICS (G 190 - 196, & IS 195) 3. NIMS (IS 700) 4. Professional in Emergency Management (IS 513) 5. Recovery from Disaster: Local Government Role (E 210) 6. The Emergency Manager (IS 1) 7. Principles of Emergency Management (IS 230) 8. Advanced Professional Development Series 9. Disaster Basics (IS 292) 10. Role of Voluntary Agencies (IS 288)
Next 9 Core Courses 11. National Response Plan: An Introduction (IS 800) 12. Emergency Planning & Special Needs (G 197) 13. Debris Management (G 202) 14. Principles of Emergency Management (IS 230) 15. Weapons of Mass Destruction (G 310) 16. Who’s In Charge Here? Exercising Leadership (G 351) 17. Exercise Design (IS 139) 18. The EOC’s Role in Community Preparedness (IS 275) 19. Public Information Officer’s Course (G 290)
Top 50 Reading List • 326 Responses • 142 Different Recommendations • Two or More Votes • Two Surprises – Volcano – The Movie – Who Moved My Cheese?
Top 50 Reading List (1 - 10) 1. National Incident Management System (NIMS) 2. Local Emergency Management Laws and Plans 3. State Emergency Management Laws and Plans 4. National Response Plan (NRP) 5. Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief And Emergency Assistance Act, P. L. 93 -288, as amended 6. IAEM Bulletin 7. Journal of Emergency Management 8. NFPA 1600 9. Emergency Management: Principles and Practice for Local Governments, by Thomas E. Drabek 10. Homeland Protection Professional magazine
Summary • Few surprises • Personal preferences • Not scientifically analyzed • Illustrative of material and ideas critical to practitioners
