Emergency Management Roundtable Core Principles of Emergency Management

Overview of the Project Background Rationale for the Project Composition of the Roundtable Meetings Roundtable Processes Ongoing Project

Emergency Management Definition “Emergency management is the managerial function charged with creating the framework within which communities reduce vulnerability to hazards and cope with disasters”

Emergency Management Vision Emergency management seeks to promote safer, less vulnerable communities with the capacity to cope with hazards and disasters.

Emergency Management Mission “To protect communities by coordinating and integrating all activities necessary to build, sustain and improve the capability to mitigate against, prepare for, respond to, and recover from threatened or actual natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or other man-made disasters. ”

Principles of Emergency Management Comprhensive Progressive Risk-Driven Collaborative Integrated Coordinated Flexible Professional

Comprehensive “Emergency Managers consider: – All hazards – All phases – All stakeholders – All impacts

Progressive Emergency managers anticipate future disasters and take preventive and preparatory measures to build disasterresistant and disaster resilient communities.

Risk-Driven Emergency managers utilize sound risk management principles: – Hazard identification – Risk analysis – Impact analysis Priorities and resources are assigned on the basis of this process.

Collaborative Emergency managers create and sustain broad and sincere relationships among individuals and organizations to: – Encourage trusts – Advocate a team atmosphere – Build Consensus – Facilitate communication

Integrated Emergency Managers are responsible for ensuring, to the highest possible degree, a unity of effort among all levels of government and all elements of a community.

Coordinated Emergency managers synchronize the activities of all relevant stakeholders to achieve a common purpose.

Flexible Emergency managers rely on creative and innovative approaches to solving disaster challenges. This is especially the case after disasters when pre-defined approaches may be inadequate to the situation at hand.

Professional Emergency managers value a science and knowlege-based approach based on: – Education – Training – Experience – Ethical practice – Public stewardship – Continuous improvement

Next Steps EMI Curriculum/Trainin Materials Higher Education Model Course Brochures for Advisory Councils Elected/Appointed Officials Training Job descriptions Organizational Acceptance: (IAEM, NEMA, NFPA 1600, etc. ) Creation of “doctrine” based on the principles.

Breakout Session Conference participants are invited to a breakout discussion session with the members of the roundtable this afternoon. Please come with comments, questions, suggestions, etc. Thank you.