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Emergency Management Directors

SOC 11-9161.00

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.

Zone 4 Management

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Complex Problem Solving

4.2

Speaking

4.1

Service Orientation

4.1

Judgment and Decision Making

4.1

Reading Comprehension

4.0

Active Listening

4.0

Writing

4.0

Critical Thinking

4.0

Knowledge Areas 8

Public Safety and Security

4.4

Administration and Management

4.4

Law and Government

4.0

English Language

4.0

Customer and Personal Service

3.8

Communications and Media

3.8

Education and Training

3.7

Personnel and Human Resources

3.4

Key Tasks

1Keep informed of activities or changes that could affect the likelihood of an emergency, as well as those that could affect response efforts and details of plan implementation.

2Prepare emergency situation status reports that describe response and recovery efforts, needs, and preliminary damage assessments.

3Prepare 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.

4Coordinate disaster response or crisis management activities, such as ordering evacuations, opening public shelters, and implementing special needs plans and programs.

5Develop and maintain liaisons with municipalities, county departments, and similar entities to facilitate plan development, response effort coordination, and exchanges of personnel and equipment.

Also Known As

Civil Defense Director Civil Preparedness Officer Disaster Recovery Specialist Disaster Response Director Emergency Management Consultant Emergency Management Coordinator Emergency Management Specialist Emergency Management System Director (EMS Director) Emergency Planner Emergency Planning and Response Manager