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Emergency Management Practitioner Survey: Core Competencies & Courses Analysis

Insights from a survey of emergency management professionals on core competencies and courses, recommendations, and top reading list. Results reveal key competencies and courses for practitioners in the field.

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Emergency Management Practitioner Survey: Core Competencies & Courses Analysis

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  1. EM Practitioner Survey Results Core Competencies & Core Courses J. R. Thomas, CEM Daryl Lee Spiewak, CEM, TEM, TCFM IAEM Past Presidents FEMA’s Higher-Education Conference

  2. 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

  3. Survey Results • Competencies - 150 Adequate Responses • “All are important!” • “Too many to choose.” • “Follow NFPA 1600.” • “Great job.” • Courses – 326 Adequate Responses

  4. Top 10 Core Competencies • Planning 108 • Hazard ID, Risk Assessment, & Impact Analysis 104 • Direction, Control, & Coordination 98 • Laws & Authorities 97 • Exercise, Evaluations, & Corrective Actions 96 • Communications & Warnings 88 • Hazard Mitigation 80 • Resource Management 77 • COOP/COG 72 • Mutual Aid 64

  5. Next 11 Core Competencies • Operations & Procedures 48 • Finance & Administration 33 • Training 32 • Mitigation 30 • Recovery & Business Continuity 29 • Logistics & Facilities 28 • Crisis Communication 28 • Project Management 28 • Evacuation 27 • Risk Management 14 • Prevention 8

  6. Top 10 Core Courses • Professional Development Series • ICS (G 190 - 196, & IS 195) • NIMS (IS 700) • Professional in Emergency Management (IS 513) • Recovery from Disaster: Local Government Role (E 210) • The Emergency Manager (IS 1) • Principles of Emergency Management (IS 230) • Advanced Professional Development Series • Disaster Basics (IS 292) • Role of Voluntary Agencies (IS 288)

  7. Next 9 Core Courses • National Response Plan: An Introduction (IS 800) • Emergency Planning & Special Needs (G 197) • Debris Management (G 202) • Principles of Emergency Management (IS 230) • Weapons of Mass Destruction (G 310) • Who’s In Charge Here? Exercising Leadership (G 351) • Exercise Design (IS 139) • The EOC’s Role in Community Preparedness (IS 275) • Public Information Officer’s Course (G 290)

  8. Top 50 Reading List • 326 Responses • 142 Different Recommendations • Two or More Votes • Two Surprises • Volcano – The Movie • Who Moved My Cheese?

  9. Top 50 Reading List (1- 10) • National Incident Management System (NIMS) • Local Emergency Management Laws and Plans • State Emergency Management Laws and Plans • National Response Plan (NRP) • Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief And Emergency Assistance Act, P.L. 93-288, as amended • IAEM Bulletin • Journal of Emergency Management • NFPA 1600 • Emergency Management: Principles and Practice for Local Governments, by Thomas E. Drabek • Homeland Protection Professional magazine

  10. Summary • Few surprises • Personal preferences • Not scientifically analyzed • Illustrative of material and ideas critical to practitioners

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