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Session 41 What is a Profession?
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Session 42 Characteristics of an Emergency Manager The Stereotype White, male, limited college education Emergency management is second or third career Job obtained other than with emergency management knowledge, skills or abilities Disaster response planning oriented Works primarily with emergency services Bureaucratic Never conducted a risk assessment, or developed a mitigation plan or a strategic plan Knowledge base is experiential Never reads professional journals nor joins professional associations Frequently wears other hats Not well paid or well funded Many part-time and volunteer positions
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Session 43 “Does the stereotype of emergency managers give an impression that emergency management is a ‘professional’ field?” “What is needed to decrease peoples’ thinking that emergency managers fit the stereotype described above?” “What events have prompted the shift to a more ‘professional’ field of emergency management?”
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Session 44 Characteristics of an Emergency Manager The ‘New Generation’ College education in emergency management or a closely related field Has taken emergency management training courses Professional and knowledgeable Knowledge base: science and research Technologically proficient Younger Emergency management is career of first choice Building disaster resistant communities focus Proactive Lifelong learner – reads disaster literature Plans with jurisdiction stakeholders Better paid and better funding for emergency management programs Upwardly and geographically mobile
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Session 45 “Does emergency management fit our profile of a profession today?”
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Session 46 EMI Training Programs Natural hazards (earthquakes, hurricanes, floods) Technical hazards (hazardous materials, chemical stockpile emergency preparedness) Professional development Leadership Disaster operations and recovery Readiness and technology Disaster mitigation Emergency preparedness Instructional methodology Exercise design and evaluation Information technology Public information Integrated emergency management Train-the-Trainer
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Session 47 Higher Education Program Coursework Basic Skills in Emergency Management: Leadership and Influence Decision Making & Problem Solving Developing Volunteer Resources Disaster Response and Recovery operations Effective Communication Emergency Planning Introduction to Mitigation Mitigation for Emergency Managers Resource Management Principles of Emergency Management Warning Coordination Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Management and Operations Incident Command System (ICS)/Emergency Operations Center Interface
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Session 48 Certification Programs IAEM Florida Emergency Preparedness Association (FEPA) Oklahoma Certified Oklahoma Certified Emergency Manager Credential Program Michigan State Police Professional Emergency Manager (PEM) Program
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