Emergency management directors plan and coordinate plans to respond to natural, wartime, and technological disasters.

Emergency management directors create and execute responses to disasters. Emergency management involves 4 phases:

Mitigation

The goal of mitigation planning is to prevent disasters or at least reduce their effects. This phase focuses on long-term measures for reducing or eliminating risk.

Preparedness

In the preparedness phase, emergency management directors develop plans of action for when a disaster strikes.

Response

The response phase includes getting emergency services and first responders to the disaster area.

Recovery

The last phase is recovery. The goal of this phase is to restore the affected area to its previous state. Recovery efforts focus on rebuilding destroyed property and getting people back to work.

Emergency management directors create response plans that outline what to do in the event of emergency. These plans are detailed and follow different laws and regulations. These plans include the:

• Organizations to involve
• Necessary emergency equipment
• Steps to take first
• Leadership at different locations

Emergency management directors often run tests of simulated emergencies to make sure that everyone knows their role and how to respond. They inspect facilities to make sure they are maintaining important equipment. They finalize plans and make sure that the plans are distributed, maintained, and updated as needed.

Emergency management directors educate community groups and the public on how to respond to emergencies. They provide trainings and direct public education efforts.