# Presentation: 693473

## EM Practitioner Survey Results

**Core Competencies**
**&**
**Core Courses**

- J. R. Thomas, CEM
- Daryl Lee Spiewak, CEM, TEM, TCFM
- IAEM Past Presidents

## 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

## Survey Results

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

## 

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

_**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

## 

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

_**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

## 

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)

_**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)

## 

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)

_**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)

## Top 50 Reading List

- 326 Responses
- 142 Different Recommendations
- Two or More Votes
- Two Surprises
- Volcano – The Movie
- Who Moved My Cheese?

## 

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

_**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

## Summary

- Few surprises
- Personal preferences
- Not scientifically analyzed
- Illustrative of material and ideas critical to practitioners