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Top 5 National Emergency Management Issues
Tuesday, 11 November 2008 18:00
Top 5Top 5 National Emergency Management Issues as identified by the National Emergency Management Association (NEMA):
  1. All-hazards emergency preparedness must be the cornerstone of national planning efforts.
  2. Emergency Management, from mitigation through long-term recovery, must be "owned" and supported by elected officials at all levels as a critical government service. Efforts and resources must be sustained so that long-term planning and implementation can be achieved.
  3. The nation requires an emergency management system, which recognizes the requisite integration of local, tribal, State, regional and Federal organizations capable of creating a single management structure in response to disasters.
  4. Citizens and businesses must understand and act on their responsibilities to prepare for disasters and emergencies and lessen their reliance on government.
  5. Emergency management continues to grow as a recognized profession. Adequate education and training resources are needed to meet the ongoing needs of emergency management personnel at all levels of government. A strategy is needed to recruit, train and develop our future leaders.