Erie Community College, State University of New York

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

Program Competencies

• Demonstrate an understanding of Emergency Management functions, organizations, and activities
• Ability to explain the local, state, and Federal roles in emergency management
• Recognize and understand the role of organizations and individuals, as well as their relationships with one another, in emergency management systems
• Respond to disasters involving hazardous material
• Illustrate methods used to maintain or increase the skill and motivation level of volunteers involved in emergency management
• Ability to integrate knowledge about the different styles of leadership and influence and understand their impact on behavior in an emergency management context
• Recognize circumstances and on-scene key indicators that an incident may be an intentionally caused terrorist event
• Understand and describe defensive considerations associated with biological, nuclear, incendiary, chemical and explosive incidents
• Ability to identify and monitor hazard risks, and identify opportunities to mitigate hazardous conditions
• Understand the operation of Unified Command functions on a multi-jurisdiction or multi-agency incident