Principles of Emergency Management
By admin • Feb 23rd, 2010 • Category: Featured.
IAEM Principles of Emergency Management
IAEM, FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency, US) and a number of international experts have jointly worked on and stated a number of principles which characterize state of the art emergency management.
There are eight principles, which are explained below.
Individuals and associated organisations can sign a memorandum of acceptance of these principles and then start to promote them.
At the bottom of this page you can find a link to the FEMA page with the full description of how the Principles of Emergency Management were created.
- COMPREHENSIVE: considers and takes into account all hazards, all phases, all stakeholders, and all impacts relevant to disasters.
- PROGRESSIVE: Anticipates future disasters and takes preventive and preparatory measures to build disaster-resistant and disaster-resilient communities.
- RISK DRIVEN: uses sound risk management principles (i.e., hazard identification, risk analysis, and impact analysis) in assigning priorities and resources.
- COLLABORATIVE: creates and sustains broad and sincere relationships among individuals and organizations to encourage trust, advocate a team atmosphere, build consensus, and facilitate communication.
- COORDINATED: synchronizes the activities of all relevant stakeholders. to achieve a common purpose.
- FLEXIBLE: uses creative and innovative approaches in solving each challenging situation faced in a disaster.
- PROFESSIONAL: values a science- and knowledge-based approach based on education, training, experience, ethical practice, public stewardship, and continuous improvement.
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