NCJ Number
190373
Date Published
November 1998
Length
24 pages
Annotation
This document describes standards for local emergency management.
Abstract
The document is an instrument for assessing and measuring a local jurisdiction's capability to mitigate against, prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergency and disaster events. The document is divided into four sections. The first section (Introduction) describes the scope, purpose, and approach of the standards and includes a list of definitions. The second section (Program Management) contains standards that identify the direction and administration of an emergency management program. The third section (Program Elements) outlines 14 functional areas in an emergency management program and the standards that pertain to each. Section four (Supporting Information) contains examples of activities, programs, documents, and references intended to assist a jurisdiction in meeting the local emergency management standards. Each standard is identified as "shall" or "should." Standards identified as "shall" are requirements. In order for a jurisdiction to have a reasonable emergency management program, it must meet all "shall" standards. Standards identified as "should" are recommendations. The document claims that a jurisdiction meeting these standards in addition to the required standards will significantly strengthen its emergency management program. Notes, appendix