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Emergency Management

Emergency Managers

Emergency Medical Care

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Emergency managers are professionals who practice the discipline of emergency management by applying science, technology, planning and management techniques to coordinate the activities of a wide array of agencies and organizations dedicated to preventing and responding to extreme events that threaten, disrupt, or destroy lives or property. (Source: Drabek 2002, Student Handout 1-2)

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