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Emergency Management Director
Plans for and coordinates responses to large-scale disasters — hurricanes, earthquakes, pandemics.
Did you know?
Japan's Earthquake Early Warning system, running since 2007, can give people from a few seconds to over a minute of warning before shaking arrives.
How subjects help
- Geography: Map which neighbourhoods would flood first so you can plan safe evacuation routes.
- Communication: Send clear warnings so people know when to leave and where the nearest shelter is.
- Business Studies: Organise supplies, volunteers and budgets so help arrives where it is needed most.
A famous name
James Lee Witt: Led the US disaster agency FEMA from 1993 to 2001, its first director with emergency-management experience.
Try it yourself: Make a home fire-escape plan
- With an adult, draw a plan of your home and mark every door and window.
- Find two ways out of every room.
- Choose a safe meeting place outside, like a neighbour's gate.
- Talk it through together so everyone knows the plan.
- Remember the rule: if there is a fire, get out, stay out, and call the emergency number from outside. Never go back in for anything.
Firefighters and emergency planners know that a plan made in advance is what keeps people safe.
Also try: Plan a safe zone at a school fair.
Known for it in
Japan, USA, Netherlands, Australia, Germany