Introduction to Emergency Management

Syllabus

• Week 1

  It starts with Risk

  • Welcome to emergency management

    Setting the scene to get you started on your learning journey!

  • Emergency management defined

    What exactly is Emergency Management...Let's find out!

  • The importance of emergency management

    Why is Emergency Management so important? Take a step inside this activity to find out...

  • How emergency management has evolved

    Let's take a look at how Emergency Management has changed over the years.

  • Legislative considerations

    Rules, regulation and legislation are guiding forces for how emergencies are managed. Let's find out more about that...

  • The role of legislation

    Legislation is an important factor in preventing further unnecessary chaos when managing emergencies. Let's talk about the role of legislation...

  • Case study: Canterbury earthquakes

    Explore Emergency Management through an example of the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010/2011.

  • Case study: Queensland floods

    Explore Emergency management through an example of the Queensland floods of 2010/2011.

  • Determining risk

    Assessing the level of risk involved when managing emergencies is an important step in the successful management of an emergency or disaster. Let's see how...

  • Case study: New Orleans

    Let's take a look at Emergency Management efforts during the Hurricane Katrina tropical cyclone of 2005.

  • Case study: Wellington tsunami

    Explore the resilience and risk reduction initiative that is currently underway in Wellington.

• Week 2

  Risk readiness & resilience

  • Community resilience during emergencies

    Mitch introduces the concept of community resilience and its role in the Emergency Management process.

  • Community resilience indicators

    Mitch takes a closer look at community resilience by discussing the indicators of resilience.

  • Growing resilient communities

    Resilience is a learned skill that is beneficial for individuals, communities and organisations to possess when faced with an emergency or disaster.

  • Organisational resilience in the face of emergency

    Just like communities need to learn how to be resilient, so do organisations. Mitch takes a look at how organisations can become more resilient.

  • What exactly is risk?

    Risk is an important factor in the Emergency Management process. Mitch takes a look at risk and hazards.

  • Climate change and Emergency Management

    Does climate change impact Emergency Management? It sure does! Mitch explores how and what we can do to be prepared.

  • Planning is everything

    Risk can be reduced through planning. Mitch talks about how to plan for managing and reducing risk.

  • How to reduce the level of risk

    Now that we have looked at risk and how it impacts resilience, Mitch takes a look at how to reduce the levels of risk.

• Week 3

  Risk response management, collaboration, & coordination

  • Contemporary response measures

    Mitch explores modern day Emergency Response measures.

  • Being ready for emergency management in organisations

    How do organisations manage Emergencies? Mitch explores this concept.

  • Being ready to respond as a community

    Resilience is only the first step to being a prepared community. Let's take a look at what else communities can do to be ready to respond.

  • Community support and engagement

    Support and engagement are key factors to successful Emergency Management response initiatives. See what Mitch suggests as the best practice to engage and support communities during response initiatives.

  • Frameworks to assist with responding to emergencies

    It would be difficult to respond to emergencies without a trien and tested method. Mitch takes a look at the suggested frameworks that inform how people successfully respond to emergencies.

  • The powers that be

    We talked about Legislation but, it is important to take a closer look at the powers, structures and arrangements that governments use to manage an emergency.

  • Planning to respond

    During emergencies, you will need to decide how you will respond. Sometimes you will have to make sudden educated decisions but, having a plan can save time and lives.

  • Lessons learned

    Mitch reflects on the lessons that have been learned over the years to refine Emergency Management response in the most efficient and effective manner.

  • Collaborating to reduce risk

    Collaboration (team work) can be challenging but, it is one of the key factors in successfully managing emergencies and disasters.

  • The importance of international cooperation

    If COVID-19 has taught us anything it is the importance of international collaboration. Mitch takes a look at the meaning of international collaboration.

• Week 4

  Emergency/Disaster Recovery

  • The Basics of Recovery Management

    Take a look at how communities and organisations can recover from disasters and emergency situations.

  • The Long-term Impacts of Recovery Management

    Explore the realities and issues involved in understanding and managing recovery from the long-term impacts of emergencies.

  • Readiness: The Key to Recovery

    There is a need to be ready to activate and scale up recovery management capabilities when the need arises. Let's explore this further!

  • Insurance During a Time of Recovery

    Disasters are expensive. Responding to disasters is expensive. Recovering from disaster is expensive. That is where insurance comes in to help compensate for specified losses, damage, illness, or death.

  • Models to Support Recovery

    The main presenter for this topic is the Chief Executive Officer of the National Emergency Management Agency in New Zealand. Sarah provide an explanation of New Zealand's national recovery management model.

  • What is the Process of Recovery?

    This Activity introduces the role, structures, and processes of effective recovery management.

  • The Psychosocial Aspects of Resilience and Recovery

    One of the key components of successful disaster recovery is psychosocial recovery which considers the impacts of disaster on social and psychological aspects of the communities involved.

  • Resilient Communities

    Resilience building should be a continuous consideration across all of the 4 Rs (reduction, readiness, response, recovery) of emergency management. Discusses community resilience in more detail, through a case study.

  • Recovery Barriers

    We are going to look at a recovery case study to to bring everything together. The Canterbury earthquakes is one such example that hits home for many.

  • Course Conclusion

    Course conclusion and exam.