CRMJ 3010 Emergency Management of Critical Incidents
All communities are vulnerable to a variety of hazards, including natural disasters, chemical spills, mass shootings, multi-vehicle crashes, and missing persons. Emergency management provides a structure for anticipating and dealing with critical and emergency incidents. Effective management of these critical incidents often involves participation from many levels of government, cooperation with other jurisdictions and agencies, and assistance from the private sector. The student will evaluate the fundamentals of emergency and critical incident management including planning, leadership, problem solving, decision-making, communication, and utilization of community volunteers. (3 lect.)
Major Topics
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Types of critical incidents requiring an emergency response from law enforcement
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Structures for anticipating and responding to critical and emergency incidents
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Cooperation with government, private sector, and other law enforcement agencies
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Management of emergency and critical incident response
Outcomes
In order to successfully complete this course, the student will:
1. Examine integrative emergency management plans and types of critical incidents that require an emergency response.
2. Evaluate the purpose and components of an emergency operations plan.
3. Assess the decisions made before, during, and after an emergency as part of the emergency operations plan.
4. Design strategies for ensuring that emergency communications meet the needs of the whole community.
5. Construct scenarios in which volunteers can be a useful addition to response and recovery operations, which include strategies for recruiting and managing volunteers.