2009 NTNS Research Brief: Emergency Management
In 2009, RDPC conducted its second National Training Needs Survey. The survey targeted a random sample of individuals from eight disciplines representative of the rural emergency response community: Emergency Management Agency Personnel (EMAP); Emergency Medical Services (EMS); Fire Services (FS); Governmental Administrative (GA); Healthcare/Public Health (HCPH); Law Enforcement (LE); Public Safety Communications (PSC); and Public Works/Public Utilities (PWPU).
This research brief presents a discussion of the finding of unmet training needs among rural emergency managers across all homeland security mission areas, but particularly in “response” and “recovery” endeavors. It is imperative for emergency managers to be well trained to respond effectively to events such as health related emergencies and foodborne illness outbreaks, as well as to develop appropriate recover plans for their rural communities. Training is a key component to assist rural emergency managers in their level of preparedness for their communities. A discussion of how this key finding relates to the overall goals of homeland security training for emergency managers in rural communities will also be presented to the reader.
