American Geophysical Union’s Post

Allison J. Anderson, CEM® posted - Should we consider renaming "emergency management" to "diaster management." GREAT question. Here was my response to Allison's post - below. What are your thoughts? 👨🏫 ------- My Response To Allison's Post --------- 🙈 I’d assume that sticking with “Emergency Management” makes more sense than shifting to “Disaster Management.” Here’s why: “Emergency Management” covers a broader range of our work. It’s not just about handling the big, overwhelming disasters—it’s also about the smaller emergencies that never escalate because of good planning and quick action. By changing the term to “Disaster Management,” we risk narrowing the focus to large-scale events, which would ignore all the important work done in prevention, preparedness, and response to smaller emergencies that never hit the disaster threshold. Plus, not every emergency turns into a disaster. Emergency managers are often the reason situations are controlled, so we should use a term that reflects the full scope of our responsibilities, from the day-to-day to the major crises. “Emergency Management” captures that balance—being ready for everything, not just the worst-case scenarios. But most importantly, I don't want to have to change my business card or LinkedIn profile, if I am being honest. 🤣 -------- End of My Response ----------- #GreatQuestion #LinkedInLearning #EmergencyManagement #EmergencyManagers

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For a while now I have asked myself the question "Is there an organization like Doctor's without Borders for emergency managers?". Today I searched and found the Association of Disaster Managers Without Borders, there website is un-reachable by me. Does anyone else know about this organization? Or is there another organization that I am not finding in my searching? #withoutborders #emergencymanagement #EM #disastermanagement #DM #businesscontinuitymanagement #BCM

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👋 UK friends, this one is for you! CQUniversity researchers from our ‘Enhancing decision-making in emergency management' project are seeking input from UK incident commanders. The UK team are conducting an international comparison against the Australian snapshot of current decision-making practices in emergency management through an anonymous survey. The project will create a range of prototype training and learning products to support decision-makers in operational environments. Share this around to your friends across the pond 🗺 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gpUtWp7i #decisionmaking #emergencymanagement #incidentresponse