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Practitioner's Must-Reads for Emergency Management Students

This report presents the top ten "must-reads" for emergency management students, as suggested by practitioners in the field. The list includes essential books on disaster preparedness, response, and management. It also highlights the overlap between practitioner and academic recommendations. Contact information for further inquiries is provided.

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Practitioner's Must-Reads for Emergency Management Students

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  1. 2007 Body of Knowledge Report:The Practitioner’s ViewpointFEMA Emergency ManagementHigher Education Project Carol L. Cwiak North Dakota State University

  2. Following up on Body of Knowledge from prior years. • This year practitioners were surveyed. • The survey instrument asked practitioners for the top ten “must reads” for emergency management students.

  3. Survey distribution via email to: FEMA Training Officers State Training Officers Other practitioners- public & private sector who have evidenced high-level involvement in the field

  4. 28 responses received Respondents from all levels of government and private sector Many respondents entered three to five items 149 total contributions 86 different entries on compiled list

  5. 10. The Professional Emergency Manager by Drabek (4) 9. Facing the Unexpected: Disaster Preparedness and Response in the United States by Tierney, Lindell & Perry (4) Practitioner’s Suggested “Must Reads” 8. Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief Act by U.S. Government (5)

  6. 7. National Response Plan by FEMA/DHS (5) 6. National Incident Management System by FEMA/DHS (5) 5. The 9/11 Commission Report by The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (6) Practitioner’s Suggested “Must Reads”

  7. 4. FEMA-IS 100/200 – ICS 300, 400 & 402 by FEMA/DHS (6) 3. Disasters By Design: A Reassessment of Natural Disasters in the United States by Mileti (7) Practitioner’s Suggested “Must Reads” 2. Emergency Management: Principles and Practice for Local Government by Drabek and Hoetmer (8)

  8. 1. Living with Hazards, Dealing with Disasters: An Introduction to Emergency Management by Waugh (9) Practitioner’s Suggested “Must Reads”

  9. 2006 Academics vs. 2007 Practitioners

  10. 2006 Academics vs. 2007 Practitioners

  11. What Have We Learned? • About 73% of the “must reads” provided were specific to one respondent (academia was 85%). • There is a little more consensus at the practitioner level than the academic level. • There is a tremendous amount of crossover between the practitioner B of K list and the academic B of K list.

  12. And the Winners are… • EM Faculty • Students • Practitioners • Field of Emergency Management • Citizenry

  13. Contact Information Carol L. Cwiak Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Emergency Management North Dakota State University P.O. Box 5075 Fargo, ND 58105 (701) 231-5847 carol.cwiak@ndsu.edu

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