How is emergency management defined?

Learning Goal: I’m working on a criminal justice project and need support to help me learn.

Communication with the public is a key element of disaster response. In this assignment, imagine you are a new member of a public safety team in the municipal government and you’ve been tasked with preparing a briefing presentation to introduce emergency management to the community.

Create a 5-7-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation introducing community members to emergency management. Include information and examples that address the following questions:

• How is emergency management defined?
• What are the major theories of emergency management? (Refer to the course text)
• What is the history of emergency management?
• Why is emergency management important for the community?

Include speaker notes, a cover slide, an introduction slide that highlights the presentation’s major points, a conclusion slide that recaps the main points, and a reference slide.

Cite at least 2 sources within the presentation and format your citations according to APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment.