The role of strategic planning in emergency management
Nicole Douglas, Gary Harrison · OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) · 1995
Rapid technology development, competition for resources, and an increasing awareness of the global community are but a few of the many forces and trends affecting today`s Emergency Management Organizations. Implementing a continuous Strategic Planning process helps an Emergency Management Organization to formulate responses to issues such as those stated above. By continuously monitoring the forces and trends in its environment, the organization is able to succinctly identify its strategic issues and subsequently frame an appropriate infrastructure of goals, objectives, and strategies. Strategic Planning also holds significant potential for the emergency management community at large. The wide range of expertise and the inherent dependencies between Emergency Management Organizations at all levels of government -- including the local, national, and international arenas -- makes the emergency management community an ideal candidate to capitalize on the benefits resulting from joint strategic planning. The identification of common issues, priorities, and requirements provides the foundation for increased resource and information sharing, as well as the formulation of strategic partnerships between organizations to battle common threats.