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Session No. 14 Course Title: Theory, Principles and Fundamentals of Hazards, Disasters, and U.S. Emergency Management Session Title: Fundamentals of U.S. Emergency Management (Part II) Time: 1 Hour Objectives: 14.1 Discuss the intergovernmental (top-down and bottom-up) and partnership nature of U.S. emergency management. 14.2 Describe and discuss what is meant by Integrated Emergency Management. ________________________________________________________________________ Scope: To begin this session, the professor introduces the intergovernmental nature of emergency management in the United States. The professor describes aspects of “intergovernmentalism, providing an example of the need to work in partnership and potential consequences for the failure to do so. The discussion includes prerequisites for intergovernmental partnership and the role of today’s emergency manager as catalyst in that effort. The focus turns to the bottom-up and top-down approaches. Aspects of the U.S. bottom-up approach are discussed, along with a comparison to the usefulness of national legislation and executive direction—top-down aspects of the discipline. Next, the discussion turns to Integrated Emergency Management (IEM), its origins and how it applies today in terms of linking emergency management objectives with those of organizations outside the function, such as public works and community planning. Finally, the professor transitions to the third and final part of the topic by telling the class that the next session will deal with the four phases of emergency management and building disaster-resilient communities. ________________________________________________________________________ Suggested Student Homework Reading Assignment: McEntire, David, et al. “A Comparison of Disaster Paradigms: The Search for a Holistic Policy Guide.” Public Administration Review. 2002. 62(3): 267-281 ____________________________________________________