Emergency Services And Disaster Management

1. About Career

Do you like physical activities? Would you like to help society to overcome a disaster? Would you also like to educate people on the different types of calamities and precautions they can take? If yes, you should consider a career in disaster management.

Disaster Management is structured planning and procedure to protect lives and critical assets from severe damages when natural or human-made disasters occur. Professionals in this field undertake the responsibility of preparation, rescue, recovery and rehabilitation measures in the event of disasters to lessen their impact.

Disaster can be of 2 types -

Natural disasters: Earthquakes, Tsunami, floods, landslides, cyclone, urban flooding, cold wave.

Manmade disaster: Nuclear disaster, Chemical disaster (Bhopal gas tragedy), Biological disaster

Example: The Chernobyl nuclear disaster which happened in Ukraine.

2. Roles and Responsibilities of a Emergency Services And Disaster Management

• • Professionals in this field deal with all humanitarian aspects of emergencies.

  • Response and recovery is the primary responsibility for the people undertaking this career field.

  • Ensure timely and effective response to disasters.

  • Lay down policies on disaster management.

  • Respond immediately and safely to emergency calls and requests for assistance.

  • Clean up and check the site after dealing with an incident.

  • Coordinate the enforcement and implementation of the policy and plans for disaster management.

  • Take precautionary measures before undergoing the operation.

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3. Key Skills Required for Emergency Services And Disaster Management

• • Mental and Physical fitness

  • Emergency Response

  • Strategic Planning

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4. Salary and Demand for Emergency Services And Disaster Management

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  Demand is High for Disaster Management.

  
  


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  Salary levels are Medium for Disaster Management. For fresher average salary is 3 to 4 Lacs.

  
  


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  Fees levels of the course is Low. To pursue this course student need to spend lesser than 2 Lakhs.

  
  


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  Level of preparation for Disaster Management is Medium. Students spend 1 Year. to prepare for entrance test of Disaster Management.

  
  
  
  
  
   

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