An Exploration of Local Emergency Management Program Accreditation Pursuit

IF 0.7 4区管理学 Q4 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Pub Date : 2023-03-30 DOI:10.1515/jhsem-2022-0019

Jessica Jensen, Marcelo Ferreira

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Abstract

Abstract The manuscript reports the results of a study that explored what facilitates and hinders local emergency management program pursuit of accreditation by the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP). This research question is of significance for several reasons, including, (1) leading national emergency management organizations have endorsed The Emergency Management Standard promulgated by EMAP; (2) very few programs are accredited; and, (3) there are only two studies related to accreditation in emergency management and neither examines accreditation in a local context. Analysis of semi-structured interview data from local emergency management program leaders representing some of the largest municipalities in the United States revealed a variety of key themes regarding what facilitates or hinders accreditation pursuit. The complexity of these themes and the context which produces them suggests that widespread accreditation at the local level is not likely in the near future even though many leaders valued the Standard and accreditation. This conclusion is discussed and a variety of avenues that might be pursued if more accreditation of local programs were the goal is offered.

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地方应急管理项目认证追求探索

摘要:本文报告了一项研究的结果，该研究探讨了促进和阻碍地方应急管理计划获得应急管理认证计划(EMAP)认证的因素。本研究问题的意义在于:(1)主要的国家应急管理组织已经认可了EMAP颁布的《应急管理标准》;(2)获得认证的项目很少;(3)只有两项研究与应急管理中的认证相关，而且都没有在当地背景下考察认证。对来自代表美国一些最大城市的当地应急管理项目负责人的半结构化访谈数据的分析揭示了促进或阻碍认证追求的各种关键主题。这些主题的复杂性和产生它们的背景表明，尽管许多领导人重视标准和认证，但在不久的将来不太可能在地方一级进行广泛的认证。讨论了这一结论，并提出了多种途径，如果目标是对地方项目进行更多的认证，则可以采取这些途径。

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Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION-

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8.80

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12.50%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management publishes original, innovative, and timely articles describing research or practice in the fields of homeland security and emergency management. JHSEM publishes not only peer-reviewed articles, but also news and communiqués from researchers and practitioners, and book/media reviews. Content comes from a broad array of authors representing many professions, including emergency management, engineering, political science and policy, decision science, and health and medicine, as well as from emergency management and homeland security practitioners.