Citation

Wilson J, Oyola-Yemaiel A. Safety Sci. 2001; 39(1-2): 117-131.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, Elsevier Publishing)

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Abstract

The occupation of "emergency management" is the official organizational structure established by governments (federal, state, county, and city) to manage the social repercussions of natural and/or technological emergencies. This field has evolved quite extensively from its Cold War-civil defense origins and some have stated that the field is "professionalizing". We examine the process of professionalization in the United States and Florida. Our research explores how emergency management organizations are modifying in order to develop the capacity to prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against disaster events more effectively.