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The Distributed Functions of Emergency Management

Jessica Jensen, a professor and scholar at North Dakota State University, suggests that emergency management is a “distributed function.” This valuable insight implies that there are more people involved in emergency management than just the emergency manager. And, this concept also insinuates that emergency managers must rely heavily on the roles and contributions of others to accomplish their goals. With this in mind, emergency management is like a very complex network of individuals, agencies and departments as well as a myriad of actors from the private and non‐profit sectors. In other ways, emergency management is like the hub of a wheel. The emergency manager is the focal point and all of the other participants are the spokes. Whether you view emergency management as a multifaceted network or a well‐organized wheel, it is clear that emergency managers work with many individuals and organizations to promote disaster resilience.