Knowledge, capabilities, and practices of Comprehensive
Emergency Management are associated with an integrated
approach to the management of emergency programs and
activities for all four emergency phases (mitigation,
preparedness, response, and recovery), for all types of
emergencies and disasters (natural, man-made, and attack),
and for all NASA sites and centers, to include special
National Level requests. Applies expert knowledge of the
National Incident Management System, the National Response
Plan, and Homeland Security Presidential Directives and
other federal policies to enable effective emergency
programs at the national, state, or local level as
appropriate. Ability to
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lead, coordinate, manage and direct the development and
implementation of NASA’s and Federal emergency management
policies, plans, and procedures for emergency response
conditions, contingencies, continuity of operations,
occupant emergency plans, and NASA’s interagency support
functions in a full spectrum of emergencies. This
competency includes the commitment to produce sound policy
through requirements development that may affect lives,
property, and operations in the event of unknown scenarios.
Demonstrates the ability to: develop standards and
specifications for new data analysis and data collection
processes related to emergency preparedness; serve as an
Aency, national level and industry-wide resource and has an
established network to facilitate the acquisition of other
resources and information; develop and/or modify safety
procedures and requirements for related work and
organization; maintain expert knowledge of applicable NASA,
federal, aerospace and/or industry emergency preparedness
trends, standards and policies; provide design concepts,
risk management, trouble-shooting and trade-off analysis;
technical expertise to represent Agency-wide, federal,
industry and academic working groups, boards and panes;
manage and provide comprehensive interpretation and
equivalencies for all phases of emergency management;
exhibit comprehensive knowledge of FEMA, OSHA and NASA
standards pertaining to emergency management; represents
agency in determining levels of coordination with
intergovernmental departments, state and local agencies;
evaluate agency exercise design criteria for emergency
response; conduct risk assessments.