A professional who instructs paid and volunteer workers in techniques for meeting disaster situations. Responsibilities include:

• Conducts classes in emergency techniques, such as first aid, flood protection, firefighting, shelter management, disaster communications and organization, use of radiological monitoring equipment, and post-attack operations.
• Confers with local government and federal authorities and with representatives of police, fire, sanitation, and public works departments to coordinate training.
• May direct or participate in preparation of geographic surveys of local areas to aid in formulating emergency survival plans.
• May specialize in preparing and distributing emergency preparedness information and be designated Civil Preparedness Public Information Officer.