Emergency Management

Security Education JSS2 First Term

Sub-theme: Common crimes and security management II

Week 10

Emergency Management

Performance objectives:

Students should be able to:

1. Define Emergency management

Content

Meaning of Emergency Management

An emergency is a situation that appears as an immediate risk to the life of an individual especially health and the environment.

Emergency management is the proper planning for preventing emergencies from happening. Emergency management involves creating and developing appropriate plans so as to reduce the risk of unforeseen occurrences in a particular place.

Emergency management is also known as disaster management. In planning for emergencies, the lives of people should first be considered and be regarded as important before considering property, assets, facilities and other things