# Direct safety operations in emergency situations.

*/Tasks/Direct_safety_operations_in_emergency_situations.*

Direct safety operations in emergency situations.

## Boundary Of Firm

**Outsourced To**:
- [Emergency Management Consulting Firm](/CompanyTypes/Emergency_Management_Consulting_Firm)
**Automatability**: assisted
**Routing Summary**:
- Direction of safety operations during emergencies is led by an incident commander or emergency management director, kept in-house where life-safety accountability cannot be delegated.
- Specialized planning and drills are often contracted to emergency management consultants, while alerting and evacuation guidance are automated by emergency notification software under human command.
**Delivered By Role**:
- [Emergency Management Director](/Tasks/Direct_safety_operations_in_emergency_situations./JobTypes/Emergency_Management_Director)
- [Safety Officer](/Tasks/Direct_safety_operations_in_emergency_situations./JobTypes/Safety_Officer)
- [Incident Commander](/Tasks/Direct_safety_operations_in_emergency_situations./JobTypes/Incident_Commander)
**Asset Specificity**: specific
**Automated By Action**:
- [Trigger Emergency Alert](/Action/Trigger_Emergency_Alert)
- [Generate Evacuation Route](/Action/Generate_Evacuation_Route)
**Automated By Software**:
- [Emergency Notification System](/Software/Emergency_Notification_System)
**Delivered By Department**:
- [Emergency Management](/Tasks/Direct_safety_operations_in_emergency_situations./Departments/Emergency_Management)
- [Health and Safety](/Tasks/Direct_safety_operations_in_emergency_situations./Departments/Health_and_Safety)

## Neighborhood

### Parent

- [Direct emergency management activities.](/Activities/Direct_emergency_management_activities.) — parent · Activities

### Siblings

- [Instruct workers to set warning signals in front and at rear of trains during emergency stops.](/Tasks/Instruct_workers_to_set_warning_signals_in_front_and_at_rear_of_trains_during_emergency_stops.) — siblings · Tasks
- [Initiate or coordinate searches for missing aircraft.](/Tasks/Initiate_or_coordinate_searches_for_missing_aircraft.) — siblings · Tasks
- [Direct emergency evacuation procedures.](/Tasks/Direct_emergency_evacuation_procedures.) — siblings · Tasks
- [Perform or participate in emergency drills, as required.](/Tasks/Perform_or_participate_in_emergency_drills,_as_required.) — siblings · Tasks
- [Dispatch personnel and vehicles in response to telephone or radio reports of emergencies.](/Tasks/Dispatch_personnel_and_vehicles_in_response_to_telephone_or_radio_reports_of_emergencies.) — siblings · Tasks
- [Activate and run the Emergency Operations Center during incidents](/Tasks/Activate_and_run_the_Emergency_Operations_Center_during_incidents) — siblings · Tasks
- [Administer FEMA Public Assistance Grants](/Tasks/Administer_FEMA_Public_Assistance_Grants) — siblings · Tasks
- [Administer FEMA and state preparedness grants](/Tasks/Administer_FEMA_and_state_preparedness_grants) — siblings · Tasks
- [Administer Hazard Mitigation Projects](/Tasks/Administer_Hazard_Mitigation_Projects) — siblings · Tasks
- [Administer Mitigation Grant Programs](/Tasks/Administer_Mitigation_Grant_Programs) — siblings · Tasks
- [Administer Preparedness Grants](/Tasks/Administer_Preparedness_Grants) — siblings · Tasks
- [Approve mutual-aid and continuity agreements](/Tasks/Approve_mutual-aid_and_continuity_agreements) — siblings · Tasks
- [Assign Incident Command Roles](/Tasks/Assign_Incident_Command_Roles) — siblings · Tasks
- [Authorize Station Evacuations](/Tasks/Authorize_Station_Evacuations) — siblings · Tasks
- [Brief Aviation And Emergency Managers](/Tasks/Brief_Aviation_And_Emergency_Managers) — siblings · Tasks
- [Brief Incident Command on Weather Threats](/Tasks/Brief_Incident_Command_on_Weather_Threats) — siblings · Tasks
- [Brief Leadership on Continuity Posture](/Tasks/Brief_Leadership_on_Continuity_Posture) — siblings · Tasks
- [Brief Senior Officials on Disaster Status](/Tasks/Brief_Senior_Officials_on_Disaster_Status) — siblings · Tasks
- [Brief emergency managers during high-impact events](/Tasks/Brief_emergency_managers_during_high-impact_events) — siblings · Tasks
- [Brief incident command structure](/Tasks/Brief_incident_command_structure) — siblings · Tasks
- [Command the Crisis Response Team During Incidents](/Tasks/Command_the_Crisis_Response_Team_During_Incidents) — siblings · Tasks
- [Coordinate Emergency Shelter Placement](/Tasks/Coordinate_Emergency_Shelter_Placement) — siblings · Tasks
- [Coordinate Federal Disaster Response Operations](/Tasks/Coordinate_Federal_Disaster_Response_Operations) — siblings · Tasks
- [Coordinate Hurricane Preparedness Plan](/Tasks/Coordinate_Hurricane_Preparedness_Plan) — siblings · Tasks
- [Coordinate Multi-Agency Disaster Response](/Tasks/Coordinate_Multi-Agency_Disaster_Response) — siblings · Tasks
- [Coordinate Preparedness Activities](/Tasks/Coordinate_Preparedness_Activities) — siblings · Tasks
- [Coordinate Public Safety and Emergency Services](/Tasks/Coordinate_Public_Safety_and_Emergency_Services) — siblings · Tasks
- [Coordinate Tabletop Exercises and Drills](/Tasks/Coordinate_Tabletop_Exercises_and_Drills) — siblings · Tasks
- [Coordinate crisis response exercises](/Tasks/Coordinate_crisis_response_exercises) — siblings · Tasks
- [Coordinate emergency and storm response operations](/Tasks/Coordinate_emergency_and_storm_response_operations) — siblings · Tasks
- [Coordinate preparedness exercises and drills](/Tasks/Coordinate_preparedness_exercises_and_drills) — siblings · Tasks
- [Coordinate shelter and evacuation](/Tasks/Coordinate_shelter_and_evacuation) — siblings · Tasks
- [Direct Audience During Emergencies and Evacuations](/Tasks/Direct_Audience_During_Emergencies_and_Evacuations) — siblings · Tasks
- [Direct Crew During Emergency Drills](/Tasks/Direct_Crew_During_Emergency_Drills) — siblings · Tasks
- [Direct Crisis Communications](/Tasks/Direct_Crisis_Communications) — siblings · Tasks
- [Direct Damage Control and Engine Room Emergency Response](/Tasks/Direct_Damage_Control_and_Engine_Room_Emergency_Response) — siblings · Tasks
- [Direct Disaster Response](/Tasks/Direct_Disaster_Response) — siblings · Tasks
- [Direct Emergency Response Operations](/Tasks/Direct_Emergency_Response_Operations) — siblings · Tasks
- [Direct Incident Command](/Tasks/Direct_Incident_Command) — siblings · Tasks
- [Direct Incident and Emergency Response](/Tasks/Direct_Incident_and_Emergency_Response) — siblings · Tasks
- [Direct Incident and Risk Management](/Tasks/Direct_Incident_and_Risk_Management) — siblings · Tasks
- [Direct Marine Emergency Response](/Tasks/Direct_Marine_Emergency_Response) — siblings · Tasks
- [Direct Storm Restoration Response](/Tasks/Direct_Storm_Restoration_Response) — siblings · Tasks
- [Direct Team Actions During Active Incidents](/Tasks/Direct_Team_Actions_During_Active_Incidents) — siblings · Tasks
- [Direct agency operations during major incidents](/Tasks/Direct_agency_operations_during_major_incidents) — siblings · Tasks
- [Direct continuity response during major incidents](/Tasks/Direct_continuity_response_during_major_incidents) — siblings · Tasks
- [Direct crisis communications response](/Tasks/Direct_crisis_communications_response) — siblings · Tasks
- [Direct incident response coordination](/Tasks/Direct_incident_response_coordination) — siblings · Tasks
- [Direct incident response readiness](/Tasks/Direct_incident_response_readiness) — siblings · Tasks
- [Direct media relations and crisis communications](/Tasks/Direct_media_relations_and_crisis_communications) — siblings · Tasks
- [Direct response teams under an incident structure](/Tasks/Direct_response_teams_under_an_incident_structure) — siblings · Tasks
- [Direct the Crew During Emergency and Drill Procedures](/Tasks/Direct_the_Crew_During_Emergency_and_Drill_Procedures) — siblings · Tasks
- [Direct the Hospital Emergency Management Program](/Tasks/Direct_the_Hospital_Emergency_Management_Program) — siblings · Tasks
- [Direct the Joint Field Office](/Tasks/Direct_the_Joint_Field_Office) — siblings · Tasks
- [Drill Crew On Emergency Procedures](/Tasks/Drill_Crew_On_Emergency_Procedures) — siblings · Tasks
- [Emergency Procedure Walkthrough](/Tasks/Emergency_Procedure_Walkthrough) — siblings · Tasks
- [Establish and run command structure roles](/Tasks/Establish_and_run_command_structure_roles) — siblings · Tasks
- [Establish on-site command](/Tasks/Establish_on-site_command) — siblings · Tasks
- [Execute Stafford Act Declaration Authorities](/Tasks/Execute_Stafford_Act_Declaration_Authorities) — siblings · Tasks
- [Execute Wilderness Evacuation Protocols](/Tasks/Execute_Wilderness_Evacuation_Protocols) — siblings · Tasks
- [High Volume Evacuation](/Tasks/High_Volume_Evacuation) — siblings · Tasks
- [Initiate Overdue Aircraft Alerting](/Tasks/Initiate_Overdue_Aircraft_Alerting) — siblings · Tasks
- [Initiate Overdue Aircraft Procedures](/Tasks/Initiate_Overdue_Aircraft_Procedures) — siblings · Tasks
- [Lead Emergency Action Plan Drills](/Tasks/Lead_Emergency_Action_Plan_Drills) — siblings · Tasks
- [Lead Emergency Operations Center](/Tasks/Lead_Emergency_Operations_Center) — siblings · Tasks
- [Lead IT recovery coordination during major disruptions](/Tasks/Lead_IT_recovery_coordination_during_major_disruptions) — siblings · Tasks
- [Lead Incident Command During Activations](/Tasks/Lead_Incident_Command_During_Activations) — siblings · Tasks
- [Lead Incident Command During Campus Emergencies](/Tasks/Lead_Incident_Command_During_Campus_Emergencies) — siblings · Tasks
- [Lead Major Incident Response](/Tasks/Lead_Major_Incident_Response) — siblings · Tasks
- [Lead emergency response](/Tasks/Lead_emergency_response) — siblings · Tasks
- [Lead incident response and recovery coordination](/Tasks/Lead_incident_response_and_recovery_coordination) — siblings · Tasks
- [Lead major incident coordination](/Tasks/Lead_major_incident_coordination) — siblings · Tasks
- [Lead tabletop exercises and readiness drills](/Tasks/Lead_tabletop_exercises_and_readiness_drills) — siblings · Tasks
- [Lead the fire company at emergency incidents](/Tasks/Lead_the_fire_company_at_emergency_incidents) — siblings · Tasks
- [Manage Emergency Programs](/Tasks/Manage_Emergency_Programs) — siblings · Tasks
- [Manage FEMA Disaster Declarations and Grants](/Tasks/Manage_FEMA_Disaster_Declarations_and_Grants) — siblings · Tasks
- [Manage Preparedness Program](/Tasks/Manage_Preparedness_Program) — siblings · Tasks
- [Manage cross-functional crisis response teams](/Tasks/Manage_cross-functional_crisis_response_teams) — siblings · Tasks
- [Manage disaster recovery and damage assessment efforts](/Tasks/Manage_disaster_recovery_and_damage_assessment_efforts) — siblings · Tasks
- [Manage shelters and relief logistics](/Tasks/Manage_shelters_and_relief_logistics) — siblings · Tasks
- [Manage the Emergency Management Committee](/Tasks/Manage_the_Emergency_Management_Committee) — siblings · Tasks
- [Manage the emergency preparedness program](/Tasks/Manage_the_emergency_preparedness_program) — siblings · Tasks
- [Navigating FEMA Individual Assistance Applications](/Tasks/Navigating_FEMA_Individual_Assistance_Applications) — siblings · Tasks
- [Operate the Emergency Operations Center](/Tasks/Operate_the_Emergency_Operations_Center) — siblings · Tasks
- [Order Evacuation On Hazard Change](/Tasks/Order_Evacuation_On_Hazard_Change) — siblings · Tasks
- [Oversee Crisis Communications](/Tasks/Oversee_Crisis_Communications) — siblings · Tasks
- [Oversee Daily Emergency Service Operations](/Tasks/Oversee_Daily_Emergency_Service_Operations) — siblings · Tasks
- [Oversee Emergency Dispatch Operations](/Tasks/Oversee_Emergency_Dispatch_Operations) — siblings · Tasks
- [Oversee Preparedness Programs](/Tasks/Oversee_Preparedness_Programs) — siblings · Tasks
- [Oversee Public Assistance and Individual Assistance Programs](/Tasks/Oversee_Public_Assistance_and_Individual_Assistance_Programs) — siblings · Tasks
- [Oversee emergency supply and resource readiness](/Tasks/Oversee_emergency_supply_and_resource_readiness) — siblings · Tasks
- [Oversee incident response and crisis communication](/Tasks/Oversee_incident_response_and_crisis_communication) — siblings · Tasks
- [Plan and direct graded radiological emergency exercises and drills](/Tasks/Plan_and_direct_graded_radiological_emergency_exercises_and_drills) — siblings · Tasks
- [Plan and lead preparedness exercises and drills](/Tasks/Plan_and_lead_preparedness_exercises_and_drills) — siblings · Tasks
- [Request Presidential Disaster Declarations](/Tasks/Request_Presidential_Disaster_Declarations) — siblings · Tasks
- [Run Emergency Action Plan Drills](/Tasks/Run_Emergency_Action_Plan_Drills) — siblings · Tasks
- [Simulate Evacuation](/Tasks/Simulate_Evacuation) — siblings · Tasks
- [Stand up crisis command center](/Tasks/Stand_up_crisis_command_center) — siblings · Tasks
- [Support Emergency Operations Center](/Tasks/Support_Emergency_Operations_Center) — siblings · Tasks

### Related (perform)

- [Shift Manager (Nuclear Operations)](/JobTypes/Shift_Manager_(Nuclear_Operations)) — perform · JobTypes
- [Licensed Professional Counselor](/JobTypes/Licensed_Professional_Counselor) — perform · JobTypes
- [Dual Diagnosis Counselor](/JobTypes/Dual_Diagnosis_Counselor) — perform · JobTypes
- [IOP Group Counselor](/JobTypes/IOP_Group_Counselor) — perform · JobTypes

### Who does this

- [Motorboat Operators](/Occupations/Motorboat_Operators) — performs · Occupations

### Automated by

- [Trigger Safety Alert](/Action/Trigger_Safety_Alert) — automated by · Action
- [Emergency Notification System](/Software/Emergency_Notification_System) — automated by · Software
- [Generate Evacuation Route](/Action/Generate_Evacuation_Route) — automated by · Action

### Problems this exposes

- [conflicting protocols between responding agencies](/Problems/conflicting_protocols_between_responding_agencies) — exposes problem · Problems
- [real-time personnel accountability and headcount during evacuation](/Problems/real-time_personnel_accountability_and_headcount_during_evacuation) — exposes problem · Problems
- [incident-command coordination across responding units](/Problems/incident-command_coordination_across_responding_units) — exposes problem · Problems

### Outsourced to

- [Emergency Management Consulting Firm](/CompanyTypes/Emergency_Management_Consulting_Firm) — outsourced to · CompanyTypes

### Delivered by

- [Incident Commander](/JobTypes/Incident_Commander) — delivered by · JobTypes
- [Safety Officer](/JobTypes/Safety_Officer) — delivered by · JobTypes
- [Emergency Management Director](/JobTypes/Emergency_Management_Director) — delivered by · JobTypes
- [Health and Safety](/Departments/Health_and_Safety) — delivered by · Departments
- [Emergency Management](/Departments/Emergency_Management) — delivered by · Departments