Emergency Management: Principles of

This encyclopedic entry discusses the principles of emergency management. It first defines what a principle is in generic terms and then explores how principles relate to emergency management. The historical development of emergency management principles is traced and various examples of such principles are provided. The challenges inhibiting the acceptance of emergency management principles are identified, along with steps to overcoming them. The entry gives special attention to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Principles of Emergency Management document and concludes with an exploration of the benefits of these and other principles in the discipline and profession.