Plan and direct disaster response or crisis management activities, provide disaster preparedness training, and prepare emergency plans and procedures for natural (e.g., hurricanes, floods, earthquakes), wartime, or technological (e.g., nuclear power plant emergencies or hazardous materials spills) disasters or hostage situations. 

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Employment Outlook	Growth Rate 3.6% Openings Per Year 29
Wages	Median Hourly $51 per hour Average Annual $112,040 per year
Education Needed	Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Education Available in Washington	Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Critical Incident Response/Special Police Operations Critical Infrastructure Protection Homeland Security Protective Services Operations Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations
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