Phases of Emergency Management
As in most TAP workshops, the ideal length for our Emergency Management workshop is six days, because it is situation-specific.  However the workshop may be broken up into three, two-day sections and conducted over as much as a six-week period.   The  workshop's scope is extensive and specific, involving  an overview of the EMS process, a situation analysis of the current emergency management situation (with group presentations on specific aspects) and  identification of a wide range of issues (in working groups with presentaitons). 
 
Once the issues are identifed, either during that week, or at a later date, emergency management objectives are identified and organized into an Emergency Management Objective Tree.  This is followed by the introduction and creation of a Results Based Matrix for that geographical area's particular emergency management challenge.  This is done in working groups followed by presentaitons which are then consolidated.  The next step is the creation of a Partnership Network Matrix and a series of  emergency coordination sessions.  The workshop ends with detailed action planning geared toward making emergency management happen by meeting the emergency management objectives.