Standard For Emergency Management
The EMAP and the NFPA were created to improve emergency management capabilities. The EMAP is a voluntary standard that can be put in place for disaster preparedness throughout the nation. While on the other hand, the NFPA 1600 is a comprehensive standard that provides a model of managing emergencies from the planning stage to the final execution stage (NFPA, 2013). The NFPA is an appropriate tool for both the public and the private agencies in America and abroad, and the department of homeland security adopted it as the standard of national preparedness.
The following are the instances that the word legal and attorney has been used in the NFPA 1600. First, in appendix A, section A.3.3.15, the incident management system under the unified command. Secondly, appendix A section A.4.1 which states that leadership should be aware of the legal industrial regulations and requirement. Thirdly, appendix A section A.5.3, where it says that the BIA provides information on the regulatory or legal impacts. Section A.5.4.5, where it states that agreements done should be reviewed by an attorney (NFPA, 2013). in appendix I, section I.2.2.1 on legal information where it says how legal information can be useful and gives the examples of legal information or documents that might be needed to be conveyed.
The EMAP is more takes a different angle to define emergency management as compared to the NFPA. The EMAP defines emergency management in a broader sense, which can be applied by various organizations from different jurisdictions, departments, or agencies in America (United States, 1993). This means that the EMAP is more specific to an area or a region, and its standards are voluntary. On the other hand the NFPA is offers solutions on how to deal with disasters for a specific jurisdiction or agency. Due to the particular sense or overview of EMAP, it has more specific standards than the NFPA.
References
National Fire Protection Association. (2013). NFPA 1600, standard on disaster/emergency management and business continuity programs. Quincy, MA: National Fire Protection Association.
The United States. (1993). EMAP, the Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program. Washington, D.C: The Office.