Benefits & Projects
Benefits
Participants can obtain valuable in-depth experience in emergency management and other related fields. In addition, interns will:
- Work with experienced professionals in the field of emergency management and public safety
- Contribute to innovative projects
- Get relevant experience for resume building
- Develop confidence walking into an interview with numerous project examples to use
- Obtain a greater understanding of career possibilities and areas of interest
- Gain marketability for employment opportunities after graduation
- Understanding of homeland security and emergency management principles through real life experience
Projects
Some examples of projects interns can work on:
- Attend training and education programs provided at the Emergency Operations Center
- Write, coordinate, and facilitate exercises in the Emergency Operations Center for multiple agencies and jurisdictions
- Assist emergency management personnel in responding to emergencies and disasters throughout the City
- Develop and coordinate the emergency planning activities of the City of Nashua Government
- Research of potential programs for the office in preparedness and planning
- Development of special event activities to build “culture of preparedness” in the City
- Development of public awareness materials and programs
- Shelter management plans review and consolidation
- Create after action reports for exercises using the Department of Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP)
- Develop job lists and check sheet required during activation of the Emergency Operations Center
- Participate in and provide input on regional response plans and committees
- Participate in drills throughout the City of Nashua and the region to build knowledge in emergency management
- Assist the Office of Emergency Management with building relationship between private and public partnerships
- Assist with the management of Alerts and Warnings including CodeRed and supporting the Crisis Communications Group
- Assist with gran management activities such as filing quarterly reports and organizing documentation
- Provide representation at City events
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Emergency Management
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 2019
Nashua, NH 03061
Phone: 603-589-3275Emergency Phone: 911
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Emily Martuscello
Emergency Management Director
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Tara Murphy
Emergency Management Coordinator