Conduct surveys to determine the types of emergency-related needs to be addressed in disaster planning, or provide technical support to others conducting such surveys.

“Conduct surveys to determine the types of emergency-related needs to be addressed in disaster planning, or provide technical support to others conducting such surveys.” is a core task performed by Emergency Management Directors. Among the occupation's 23 rated tasks, workers place it 10th by importance (#14 most important). About 95% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Collect data about consumer needs or opinions. in Getting Information

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E2. Exposure with tools — software built on top of a language model (not the model alone) could cut the time by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.50. Automation potential label: T2.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Consult with officials of local and area governments, schools, hospitals, and other institutions to determine their needs and capabilities in the event of a natural disaster or other emergency. · importance 4.6
• Develop and maintain liaisons with municipalities, county departments, and similar entities to facilitate plan development, response effort coordination, and exchanges of personnel and equipment. · importance 4.5
• Coordinate disaster response or crisis management activities, such as ordering evacuations, opening public shelters, and implementing special needs plans and programs. · importance 4.4
• Maintain and update all resource materials associated with emergency preparedness plans. · importance 4.4
• Prepare emergency situation status reports that describe response and recovery efforts, needs, and preliminary damage assessments. · importance 4.4
• Prepare plans that outline operating procedures to be used in response to disasters or emergencies, such as hurricanes, nuclear accidents, and terrorist attacks, and in recovery from these events. · importance 4.3
• Develop and perform tests and evaluations of emergency management plans in accordance with state and federal regulations. · importance 4.1
• Design and administer emergency or disaster preparedness training courses that teach people how to effectively respond to major emergencies and disasters. · importance 4.1
• Collaborate with other officials to prepare and analyze damage assessments following disasters or emergencies. · importance 4.1
• Keep informed of activities or changes that could affect the likelihood of an emergency, response efforts, or plan implementation. · importance 4.0
• Inspect facilities and equipment, such as emergency management centers and communications equipment, to determine their operational and functional capabilities in emergency situations. · importance 4.0
• Keep informed of federal, state, and local regulations affecting emergency plans, and ensure that plans adhere to those regulations. · importance 4.0
• Review emergency plans of individual organizations, such as medical facilities, to ensure their adequacy. · importance 4.0
• Attend meetings, conferences, and workshops related to emergency management to learn new information and to develop working relationships with other emergency management specialists. · importance 3.9

See all tasks on the Emergency Management Directors page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

@misc{singulariki-task-7270,
  title  = {Conduct surveys to determine the types of emergency-related needs to be addressed in disaster planning, or provide technical support to others conducting such surveys.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-7270}
}