Duane Hagelgans, J.D.

Dr. Duane Hagelgans is the Program Coordinator for both the Master of Science in Emergency Management (MSEM) and the Bachelor of Science in Emergency Management (BSEM) programs.

He has been involved in the emergency services for over 45 years.  He has been working and volunteering in the field of emergency management for over 30 years.  He retired in 2011 from the City of Lancaster, Bureau of Fire, where he held numerous positions, including Emergency Management Coordinator for the City.  He is the Emergency Management Coordinator for a regional emergency management zone in Millersville Borough and Manor Township.  He holds an A.S. in Fire Science Technology from Harrisburg Area Community College, a B.S. degree in Occupational Safety from Millersville University, and a Juris Doctorate from Widener University School of Law.

Dr. Hagelgans has developed many of the MSEM and BSEM courses since coming into the program in 2008.  He is on the South-Central Pennsylvania Task Force (SCTF) as one of the founding members of their Incident Management Team (IMT).  As a member of the SCTF IMT, he was one of the responders to the Nickel Mines Amish School shooting, as well as many other high-profile events in the past two decades.

He is a Professor at Millersville University and has taught and developed numerous emergency management courses for the Department of Homeland Security and the United States Fire Administration.   He specializes in the area of public information and emergency response.  He is currently researching better methods to teach emergency preparedness to school-age children and the emergency services in areas of leadership. 

 

Dr. Hagelgans teaches:

EHEM 201: Introduction to Emergency Management

EHEM 305: Disaster Management and Community Risk

EHEM 316: Introduction to Terrorism, WMD, and Homeland Security

EHEM 393: Field Experience Practicum

EMGT 601: Principles and Practices of Emergency Management

EMGT 616: Terrorism, Weapons of Mass Destruction & Homeland Security

EMGT 693: Field Experience Practicum

EDTE 605: Critical Thinking and Decision Making