Principles of Emergency Management: Hazard Specific Issues and Mitigation Strategies

ISBN-13: 9781439871201 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 586 str.

Mike Fagel

Opis

Presenting real-world solutions for the increasingly complex role of the emergency manger, this book provides best practices for communication in-crisis and ensuring preparedness. It addresses a variety of disaster scenarios and hazard-specific issues, including agroterrorism, pandemic planning, and high profile workplace violence.

Spis treści

Introduction: Why Plan for Disasters? EOC Management and Operations. Continuity of Operations Planning. Strategizing Emergency Management Programs. The Hazards among Us. The Role of the Public Health Official. Developing Public–Private Partnerships in the Twenty-First Century. Assessing Vulnerabilities. The Common-Sense Guide for the CEO. Planning and Exercise. Planning for Terrorism. EOC Center Management during Terrorist Incidents. The Active Shooter Incident. Terrorist Tradecraft I: The Attack Cycle. Terrorist Tradecraft II: Case Studies—Past, Present, and Future. Agroterrorism. Pandemic Preparedness. Special Events. Mass Care, Sheltering, and Human Services. Children and Disasters. Emergency Management and the Media. Impact of Social Media on Emergency Management. Afterword. Index.

O autorze

Michael J. Fagel, PhD, CEM, has more than 40 years of experience in emergency management, fire and emergency medical service, public health, law enforcement, bioterrorism awareness and prevention, as well as corporate safety, security, and threat risk management. He has contributed to or published multiple textbooks on emergency management and safety topics.