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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459052403321

Autore

Fagel Michael J.

Titolo

Principles of emergency management and emergency operations centers (EOC) / / Michael J. Fagel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2011

ISBN

0-429-25092-4

1-4398-3852-6

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (424 p.)

Disciplina

658.4/77

Soggetti

Emergency management

Crisis management

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front cover; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Author; Contributors; Reviewers; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Assessing Vulnerabilities; Chapter 3. Developing a Planning Team; Chapter 4. Responder Health and Safety; Chapter 5. Disaster Preparedness and the Law; Chapter 6. Stress Management and Responders; Chapter 7. Developing an Emergency Operations Plan (EOP); Chapter 8. Developing an Exercise Program; Chapter 9. Three Types of Exercises; Chapter 10. EOC Management and Operations; Chapter 11. ICS/EOC Interface; Chapter 12. Continuity of Operations Planning

Chapter 13. The Role of Business Continuity ManagementAppendix A: Organizing for Homeland Security and Emergency Management; Appendix B: Managing Spontaneous Volunteers; Appendix C: Emergency Management and the Media; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

Principles of Emergency Management and Emergency Operations Centers (EOC) provides a clear and up-to-date understanding of how an EOC should operate within the guidance of various federal and national programs. It discusses the processes and systems that must be considered in emergency planning and preparedness efforts. The culmination of more than four decades of experience, the text provides



time-tested tips for those developing and revising emergency preparedness plans. The book details the requirements for appropriate training and planning, both validated by a we