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Record Nr.

UNINA9910970001203321

Autore

Merganthal Paul B

Titolo

National Emergency Responses

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2009

ISBN

1-61470-342-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (151 p.)

Collana

Natural disaster research, prediction and mitigation National emergency responses

Disciplina

363.34809730000001

Soggetti

Civil defense -- United States

Emergency management -- United States

Intergovernmental cooperation -- United States

Emergency management - United States

Civil defense - United States

Intergovernmental cooperation - United States

Social Welfare & Social Work

Social Sciences

Social Welfare & Social Work - General

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

National response framework, January 2008 / U.S. Department of Homeland Security -- National response framework : Fema needs policies and procedures to better integrate non-federal stakeholders in the revision process / United States Government Accountability Office -- Emergency management : observations on DHS's preparedness for catastrophic disasters / William O. Jenkins, Jr. -- Emergency management : GAO responses to post-hearing questions for the record / United States Government Accountability Office - Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Offers an overview of the National Response Framework (NRF) and how the nation conducts an all-hazards response. This book describes specific authorities and best practices for managing incidents that range from the serious but purely local, to large-scale terrorist attacks or catastrophic natural disasters.