05110nam 2200745 a 450 991022015290332120200520144314.01-282-94038-497866129403850-8330-5014-1(CKB)2670000000046966(EBL)618726(OCoLC)676699037(SSID)ssj0000417272(PQKBManifestationID)11291431(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000417272(PQKBWorkID)10362775(PQKB)10995485(Au-PeEL)EBL618726(CaPaEBR)ebr10425080(MiAaPQ)EBC618726(EXLCZ)99267000000004696620100617d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEvaluating the reliability of emergency response systems for large-scale incident operations /Brian A. Jackson, Kay Sullivan Faith, Henry H. Willis1st ed.Santa Monica, CA RAND20101 online resource (226 p.)RAND Corporation monograph series"This research was sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and conducted under the auspices of the RAND Homeland Security and Defense Center, a joint center of the RAND National Security Research Division and RAND Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment." -- T.p. verso.0-8330-5005-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-199).Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction: Measurement and Emergency Preparedness; Chapter Two - Defining and Demonstrating Response Reliability Analysis; Chapter Three - Describing a Chlorine Release Scenario and Relevant Response Parameters; Chapter Four - A Simplified Model of an Emergency Response to a Chlorine Release; Chapter Five - Exploring What Can Go Wrong During a Chlorine Response Operation: Identifying Relevant Failure ModesChapter Six - Assessing the Probability, Effects, and Severity of Failure Modes: An Exploratory Analysis Using Response After-Action ReportsChapter Seven - Concluding Observations; Appendixes; Bibliography; Back CoverThe ability to measure emergency preparedness - to predict the likely performance of emergency response systems in future events - is critical for policy analysis in homeland security. Yet it remains difficult to know how prepared a response system is to deal with large-scale incidents, whether it be a natural disaster, terrorist attack, or industrial or transportation accident. This research draws on the fields of systems analysis and engineering to apply the concept of system reliability to the evaluation of emergency response systems. The authors describe a method for modeling an emergency response system; identifying how individual parts of the system might fail; and assessing the likelihood of each failure and the severity of its effects on the overall response effort. The authors walk the reader through two applications of this method: a simplified example in which responders must deliver medical treatment to a certain number of people in a specified time window, and a more complex scenario involving the release of chlorine gas. The authors also describe an exploratory analysis in which they parsed a set of after-action reports describing real-world incidents, to demonstrate how this method can be used to quantitatively analyze data on past response performance. The authors conclude with a discussion of how this method of measuring emergency response system reliability could inform policy discussion of emergency preparedness, how system reliability might be improved, and the costs of doing so. --From publisher description.Rand Corporation monograph series.Emergency managementUnited StatesEvaluationPreparednessEvaluationIncident command systemsUnited StatesAssistance in emergenciesUnited StatesEmergency communication systemsUnited StatesEmergency managementEvaluation.PreparednessEvaluation.Incident command systemsAssistance in emergenciesEmergency communication systems363.34/80684Jackson Brian A.1972-846031Faith Kay Sullivan987413Willis Henry H904738United States.Federal Emergency Management Agency.RAND Homeland Security and Defense Center.Rand Corporation.National Security Research Division.Rand Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment (Organization)MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910220152903321Evaluating the reliability of emergency response systems for large-scale incident operations2256794UNINA