LEADER 05110nam 2200745 a 450 001 9910220152903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-94038-4 010 $a9786612940385 010 $a0-8330-5014-1 035 $a(CKB)2670000000046966 035 $a(EBL)618726 035 $a(OCoLC)676699037 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000417272 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11291431 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000417272 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10362775 035 $a(PQKB)10995485 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL618726 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10425080 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC618726 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000046966 100 $a20100617d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEvaluating the reliability of emergency response systems for large-scale incident operations /$fBrian A. Jackson, Kay Sullivan Faith, Henry H. Willis 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aSanta Monica, CA $cRAND$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (226 p.) 225 1 $aRAND Corporation monograph series 300 $a"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. 311 $a0-8330-5005-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 187-199). 327 $aCover; 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 Modes 327 $aChapter Six - Assessing the Probability, Effects, and Severity of Failure Modes: An Exploratory Analysis Using Response After-Action ReportsChapter Seven - Concluding Observations; Appendixes; Bibliography; Back Cover 330 $aThe ability to measure emergency preparedness - to predict the likely performance of emergency response systems in future events - is critical for policy analysis in homeland security. Yet it remains difficult to know how prepared a response system is to deal with large-scale incidents, whether it be a natural disaster, terrorist attack, or industrial or transportation accident. This research draws on the fields of systems analysis and engineering to apply the concept of system reliability to the evaluation of emergency response systems. The authors describe a method for modeling an emergency response system; identifying how individual parts of the system might fail; and assessing the likelihood of each failure and the severity of its effects on the overall response effort. The authors walk the reader through two applications of this method: a simplified example in which responders must deliver medical treatment to a certain number of people in a specified time window, and a more complex scenario involving the release of chlorine gas. The authors also describe an exploratory analysis in which they parsed a set of after-action reports describing real-world incidents, to demonstrate how this method can be used to quantitatively analyze data on past response performance. The authors conclude with a discussion of how this method of measuring emergency response system reliability could inform policy discussion of emergency preparedness, how system reliability might be improved, and the costs of doing so. --From publisher description. 410 0$aRand Corporation monograph series. 606 $aEmergency management$zUnited States$xEvaluation 606 $aPreparedness$xEvaluation 606 $aIncident command systems$zUnited States 606 $aAssistance in emergencies$zUnited States 606 $aEmergency communication systems$zUnited States 615 0$aEmergency management$xEvaluation. 615 0$aPreparedness$xEvaluation. 615 0$aIncident command systems 615 0$aAssistance in emergencies 615 0$aEmergency communication systems 676 $a363.34/80684 700 $aJackson$b Brian A.$f1972-$0846031 701 $aFaith$b Kay Sullivan$0987413 701 $aWillis$b Henry H$0904738 712 02$aUnited States.$bFederal Emergency Management Agency. 712 02$aRAND Homeland Security and Defense Center. 712 02$aRand Corporation.$bNational Security Research Division. 712 02$aRand Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment (Organization) 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910220152903321 996 $aEvaluating the reliability of emergency response systems for large-scale incident operations$92256794 997 $aUNINA