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Summary:
- 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 well-designed exercise program. Stressing the importance of consistency with the various national preparedness initiatives, it includes the latest developments and best practices in the evolving field of emergency management.
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Table of Contents:
- 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
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Language Notes:
- Item content: English
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General Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
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Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (424 pages)
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Digital Characteristics:
- text file
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Call Numbers:
- HD49.F34 2011
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ISBNs:
- 9781439838525
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OCLC Numbers:
- 1053070425
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Other Control Numbers:
- EBL624976 (source: AU-PeEL)
EBC624976 (source: MiAaPQ)
