California Firescope Program : Exemplary Practices in Emergency Management

The Southern California fire problem is unique and presents a long history of devastating fires. This monograph discusses the California FIRESCOPE (FS) Program: Firefighting Resources of Southern California Organized Against Potential Emergencies. Chapters: (1) Intro.: The Setting and Origins of FS; The 1970 Series of Fires and Multi-agency Response; FS Responses to the 1980 and 1985 Series of Fires; and Basic Operational Concepts and Components of FS. (2) FS Decision Process. (3) FS Operational Concepts and Systems. (4) FS Impact. (5) What¹s Ahead: Estimated Level of Completion and Effectiveness; FS Cost Effectiveness; The Continuing Process; and Movement to Statewide Decision Process. (6). Appendices. Illustrated.Becton, Julius W., Jr. is the author of 'California Firescope Program : Exemplary Practices in Emergency Management', published 2003 under ISBN 9780756735302 and ISBN 0756735300.