Foundations Of Emergency Management

It provides a comprehensive introduction to the concept of emergency management containing explanations of the necessary models, systems, and processes required to effectively plan, migrate, respond it and recover from various disasters. In addition, this broad-based approach includes information on how to effectively manage disasters involving multiple jurisdictions at the national as well as the international levels and illustrates the ways in which the duties and responsibilities of managers have evolved over time. Learners will gain a fundamental understanding of the role and responsibilities of the emergency manager during tragedies, natural disasters, hazardous materials incidents, and terrorist events with the help of this new book. Emphasis on real-world situations is featured through commonplace scenarios that most emergency managers are likely to face and includes up-to-date coverage of the current issues and latest strategies and tactics for a modern-day approach to emergency response.Buck, George is the author of 'Foundations Of Emergency Management', published 2009 under ISBN 9781401857981 and ISBN 1401857981.