Introduction to Emergency Management
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  Author : George Haddow Number of Pages : 248 Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann |
Product Description
Introduction to Emergency Management is a practical reference for professionals and students who need to understand the process of disaster response planning and mitigation.
The book details the world’s leading emergency management agency, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), covering its history, organization, programs, and operations as well as the Federal Response Plan (FRP). The authors examine the roles, responsibilities, and interrelationship between FEMA, state and local emergency management systems and other critical partners. They also explain the government emergency resources available before, during, and after crises. Practical and easy-to-reference, the text includes a chapter on terrorism and the events of September 11, 2001, and reviews their impact on disaster management and emergency planning in the future.
This essential text includes the latest information on the Office of Homeland Security and several detailed appendices which include: a list of organizations involved in disaster management, a directory of disaster management and terrorism Web sites, a glossary of disaster management terms and acronyms, and a compendium of domestic and international disaster statistics.
* Includes numerous diagrams, illustrations, and statistics on disaster management history and concepts
* Provides case studies and examples of disasters from around the world to connect theory to real-world application
* Features a special chapter on September 11th, terrorism, and the new world order of disaster management
Customer reviews
Okay as an introduction, but … 
by .. Clarence I. Teem (Oakdale, CA USA)
The book does a fair job of giving an overview of emergency management. The veiw of FEMA is obviously written by persons wearing rose colored glasses. The glossing over of errors by FEMA and other emergency management agencies does not allow the reader to understand the evolution of emergency management. The book should be factual and less fluff.
Medical Consequence Manager by .. Talbot N. Vivian (Yorktown, VA USA)
I found this to be a good introduction to emergency management. I am using it in my course on Disaster Preparidness: medical consequency management. Well written and easy to read for the novice.
Somewhat useful by .. M. Sheron (Corona CA USA)
This book is more useful for someone in government. If you need emergency planning/mangement for a business or industry, the book is a good starter but will be limited. Too bad it was published right before Katrina.
Good service by .. Ben Thacker ()
I ordered a text book and got excellent service from Amazon. It got here in a timely fashion and in excellent condition.
Introduction to Emergency Management 
by .. FH (Hawaii)
An excellent introductory book with a good review of the basic components of emergency management