Introduction to Emergency Management
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Introduction to Emergency Management, Fourth Edition, offers a practical guide to the discipline of emergency management. It focuses on the domestic emergency management system of the United States, highlighting the lessons and emerging trends that are applicable to emergency management systems in other parts of the world. The book begins by tracing the historical development of emergency management from the 1800s to the present world of homeland security. It then discusses the hazards faced by emergency management and the methods of assessing hazard risk; the function of mitigation and the strategies and programs emergency management or other disciplines use to reduce the impact of disasters; and emergency management preparedness. The book also covers the importance of communication in the emergency management of the twenty-first century; the functions and processes of disaster response; government and voluntary programs aimed at helping people and communities rebuild in the aftermath of a disaster; and international emergency management. It also addresses the impact of September 11, 2001 on traditional perceptions of emergency management; and emergency management in the post-9/11, post-Katrina environment.
Key Features
* Expanded coverage of risk management
* Enhanced coverage of disaster communications, including social networking sites like Twitter
* More material on mitigation of disasters
* Up-to-date information on the role of FEMA in the Obama administration
Readership
Practicing professionals in emergency planning and risk management; undergraduate and graduate students of emergency management; professionals participating in continuing education; students in two-year programs preparing to enter the field—full list available at http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu/collegelist/.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Historical Context of Emergency Management
What You’ll Learn
Introduction
Early History: 1800 – 1950
The Cold War and the Rise of Civil Defense: the 1950s
Changes to Emergency Management: the 1960s
The Call for a National Focus on Emergency Management: the 1970s
Civil Defense Reappears as Nuclear Attack Planning: the 1980s
An Agency in Trouble: 1989 – 1992
The Witt Revolution: 1993 – 2001
Terrorism: 2001
The Steps Leading to the Katrina Debacle
Post-Katrina Changes
The Future Environment of Emergency Management
Important Terms
Self-Check Questions
Out-of-Class Exercise
2. Natural and Technological Hazards and Risk Assessment
What You Will Learn
Introduction
Natural Hazards
Technological Hazards
Chemical
Biological
Radiological
Nuclear
Hazards Risk Management
Risk Management Technology
Social and Economic Risk Factors
Conclusion
Important Terms
Self-Check Questions
Out-of-Class Exercises
3. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Mitigation
What You’ll Learn
Introduction
Mitigation Tools
Hazard Identification and Mapping
Impediments to Mitigation
Federal Mitigation Programs
The National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program
Nonfederal Mitigation Grant Programs
Conclusion
Important Terms
Self-Check Questions
Out-of-Class Exercises
4. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Preparedness
What You’ll Learn
Introduction
A Systems Approach: The Preparedness Cycle
Mitigation versus Preparedness
Preparedness: The Emergency Operations Plan
Education and Training Programs
Emergency Management Exercises
Evaluation and Improvement
Conclusion
Important Terms
Self-Check Questions
Out-of-Class Exercises
7. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Recovery
What You’ll Learn
Introduction
The National Response Framework for Disaster Recovery Operations
FEMA’s Individual Assistance Recovery Programs
FEMA’s Public Assistance Grant Programs
Other Federal Agency Disaster Recovery Funding
Recovery Planning Tools
Long-Term Recovery Planning Annex
Community Long-Term Recovery Planning
Conclusion
Important Terms
Self-Check Questions
Out-of-Class Exercises
8. International Disaster Management
What You’ll Learn
Introduction
Disasters in Developing Nations
International Disasters
Important Issues Influencing the Response Process
The United Nations System
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Nongovernmental Organizations
Assistance Provided by the U.S. Government
Conclusion
Important Terms
Self-Check Questions
Out-of-Class Exercises
9. Emergency Management and the Terrorist Threat
What You’ll Learn
Introduction
Changes in Emergency Management and the War on Terrorism
September 11, 2001
Federal Government Terrorism Activity
The 911 Commission
State Government Terrorism Activity
Local Government Terrorism Activity
The Effect of Hurricane Katrina on Terrorism Preparedness and Response
Conclusion
Important Terms
Self-Check Questions
Out-of-Class Exercises
10. The Future of Emergency Management
Understanding the Past
The Obama Administration
“ Those Who Forget the Past Are Doomed to Repeat It ”
Emergency Management Ideas for the Future
Conclusion
Appendix A: Acronyms
Appendix B: Emergency Management Websites
Appendix C: Ready.gov Citizen Preparedness Recommendations
Appendix D: A Day in the Life of Homeland Security
Glossary
References
Index
Product details
- No. of pages: 424
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Butterworth-Heinemann 2010
- Published: September 7, 2010
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- eBook ISBN: 9781856179607
About the Authors
George Haddow
George Haddow currently serves as a Senior Fellow and an Adjunct Professor at the Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy (DRLA) at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA. Prior to joining academia, Mr. Haddow worked for eight years in the Office of the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as the White House Liaison and the deputy Chief of Staff. He is a founding partner of Bullock & Haddow LLC, a disaster management consulting firm.
Affiliations and Expertise
Senior Fellow and an Adjunct Professor at the Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy (DRLA) at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA.
Jane Bullock
Jane A. Bullock served more than 20 years in support of Federal emergency management efforts, culminating as the Chief of Staff at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for Director James Lee Witt. In this position Ms. Bullock served as principal advisor to the Director on all Agency programmatic and administrative activities; provided advice and recommendations to the Director on policies required to carry out the mission of the agency; managed the day-to-day operations of the Agency; directed, monitored, and evaluated Agency strategic and communication processes; and oversaw administration of the Agency’s resources, including the disaster relief fund. In 2001, Ms. Bullock co-founded the disaster management consulting firm Bullock & Haddow LLC. She currently serves on the governing boards of the National Earthquake Hazards Program, the Earthquake Engineering Research Center, and others.
Affiliations and Expertise
Founding partner, Bullock and Haddow LLC; Former Chief of Staff to the Director of FEMA
Damon Coppola
Damon P. Coppola is the founder of Shoreline Risk LLC and a Partner with Bullock & Haddow LLC. He has extensive experience in disaster management capacity development, disaster risk management, and planning through his work with the United Nations; the World Bank Group; The US Federal Emergency Management Agency; and the US Army Corps of Engineers, among others. Mr. Coppola serves as a Senior Disaster Management Specialist at the Hawaii-based Pacific Disaster Center and is a faculty member at Loma Linda University and the University of Hawaii. He holds an M.E.M in Crisis, Emergency, and Risk Management from George Washington University and an A.R.M. from the American Institute for Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters.
Affiliations and Expertise
founder of Shoreline Risk LLC and a Partner with Bullock & Haddow LLC
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