Disaster Operations and Decision Making (Hardcover)

Roger C. Huder

ISBN 10: 0470927933 / ISBN 13: 9780470927939

Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York, 2012

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Hardcover. The only book to combine emergency management principLEs with proven military concepts Good disaster plans do not guarantee a good response. Any disaster plan rarely survives the first rain bands of a hurricane or the first tremors of an earthquake. While developing plans is essential, there must be systems in place to adapt these plans to the ever-changing operational environment of a disaster. Currently there is no set of standard disaster response principles to guide a community. The National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the Incident Command System (ICS) provide the framework to implement operational decisions, but they were never designed as operational concepts. The military has developed just such concepts and many of them can be adapted for civilian use. Disaster Operations and Decision Making adapts those military concepts and combines them with disaster lessons learned to create a new opera-tional paradigm. Emphasizing team building, Emergency Operations Center operational systems, and situational awareness, the book details easily adopted methods. All of these methods are designed to be incorporated into the NIMS and ICS framework to enhance a community's response to any type of disaster. Disaster Operations and Decision Making is an essential resource for emergency managers, fire chiefs, law enforcement officers, homeland security professionals, public health officials, and anyone else involved or interested in crisis management. This book focuses on crisis decision making and the creation of the systems and procedures needed to carry out those decisions. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Disaster Operations and Decision Making (Hardcover)
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470927933
• ISBN 13: 9780470927939
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Disaster Operations and Decision Making only book to focus on practical operational concepts for the Emergency Operations Center (EOC). 
Good disaster plans do not guarantee a good response. Disaster plans rarely survive the first rain bands of a hurricane or the first tremors of an earthquake. While developing plans is essential, there must be systems in place to adapt these plans to the ever-changing operational environment of a disaster. Currently there is no set of standard disaster response principles to guide a community. The National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the Incident Command System (ICS) provide the organizational framework to implement operational decisions, but they were never designed as operational guides. 
Disaster Operations and Decision Making adapts relevant military concepts and combines them with disaster lessons learned to create a new disaster operational paradigm. Emphasizing crisis decision making, EOC operational systems, team building, and situational awareness the book is a practical guide for all types of emergency managers. All of the methods in the book are designed to be incorporated into the NIMS and ICS framework to enhance a community's response to any type of disaster.
Disaster Operations and Decision Making is an essential resource for emergency managers, fire chiefs, law enforcement officers, homeland security professionals, public health officials, and anyone else involved or interested in crisis management.

About the Author

Roger C Huder currently works as a consultant for Emergency Response to Weapons of Mass Destruction and other Manmade and Natural Disasters for EOC personnel. He is a Certified Emergency Manager and has been working in emergency management for the last 25 years.