Emergency Response Planning for Corporate And Municipal Managers

The book is broken out into three sections. Section 1 outlines the overall scope of comprehensive emergency planning and discusses in detail the major elements that must be addressed in an Emergency Response Plan. Section 2 examines the types of hazards and risks faced by emergency response personnel, as well as the public, in typical emergencies, and provides specific recommendations regarding the immediate and long-term health and safety of emergency response personnel. Section 3 discusses a range of issues that must be given special attention in the development and implementation of any emergency response plan including: hazard and risk reduction, decontamination, data and information management, monitoring strategies and devices, terrorism, and the training of emergency response personnel.- End of Chapter summaries and questions provide concise information on learning objectives and a review of important concepts- Additional, updated photographs and diagrams support the text- Coverage of lessons learned from 9/11 and other recent disasters Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.