Essentials in Emergency Management: Including the All-Hazards Approach [Paperback]

Written for both paid and volunteer emergency managers,Essentials in Emergency Managementexamines why preparing a basic emergency plan, or all hazards plan, for a city, town, or state improves a community's ability to respond more quickly and effectively in an emergency situation than any attempt to prepare dozens of hazard-specific plans.

Outlining the various roles and responsibilities that emergency managers have in today's world, authorBrian Gallantcovers many of the issues these managers encounter and provides recommendations and general guidance they can incorporate into any emergency response plan. Readers will learn about the organizational impact and actions needed to counter such natural hazards as floods, wildfires, and weather disasters and such technological hazards as structural fires, hazardous materials releases, water supply contamination, and acts of terrorism.

Essentials in Emergency Managementexamines the Incident Command System (ICS), the new presidential directive dealing with the National Incident Management Systems (NIMS), and the new emergency management concept called the all-hazards approach-the idea that a community's emergency plan follows the same philosophies and actions no matter what the emergency situation-used by most communities, the states, and the federal government. This new handbook also discusses how to manage volunteers and deal with pets in disaster situations and looks at what the rest of the world is doing with respect to emergency management.

The appendices include helpful reference materials, checklists, and forms.

Brian J. Gallantis Vice President of Contingency Management Associates, Inc., where he is responsible for all environmental, health and safety training and consulting activities for the MA-based firm. He also serves as an Instructor at Massachusetts Maritime Academy, lecturing in the areas of health and safety, emergency management, OPA 90 training, STClck