Introduction to Emergency Management
- 3rd Edition - October 9, 2007
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Authors: Jane Bullock, George Haddow, Damon Coppola
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 5 0 6 - 8 5 1 4 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 5 5 3 5 1 - 1
Introduction to Emergency Management, Third Edition provides a comprehensive update of this foundational text on the background components and systems involved in the manage… Read more
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Request a sales quoteIntroduction to Emergency Management, Third Edition provides a comprehensive update of this foundational text on the background components and systems involved in the management of disasters and other emergencies. The book details current practices, strategies, and the key players involved in emergency management, especially in the U.S. but also around the world. Expanded coverage of local and state issues, particularly as they need to interact and work with FEMA and other federal agencies, adds value to public administrators locally tasked with protecting their community. The Third Edition is fully updated to cover FEMA's continually changing role within the Department of Homeland Security and the impact and aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Lessons including proper planning, mitigation, in-crisis decisions, evacuation, and recovery shed light on how managers can avoid devastating breakdowns in communication and leadership during an event. Not only terrorist events but many such natural disasters require similar preparedness planning. Emergency planning is vital to the security of entire communities and thus an essential focus for research, planning and training. This new edition continues in its tradition of serving as an essential resource for students and young professionals in the discipline of Emergency Management.
- Case examples provide current specific examples of disasters and how they were managed
- Full-color hurricane Katrina section with event timeline
- Written by 2 former FEMA senior officials who draw on firsthand experience in day-to-day emergency management operations
Business continuity and contingency planners and national emergency managers and responders. Security managers, designing contingency/evacuation plans, city managers, urban planners, disaster management and emergency planning consultants, community planners, non-profit disaster relief and environmental organizations
1. The Historical Context of Emergency Management2. Natural and Technological Hazards and Risk Assessment3. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Mitigation4. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Response5. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Recovery6. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Preparedness7. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Communications8. International Disaster Management9. Emergency Management and the New Terrorist Threat10. The Future of Emergency ManagementKatrina: A Case StudyAppendix: Acronyms
- Edition: 3
- Published: October 9, 2007
- No. of pages (eBook): 496
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780750685146
- eBook ISBN: 9780080553511
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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
President, Bullock and Haddow LLC, Reston, VA, USAGH
George Haddow
George Haddow currently serves as Senior Fellow at the Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy (DRLA) at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA and previously served as an Adjunct Faculty and Research Scientist, Institute for Crisis, Disaster and Risk Management, George Washington University in Washington, DC. at 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
Principal, Bullock & Haddow LLC, Senior Fellow, Disaster Resilience Leadership Institute, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USADC
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, Damon Coppola, CT, USA