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Introduction to Emergency Management

6th Edition - December 28, 2016

Authors: Jane Bullock, George Haddow, Damon Coppola

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Introduction to Emergency Management sets the standard for excellence in the field and has educated a generation of emergency managers. Haddow, Bullock, and Coppola return for the… Read more

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Introduction to Emergency Management sets the standard for excellence in the field and has educated a generation of emergency managers. Haddow, Bullock, and Coppola return for the sixth edition with an emphasis on climate change as a major hazard. Fully updated throughout for new regulations and workflows, with new case studies covering the latest in best practices, this classic textbook prepares students for the challenges of a career in emergency management.

Dedication
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
- Online Resources
1. The Historical Context of Emergency Management
- Abstract
- 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: 1989–92
- The Witt Revolution: 1993–2001
- Terrorism: 2001
- The Department of Homeland Security: 2001–05
- The Hurricane Katrina Debacle: 2005
- The Steps Leading to the Katrina Debacle
- Post-Katrina Changes
- The Obama Administration’s Approach to Emergency Management
- Whole Community Is a Philosophical Approach in How to Conduct the Business of Emergency Management
- FEMA and Social Media
- The Strategic Foresight Initiative
- Conclusion
- Important Terms
- Self-Check Questions
- Out-of-Class Exercises
2. Natural and Technological Hazards and Risk Assessment
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Natural Hazards
- Technological Hazards
- Terrorism
- 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
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Mitigation Tools
- Impediments to Mitigation
- Federal Mitigation Programs
- Conclusion
- Important Terms
- Self-Check Questions
- Out-of-Class Exercises
4. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Preparedness
- Abstract
- Introduction
- A Systems Approach: The Preparedness Cycle
- Mitigation Versus Preparedness
- Preparedness: The Emergency Operations Plan
- FEMA’s Whole Community Concept
- The National Preparedness System
- Evacuation Planning
- Emergency Planning for Access and Functional Needs Populations
- Preparedness Equipment
- Education and Training Programs
- The FEMA Emergency Management Institute and National Fire Academy
- Public Preparedness Education
- Emergency Management Exercises
- Evaluation and Improvement
- Preparedness: A Whole Community Effort
- Preparedness Grant Programs
- Business Continuity Planning and Emergency Management
- Conclusion
- Case Studies
- Important Terms
- Self-Check Questions
- Out-of-Class Exercises
5. Communications
- Abstract
- Mission
- Assumptions
- The Changing Media World
- A Communication Plan
- Information Coming In
- Information Going Out
- Messengers
- Staffing
- Training and Exercises
- Monitoring, Updating, and Adapting
- Conclusion
- Important Terms
- Self-Check Questions
- Key Terms
6. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Response
- Abstract
- Introduction
- The Local Response
- Local Emergency Managers
- The State Response
- Volunteer Groups’ Response
- The Incident Command System (ICS)
- The Federal Response
- The National Response Framework (NRF)
- Federal Assistance in Disaster Response
- Organizing Support—The Emergency Support Function (ESF)
- The Mission Assignment (MA) Process
- NRF Operations Coordination
- Incident Level Coordination: The Joint Field Office (JFO)
- FEMA Incident Management Assistance Teams (IMATs)
- Key Federal Response Officials
- State-to-State Support: The Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC)
- Conclusion
- Important Terms
- Self-Check Questions
- Out-of-Class Exercises
7. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Recovery
- Abstracts
- Introduction
- Fundamentals of Disaster Recovery
- Recovery Coordination and Leadership
- Recovery Sectors
- Federal Government Disaster Recovery Assistance
- FEMA Recovery Assistance Programs
- FEMA’s Individual Assistance Recovery Programs
- FEMA’s Public Assistance Grant Programs
- The Disaster Relief Fund
- Other Federal Agency Disaster Recovery Funding
- National Voluntary Relief Organizations
- Recovery Planning Tools
- Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning
- Conclusion
- Important Terms
- Self-Check Questions
- Out-of-Class Exercises
8. International Disaster Management
- Abstracts
- Introduction
- Disasters in Developing Nations
- International Disasters Defined
- Important Issues Influencing the Response Process
- United Nations Disaster Management Efforts
- Nongovernmental Organizations
- Assistance Provided by the US Government
- The International Financial Institutions
- Conclusion
- Important Terms
- Self-Check Questions
- Out-of-Class Exercises
9. Emergency Management and the Terrorist Threat
- Abstracts
- Introduction
- Changes in Emergency Management and the War on Terrorism
- The Terrorist Threat
- Terrorist Actions
- The Monumental Human, Economic, and Social Costs of the September 11th Attacks
- Statutory Basis of Terror Threat Management
- Homeland Security Organizations
- Other Agencies Participating in Community-Level Funding
- Funding for First Responders and Emergency Management
- Communicating Threat Information to the American People
- Conclusion
- Important Terms
- Self-Check Questions
- Out-of-Class Exercises
10. The Future of Emergency Management
- Abstracts
- Where Is Emergency Management Now?
- Future Challenges and Opportunities
- Moving Forward
- Conclusion
Appendix A. Acronyms
Appendix B. Emergency Management Websites
Bibliography
Glossary
Index

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, USA

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, USA

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