Introduction to Emergency Management
- 8th Edition - August 7, 2024
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Authors: George Haddow, Jane Bullock, Damon Coppola
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 3 7 0 1 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 3 7 0 2 - 7
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Request a sales quoteIntroduction to Emergency Management, Eighth Edition sets the standard for excellence in the field and has educated a generation of emergency management professionals. This trusted resource provides a comprehensive overview of core concepts in emergency management and instructs in their application, addressing why the emergency management profession exists, what actions its professionals and practitioners are tasked with performing, and what achievements are sought through the conduct of these various efforts. Students and new professionals alike will gain an enhanced understanding of key terminology and concepts, enabling them to work with emergency management specialists.
Fully updated throughout, the new edition includes revised workflows and communications; explanations of FEMA, state, and local emergency management organizational policies; the growing role of the private sector in emergency management; Covid-19 pandemic preparedness and response; and the impact of climate change on emergency management policies and practices, among other timely examples and application areas. Each chapter features all-new case studies on recent disasters, key terms, summary points, and self-review questions. Student and faculty use is supported by an expanded ancillary package, featuring a fuller instructor manual, lecture PowerPoint Slides, and linked documents, data sets, references, and video examples.
Fully updated throughout, the new edition includes revised workflows and communications; explanations of FEMA, state, and local emergency management organizational policies; the growing role of the private sector in emergency management; Covid-19 pandemic preparedness and response; and the impact of climate change on emergency management policies and practices, among other timely examples and application areas. Each chapter features all-new case studies on recent disasters, key terms, summary points, and self-review questions. Student and faculty use is supported by an expanded ancillary package, featuring a fuller instructor manual, lecture PowerPoint Slides, and linked documents, data sets, references, and video examples.
- Empowers the next generation of emergency management professionals, applying core disaster management approaches and principles across timely, illustrative case studies
- Considers the impact of climate change, among other current global challenges, on emergency management policies and practices
- Reviews and instructs in emergency management communication, workflows, and organizational policy best practices
- Contains an updated, online instructor manual, lecture PowerPoint Slides, further case studies, video examples, and other supporting materials
Undergraduate and graduate students of emergency management
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Companion Website
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. The Historical Context of Emergency Management
- Introduction
- Early History: 1800–1950
- The Cold War and the Rise of Civil Defense: The 1950s
- Changes to Emergency Management: The 1960s
- Critical Thinking
- The Call for a National Focus on Emergency Management: The 1970s
- Civil Defense Reappears as Nuclear Attack Planning: The 1980s
- An Agency in Trouble: 1989–1992
- The Witt Revolution: 1993–2001
- Terrorism: 2001
- The Department of Homeland Security: 2001–2005
- The Hurricane Katrina Debacle: 2005
- The Steps Leading to the Katrina Debacle
- Post-Katrina Changes
- Critical Thinking
- The Obama Administration’s Approach to Emergency Management
- 2016–Present
- Conclusion
- Important Terms
- Self-Check Questions
- Out-of-Class Exercises
- Chapter 2. Natural and Technological Hazards and Risk Assessment
- Introduction
- Natural Hazards
- Critical Thinking
- Critical Thinking
- Critical Thinking
- Technological Hazards
- Terrorism
- Critical Thinking
- Risk Management Technology
- Social and Economic Risk Factors, Including Equity
- Critical Thinking
- Conclusion
- Important Terms
- Self-Check Questions
- Out-of-Class Exercises
- Chapter 3. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Mitigation
- Introduction
- Mitigation Tools
- Recent Developments
- Critical Thinking
- Impediments to Mitigation
- Federal Mitigation Programs
- The Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
- The Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program
- Flood Mitigation Assistance Program
- Severe Repetitive Loss Program
- Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities
- The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program
- The Fire Prevention and Assistance Act
- Critical Thinking
- Critical Thinking
- Nonfederal Mitigation Grant Programs
- Conclusion
- Important Terms
- Self-Check Questions
- Out-of-Class Exercises
- Chapter 4. Preparedness
- Introduction
- Preparedness: Everyone’s Responsibility
- A Systematic Approach for Disaster Preparedness
- The National Preparedness System
- Critical Thinking
- Preparedness Grant Programs
- Critical Thinking
- Business Continuity Planning and Emergency Management
- Distinguishing Mitigation from Preparedness
- Conclusion
- Important Terms
- Self-Check Questions
- Out-of-Class Exercises
- Chapter 5. Crisis and Risk Communications
- Introduction
- Fundamentals of a Successful Communications Strategy
- Fundamental: Build Communications Partnerships
- Fundamental: Invest in Communications Staff, Training, and Technology
- Fundamental: Collect and Analyze Information to Gain Situational Awareness
- Invest in Information Management
- Use Only Confirmed Information
- Make Decisions Based on Good Information
- Fundamental: Deliver Timely and Accurate Information
- Recognize Language and Cultural Differences Across Audiences
- Respect Functional and Access Needs Populations and Take Action to Meet Their Specific Communications Needs
- Fundamental: Be Transparent in Communications
- Disaster Communications Audiences
- Building an Effective Disaster Communications Capability in a Changing Media World
- Building an Effective Disaster Communications Capability
- Resources
- Conclusion
- Out-of-Class Exercises
- Chapter 6. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Response
- Introduction
- The Local Response
- Local Emergency Managers
- The State Response
- Volunteer Groups’ Response
- The Incident Command System
- The Federal Response
- The Presidential Disaster Declaration Process
- FEMA Declaration Criteria
- The National Response Framework
- Federal Assistance in Disaster Response
- Organizing Support: The Emergency Support Function
- National Response Framework Operations Coordination
- Incident Level Coordination: The Joint Field Office
- FEMA Incident Management Assistance Teams
- Key Response Coordination Officials
- FEMA Community Lifelines
- State-to-State Support: The Emergency Management Assistance Compact
- Defense Support of Civil Authorities
- Differing Military Capabilities
- Conclusion
- Important Terms
- Self-Check Questions
- Out-of-Class Exercises
- Chapter 7. Recovery
- 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
- Critical Thinking
- FEMA’s Public Assistance Grant Programs
- The Disaster Relief Fund
- Other Federal Agency Disaster Recovery Funding
- Small Business Administration
- National Voluntary Relief Organizations
- American Red Cross
- Recovery Planning Tools
- Predisaster Recovery Planning
- Critical Thinking
- Conclusion
- Important Terms
- Self-Check Questions
- Out-of-Class Exercises
- Chapter 8. International Disaster Management
- Introduction
- Disasters in Developing Nations
- International Disasters Defined
- Important Issues Influencing the Response Process
- Critical Thinking
- United Nations Disaster Management Efforts
- Critical Thinking
- Nongovernmental Organizations
- Critical Thinking
- Assistance Provided by the US Government
- Critical Thinking
- The International Financial Institutions
- Critical Thinking
- Conclusion
- Important Terms
- Self-Check Questions
- Out-of-Class Exercises
- Chapter 9. Emergency Management and the Terrorist Threat
- Introduction
- Changes in Emergency Management and the War on Terrorism
- The Terrorist Threat
- Terrorist Actions
- The Monumental Human, Economic, and Social Costs of the 9/11 Attacks
- Critical Thinking
- Statutory Basis of Terror Threat Management
- Homeland Security Organizations
- Critical Thinking
- 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 Exercise
- Chapter 10. The Future of Emergency Management
- Challenges Facing Emergency Management
- Conclusion
- Acronyms
- Glossary
- Index
- Edition: 8
- Published: August 7, 2024
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- No. of pages: 584
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443237010
- eBook ISBN: 9780443237027
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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, USAJB
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, 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, USARead Introduction to Emergency Management on ScienceDirect