This book will help you respond to disasters with the necessary operational procedures to save lives and property. The first moments of any incident can set the tone for the entire operation. Includes information on training, planning and procedures, communication, handling casualties, infrastructure assessment, recovery operations, and stress debriefing.
Preface to Second Edition
Foreword
About the Authors
Chapter 1 : Disaster Planning
Chapter 2 : Historical Lessons
Chapter 3 : Organizational Structure and Incident Command
Chapter 4 : Resource Management and Augmentation
Chapter 5 : Training and Preparation
Chapter 6 : Communications and Information Management
Chapter 7 : Catastrophic Fires
Chapter 8 : Civil Disorders and Riots
Chapter 9 : Weather-Related Natural Disasters
Chapter 10 : Terrain-Based Natural Disasters
Chapter 11 : Transportation Disasters
Chapter 12 : Hazardous Materials Incidents
Chapter 13 : Enemy Attack and UFO Potential
Chapter 14 : Mass Casualities and Mass Evacuation
Chapter 15 : Aftermath and Recovery
Glossary
Appendixes
A : Hazard Identification Exercise
B : Emergency Operations Plan, Maplewood, Minnesota
C : Mutual Aid Plan : City of Davis and Regents of the University of California
D : Santa Cruz County Fire Services Mutual Aid Plan
E : Mutual Aid Response Plan
F : CAMEO II Software
G : Tornado Facts
H : Bibliography on Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs)
I : Earthquake Scales : Modified Mercalli and Rossi-Forel
J : Multiple Casualty Incident Plan
K : FEMA National, Regional, and State Offices
Index
