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Introduction to Emergency Management,

Edition 6

Editors: By Jane A. Bullock, George D. Haddow and Damon P. Coppola

Publication Date: 28 Dec 2016

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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.

Key Features

Expanded information on disaster recovery coordination structures
Emphasis on climate change as a key hazard faced by disaster managers
Coverage of social media as critical tool in emergency management
Fully updated throughout for the latest regulations and workflows
New examples and case studies throughout
Updated ancillaries to keep course instruction fresh

About the author

By Jane A. Bullock, Founding partner, Bullock and Haddow LLC; Former Chief of Staff to the Director of FEMA; George D. Haddow, Founding partner, Bullock and Haddow LLC; Adjunct Professor, Homeland Security Studies, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA and Damon P. Coppola, Partner, Bullock and Haddow LLC, Singapore

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

ISBN: 9780128030646

Page Count: 518

Retail Price :

Haddow, Bullock, and Coppola, Introduction to Homeland Security, 5e, 9780128020289, Jun 2015, 670 pages, $99.95
Haddow and Haddow, Disaster Communications in a Changing Media World, 2e, 9780124078680, Jan 2014, 282 pages, $59.95
Coppola, Introduction to International Disaster Management, 3e, 9780128014776, Mar 2015, 696 pages, $99.95

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