Comprehensive emergency management for local governments : demystifying emergency planning / James A. Gordon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gordon, James A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emergency management.

Local government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (229 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Brookfield, Connecticut : Rothstein Associates, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A how-to guide for small to mid-sized local governments.It takes novice emergency planners step-by-step through the complete process of mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery for natural and human-made disasters. Includes tips for a staff.

Contents:

Local government emergency planning: basic concepts and critical elements

Mitigation: lessening the impact

Preparedness: preparedness plans at the federal and provincial/state level

Response

Recovery

Putting it all together

Appendix A: Sample planning outline

Appendix B: Sample service impact analysis documents

Appendix C: Sample training matrix

Appendix D: The professional emergency manager

Appendix E: Emergency management resources.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-194) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-931332-78-9

OCLC:

765139684