Emergency response and emergency management law : cases and materials / by William C. Nicholson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nicholson, William C., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emergency management--Law and legislation--United States.

Emergency management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (469 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Springfield, Illinois : Charles C Thomas, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The nine years since publication of the first edition of Emergency Response and Emergency Management Law have seen major changes in the laws that govern the structure and substance of emergency response and emergency management. The first edition came out only two years after the 9/11 attacks, and subsequent legal revisions had only begun to shake the foundations of the disciplines at that time. During the intervening years, major events such as Hurricane Katrina and laws created in response have altered the legal landscape. New governmental structures were created in the aftermath of 9/11. Th

Contents:

CONTENTS; TABLE OF CASES; Section I - EMERGENCY RESPONSE LAW; Chapter 1 - DUTY TO ACT; Chapter 2 - TRAINING ACCIDENTS; Chapter 3 - VEHICLE ISSUES; Chapter 4 - DISPATCH ISSUES; Chapter 5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; Chapter 6 - MANAGING A RESPONSE: STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES, MUTUAL AID, AND THE INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; Chapter 7 - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENTS; Chapter 8 - USING VOLUNTEER RESOURCES; Chapter 9 - RECOVERY BY RESPONDERS: THE RESCUE DOCTRINE, THE "FIREMAN'S RULE," POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, AND WORLD TRADE CENTER SITE LITIGATION; Section II - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT LAW

Chapter 10 - POWERS OF GOVERNORSChapter 11 - STATE AND LOCAL RESPONSIBILITIES; Chapter 12 - FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: HISTORY, EVOLUTION, AND CHALLENGES; Chapter 13 - FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT GRANTS*; Chapter 14 - DIFFICULTIES IN MITIGATING LEGAL EXPOSURE; Chapter 15 - LEGAL STEPS FOR MITIGATION; Chapter 16 - POTENTIAL NEGLIGENCE LIABILITY IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; Chapter 17 - LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT (LEP) POPULATIONS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AND INTERPRETING/TRANSLATING ASSISTANCE; Chapter 18 - PREPAREDNESS CASES

Chapter 19 - EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND THE COURT SYSTEMChapter 20 - "WHEN THE WIND BLOWS": THE ROLE OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ATTORNEY BEFORE, DURING, AND IN THE AFTERMATH OF A DISASTER; Chapter 21 - RECOVERY CASES; Section III - TOWARD THE FUTURE; Chapter 22 - THE ETHICAL IMPERATIVE; Chapter 23 - "ALL OF THAT CHANGED ON SEPTEMBER 11"; Chapter 24 - CONCLUSION; Appendix A - LOCAL DISASTER OR EMERGENCY ORDINANCE*; Appendix B - WEB SITES OF INTEREST TO EMERGENCY RESPONDERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS; Appendix C - EMERGENCY PLANNING WEB RESOURCES; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-398-08833-0

OCLC:

828793782