Disaster response staff officer's handbook : observations, insights, and lessons.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Center for Army Lessons Learned (U.S.)

Series:

CALL handbook ; no. 11-07.

Handbook ; no. 11-07

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

United States.

United States. Army.

Emergency management--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Emergency management.

Crisis management--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Crisis management.

Military planning--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Military planning.

Genre:

handbooks.

Handbooks and manuals

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iv, 209 pages) : color illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Fort Leavenworth, KS : Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL), US Army Combined Arms Center, [2010]

Summary:

"Natural and man-made disasters in the United States cause pain and heartbreak to our fellow citizens. Picking up the pieces of shattered lives and homes is devastating, even to the stoutest among us. While the military cannot repair the emotional damage, it can mitigate the effects of tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, wild-land fires, oil spills, and terrorist attacks. U.S. military response in the homeland provides overwhelmed first responders with the help they need after a major incident. Our ability to act quickly and effectively in response to fast moving, deadly situations offers tremendous support to our fellow citizens. Civilian officials also know this assistance is short term; local and state leaders bear the responsibility of restoring their communities and cannot become dependent on the resources of the military. The support offered by the National Guard, followed by active duty units, provides a cushion for civilian leaders."--Foreword.

Contents:

1. The language of disasters and incidents

2. The legal framework

3. The national response framework and national incident management system

4. Department of Defense role in incident response

5. Emergency support functions

Appendix A. Unit planning considerations

Appendix B. Casualties

Appendix C. Biological incidents

Appendix D. Nuclear and radiological incidents

Appendix E. Catastrophic incidents

Appendix F. Terrorist incidents

Appendix G. Mass evacuation incidents

Appendix H. Nongovernmental organizations

Appendix I. Legal considerations and law enforcement

Appendix J. Operations security

Appendix K. Airspace command and control

Appendix L. Search and rescue

Appendix M. After-action reviews

Appendix N. Composite risk management

Appendix O. State points of contact

Appendix P. Emergency preparedness liaison officers

Appendix Q. Websites.

Notes:

Title from PDF title page (viewed on June 29, 2011).

"Dec 10."

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

733544140