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Exercise Alternatives for Training Emergency Management Command Center Staffs

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If you are a planner or trainer that deals with teams of people who must respond to emergent, rare, extraordinary and/or complex events, this book is an outstanding value. Covering the spectrum of tabletop discussions or exercises, "paper" drills, and full field drills, this book offers lots of insight into design and effective use, and tons of ideas on how to develop low-cost approaches that you can use to get people together to discuss, plan, train for, or "pre-experience" almost any type of event or incident you can conceive. I have recommended this book to others, and lent my copy to someone who hasn't yet returned it! My background is in emergency medical services and I am currently active in designing training approaches to some unique "homeland security" scenarios in other fields, and this book has and will continue to be a valuable aid.

This is an excellent reference source for the student of emergency management. The information contained within is very simple yet detailed. Whoever has taken the IS-120 or IS-239 courses through FEMA than this book is a must from which to build on that knowledge.

University of Richmond Emergency Management Student

This book fills much needed gaps in the strict HSEEP hierarchy. Too often the HSEEP models are like trying to kill a fly with a shotgun. The suggested alternatives provide for effective and efficient training and evaluation events. Short-staffed offices with minimal budgets will find these to be the ticket.

The examination of alternative approaches to / forms of exercises is useful. I intend to use this as a source in my doctoral dissertation -- not yet sure how extensively.