Preparing for Terrorism: An Emergency Services Guide [Hardcover]

George Buck (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0827383975 | ISBN-13: 978-0827383975 | Publication Date: October 15, 1997 | Edition: 1

This timely text enables the student to develop the skills for dealing with terrorism on many levels: preparing and planning for terrorist attack, mitigating its effects, proper emergency response and recovery from terrorism disasters. The student learns how to analyze existing emergency service planning and operational system models and formulate a more effective plan for local, regional, state and federal response in the event of terrorist incidents. In light of efforts by government agencies such as FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency), FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), DOD, (Department of Defense), DOE (Department of Energy) and local agencies across the nation, this text is an essential guide to the planning and implementation of antiterrorist response and operations for the overall safety of the first responder.

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About the Author

George has been involved in the fire/rescue service and emergency management for more then 20 years. He is presently the Director/Professor at the University of South Florida's Center for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance and The Center for Biological Terrorism Defense. George was previously with St. Petersburg College as Director/Professor of the Institute of Emergency Administration and Fire Science, and the National Terrorism Preparedness Institute. George has served as a Fire Management Specialist with the United States Fire Administration in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Previously, he served more than fourteen years with Addison (Dallas County), Texas Fire Department in the Operations Division. He is a Principal member of the Technical Committee for "Emergency Management, NFPA 1600" and has been serving on the committee since 1992. He has spoken at many national and international conferences. George has also published many articles, manuscripts, white papers, etc., both nationally and internationally. George is also the author of Delmar's Preparing for Terrorism, an Emergency Services Guide, and soon to be released Preparing for Biological Terrorism, an Emergency Services Planning Guide.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 329 pages
• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning; 1 edition (October 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0827383975
• ISBN-13: 978-0827383975
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 8.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,065,295 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely essential book for emergency planners., May 4, 1999

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Michael Makar (Bradenton, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Preparing for Terrorism: An Emergency Services Guide (Hardcover)

Dr. Buck covers the subject very thoroughly. Terrorism, just like any other hazard requires thoughtful planning when an incident occurs. Planning for disasters is not new and this guide provides the reader with a step-by-step method to prepare for such an event. Many existing plans for other hazards already give jurisdictions a substantial capability to meet the challenges of a terrorism incident. This book is a must for anyone who is tasked to prepare for a terrorist incident.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Terrorists' Intelligence, September 9, 2000

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Chew LH (Singapore) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Preparing for Terrorism: An Emergency Services Guide (Hardcover)

I found the book very useful for my MSc course. It is well written except for one part that I disagree with, pp27-28, where terrorists were described as "not very intelligent" and operated without a "coherent plan of action."

Terrorists are as normal as you can get [see Hendrick, C. (ed)(1987) Group Processes and Intergrouop Relations: Social Psychology of Terrorist Groups, Sage, Newbury Park, pp234-235]: everything about them is average. The fact that they have been able to carry out so many missions and have been successful in killing so many people tells us something. While risk managers may fear them or choose not to fear them, the greater fear is if we underestimate their potential.