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~ George Haddow (Author), Jane Bullock (Author) "Emergency management has ancient roots..." (more)
Key Phrases: emergency management functions, emergency management community, emergency management activities, United States, New York, Arlington County (more...)
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Would recommend that all who teach college emergency management courses get a copy to review for consideration as a textbook. - B.Wayne Blanchard, Ph.D., CEM, Higher Education Project Manager
Emergency Management Institute, National Emergency Training Center, Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Department of Homeland Security

...does a very good job covering "roles, responsibilities & interrelationships that exist among state & local emergency management systems, FEMA... - B.Wayne Blanchard, Ph.D., CEM, Higher Education Project Manager Emergency Management Institute, National Emergency Training Center, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security

...this book provides a comprehensive overview of the emergency management discipline. - Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research News -- Review


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Would recommend that all who teach college emergency management courses get a copy to review for consideration as a textbook. ...it is, as the back cover notes practical, easy to use, and does a very good job covering "the roles, responsibilities and interrelationships that exist among state and local emergency management systems, FEMA, and other critical partners. - B.Wayne Blanchard, Ph.D., CEM Higher Education Project Manager, Emergency Management Institute, National Emergency Training Center, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security

...this book provides a comprehensive overview of the emergency management discipline. - Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research News

Although books on security, by the very nature of the industry, are particularly suited to action, it's remarkable how many of them are lifeless and abstract. Not so this book on emergency management, where the protagonists - disasters - take center stage. The authors load the book with bracing case studies and examples, which have infinitely more impact than generalizations and theories. But the case studies go beyond giving life to the book. They also inspire ideas that emergency managers can themselves implement. Two appendices offer a wealth of resources, including a list of emergency management Web sites and a glossary of acronyms. The combination of this material with the case studies, facts and figures, examples, diagrams, and templates makes this book a fine resource. - Security Management
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  • Hardcover: 273 pages
  • Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; illustrated edition edition (June 24, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0750676892
  • ISBN-13: 978-0750676892
  • Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 6.7 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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emergency management functions, emergency management community, emergency management activities, disaster field office, emergency management professionals, emergency management organization, local emergency managers, emergency management system, disaster loans, disaster declaration, coordinating officer, media partnership, local first responders, urban search, responding agencies, mass care, mitigation programs, disaster assessment, disaster relief fund, disaster event, recovery assistance, domestic preparedness, disaster assistance, disaster response, disaster reduction
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United States, New York, Arlington County, Project Impact, Hurricane Floyd, American Red Cross, World Trade Center, News Photo, Puerto Rico, North Carolina, Oklahoma City, Department of Homeland Security, Salvation Army, Hurricane Andrew, National Guard, United Nations, Army Corps of Engineers, Small Business Administration, World Bank, Stafford Act, Department of Defense, James Lee Witt, President Bush, Office of Homeland Security, Department of Commerce
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5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Intro to Emergency Management, October 1, 2003
By Bob Mellinger "rgmksi" (Attainium Corp, Chantilly, VA USA) - See all my reviews
"Introduction to Emergency Management" is a straight-forward and insightful entre into the world of public emergency management. George Haddow and Jane Bullock are former senior FEMA officials that exerienced it first hand. And it shows.

I've added this book as one of my reference texts for the Organizational Continuity sessions I conduct. I also plan to use it in an workshop series I'm developing. It would be a great textbook for any course on Emergency Management AND it's also a good read for anyone interested in getting a taste of Emergency Management. I truly wish this book was in print when I took Emergency Management in grad school.

Highly recommended !!!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Medical Consequence Manager, April 16, 2007
This review is from: Introduction to Emergency Management, Second Edition (Butterworth-Heinemann Homeland Security) (Hardcover)
I found this to be a good introduction to emergency management. I am using it in my course on Disaster Preparidness: medical consequency management. Well written and easy to read for the novice.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Somewhat useful, March 18, 2007
This review is from: Introduction to Emergency Management, Second Edition (Butterworth-Heinemann Homeland Security) (Hardcover)
This book is more useful for someone in government. If you need emergency planning/mangement for a business or industry, the book is a good starter but will be limited. Too bad it was published right before Katrina.
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