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Local Planning for Terror and Disaster: From Bioterrorism to Earthquakes

Leonard A. Cole

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Description for Local Planning for Terror and Disaster: From Bioterrorism to Earthquakes Paperback. Local Planning for Terror and Disaster gives voice to experts in key fields involved with local preparedness, assessing the quality of preparedness in each field, and offering directions for improvement. Num Pages: 274 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 177 x 14. Weight in Grams: 506.
Local Planning for Terror and Disaster gives voice to experts in key fields involved with local preparedness, assessing the quality of preparedness in each field, and offering directions for improvement. Introductory chapters provide overviews of terror medicine, security and communications, which are indispensable to successful preparedness, while subsequent chapters concentrate on a particular field and how responders from that field communicate and interact with others during and after an event. Thus, a chapter by a physician discusses not only the doctor's role but how that role is, or should be, coordinated with emergency medical technicians and police. Similarly, chapters by law enforcement figures also review police ... Read more

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Format

Paperback

Publication date

2012

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States

Number of pages

274

Condition

New

Number of Pages

274

Place of Publication

Hoboken, United Kingdom

ISBN

9781118112861

SKU

V9781118112861

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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days

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99-15

About Leonard A. Cole

Dr. Leonard Cole is an adjunct professor of political science at Rutgers University-Newark, NJ, and director of the Program on Terror Medicine and Security at UMDNJ's Center for BioDefense. He has published widely on terrorism-related subjects including chapters in two recent Wiley volumes: Suicide Terror and Bacillus Anthracis and Anthrax. His most recent books are The Anthrax Letters (revised edition, ... Read more

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“In summary, this book is an excellent read and the way the various incidents and subsequent responses are recounted, one cannot help but to reevaluate how to plan for disasters and emergencies to be better prepared for not only realistic worst case events but also for the Black Swan.” (Journal of Chemical Health & Safety, 1 April 2013) ... Read more“Local Planning for Terror and Disaster: From Bioterrorism to Earthquakes, is required reading for anyone involved in responding to Mass Casualty Events which means all of us, because we could all become first responders.”—Nancy Hartevelt Kobrin, PhD, familysecuritymatters.org "'Local Planning' may be among the most important books published this year. . . ."—Warren Boroson, newjerseynewsroom.com "Leonard Cole and Nancy Connell have produced an essential book, not just for counterterrorism and disaster preparedness professionals, but for each and every American. We can’t prevent disasters but we can mitigate them, and the key to mitigation is preparedness. I know of no better place to look for that key than in the pages of this book."—Clark Ervin, Former Inspector General, US Department of Homeland Security "A great read. At a time when funding for local preparedness efforts is waning, this book is a clarion call for reversing that trend. Leading experts and practitioners from across the preparedness spectrum provide vivid case studies and give valuable judgments about what matters most in responding to disasters and terrorism. Read it and be reminded how much depends on local response when catastrophe strikes." —Thomas Inglesby, MD, Director of the Center for Biosecurity of UPMC “This text is an excellent addition to the discipline of disaster management. It includes realistic case studies to introduce the diverse range of disaster and terror situations that medical, security, or other professionals should be prepared to address. Any disaster professional would benefit greatly from heeding its lessons.” —Jane Bullock, Former Chief of Staff, Federal Emergency Management Agency "This book provides a unique approach to the true interdisciplinary requirements for responses to terrorist and disaster events as it translates findings from case studies into actions needed for preparedness. Thus, it provides much needed information for the disciplines that comprise disaster medicine, including administration and security. It is an important read that will enhance our levels of preparedness." —Marvin Birnbaum, MD, PhD, Chair, Board of Directors, World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine Show Less

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