This book propounds an all-hazards, multidisciplinary approach to emergency management. It discusses the emergency manager’s role, details how to establish an effective, integrated program, and explores the components, including: assessing risk; developing strategies; planning concepts; planning techniques and methods; coordinating response; and managing crisis. Complete with case studies, this is an excellent reference for professionals involved with emergency preparedness and response.
About the Author
LUCIEN G. CANTON, CEM, CBCP, CPP, is an independent consultant specializing in emergency management strategic planning. He is the former director of emergency services for the City of San Francisco, where he coordinated the emergency management program and served as a policy advisor to the mayor on emergency management and homeland security issues. Mr. Canton previously served as an emergency management programs specialist and as a regional hazard mitigation branch chief with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He is the author of a book on the management of security officers as well as numerous articles on emergency management and security issues.
Features
Begins with historical and social science perspectives on emergency management, and then delves into the historical and evolving roles of the emergency manager
Discusses how to establis an effective emergency management program, and explores its individual components, including: assessing risk; developing strategies; planning concepts; planning techniques and methods ; coordinating response; and managing crisis
Uses case studies to illustrate both successful and unsuccessful applications of emergency management principles
Approaches the development of an emergency management program from the perspective of the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) Standard
Emphasizes shared responsibility among government agencies and the private sector for implementation for critical parts of the emergency management program
Explains the development of components of a successful program and demonstrates how the EMAP Standard is integrated into the program, rather than just listing the elements of the Standard and giving recommendations on meeting the Standard
Addresses a conceptual model capable of integrating multiple disciplines and dealing with unexpected emergencies
Covers the various topics of comprehensive emergency management and relates them to the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) and the Certified Emergency Management (CEM) credential requirements – to help practitioners using this book to develop or improve local programs to meet the new standards
Ties the functions of emergency management to the new EMAP standard and includes both public and private sector
