Emergency Management: A Reference Handbook

by Jeff Bumgarner

Overview

This work is the first nontechnical guide to the principles, practices, policies, and profession of emergency management.

The monumental natural and humanmade disasters of the 20th century, which killed 25 million people in Asia alone, have underscored the need for professional and coordinated disaster response worldwide. This book examines the profession and practice of emergency management in the United States, at the United Nations, and around the globe.

Emergency Management explores the history and development of the discipline from the first federal disaster relief proclamation in 1803 to the present day. It also analyzes current debates over when and how emergency resources are best utilized, and the laws and public policies that govern emergencies. An essential source for secondary and college students, and for all citizens who want to understand emergency preparedness.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781598841107
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	01/18/2008
Series:	Contemporary World Issues
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Jeffrey B. Bumgarner, PhD, is associate professor of criminal justice at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX. His published works include ABC-CLIO's Profiling and Criminal Justice in America.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

Preface

1 Background and History
History of Emergency Management and Disaster Response
Defining Disasters
Types of Disasters
Fundamentals of Emergency Management,
Mitigation
Preparedness
Response
Recovery

2 Problems, Solutions, and Controversies
Sociology of Disasters
Disaster Victimology
Impact of First Responders
The Question of Federalism
The Public Policy Process
Federal Emergency Management Efforts
State Emergency Management Efforts
Private Organization Emergency Management Efforts
Debate Over Emergency Management Resources
Natural Disasters or Terrorism
Key Cities or Nationwide Efforts

3 Worldwide Perspective
Emergency Management: A Global Responsibility
Disaster Vulnerabilities by Region
Asia
Africa
Latin America
Europe
Comparative Emergency Management Activities and Readiness
China
Australia
India
Trinidad and Tobago
Argentina
Nigeria
Civil Unrest, Ethnic Conflict, and Terrorism

4 Chronology

5 Biographical Sketches
Joe Allbaugh (1952- )
Clara Barton (1821-1912)
Julius W. Becton, Jr. (1926- )
B. Wayne Blanchard (unknown - )
Mabel Boardmand (1860-1946)
William Booth (1829-1912)
Michael D. Brown (1954- )
James E. Carter (1924- )
Isaac M. Cline (1864-1955)
Michael Chertoff (1953- )
Rudolph W.L. Giuliani III (1944- )
Louis O. Giuffrida (unknown- )
James Loy (1942- )
John W. Macy, Jr. (1917-1986)
John W. Magaw (unknown- )
Robert Mueller (1944- )
Clarence Ray Nagin, Jr. (1956- )
Robert D. Paulison (1947- )
Tom Ridge (1945- )
Robert T. Stafford (1913-2006)
Wallace E. Stickney (1934- )
William Howard Taft (1857-1930)
Gordon F. Vickery (1920-1996)
James Lee Witt (1944- )

6 Data and Documents
Key Executive Orders and Legislation
Executive Order 12127—Creation of FEMA
Robert T. Stafford Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
Homeland Security Act of 2002
Key Testimony Before Congress
Opening Statement of R. David Paulison
Statement of George W. Foresman

7 Directory of Organizations
Private Organizations
Adventist Community Services (ACS)
American Radio Relay League, Inc. (ARRL)
American Red Cross
Catholic Charities USA Disaster Response
Christian Disaster Response (CDR)
Church of the Brethren Emergency Response
Church World Service (CWS) Disaster Response
Episcopal Relief and Development
International Relief Friendship Foundation (IRFF)
Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR)
Medical Teams International (MTI)
Mennonite Disaster Services
National Emergency Response Team (NERT)
Nazarene Disaster Response (NDR)
The Points of Light Foundation
REACT International
The Salvation Army USA
Southern Baptist Disaster Relief
UJC Federations of North America
Volunteers of America
World Vision
Associations and Resource Centers
American Civil Defense Association (ACDA)
Association of State Floodplain Managers
Center for Homeland Security and Defense
Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response Association (DERA)
Disaster-Resource.com
International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM)
Natural Hazards Center
National Emergency Management Association
Ready.gov
Government Agencies
United States Government Agencies
Emergency Management Institute (EMI)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Federal Protective Service (FPS)
National Guard Bureau
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
U.S. Civil Air Patrol (CAP)
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
U.S. Fire Administration
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
State Emergency Management Agencies
International Agencies/Organizations
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Organization of American States (OAS)
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster
Reduction (UN/ISDR)
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
United Nations Relief Web

8 Resources
Summary of Selected Scholarship Relating to Emergency Management
Books, Government Publications, and Videos
Books
Government Publications
Videos

Glossary

Index

About the Author

Editorial Reviews

The section on background issues is insightful and the pages devoted to the broader concept of emergency management establish perspective for the rest of the book. . . . [T]he book should find a home in school and public libraries.” —ARBA

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