Emergency Incident Management Systems: Fundamentals and

Emergency Incident Management Systems: Fundamentals and Applications

A "street smart" look atincident management in all its permutations

Incident Management Systems (IMS) provide the means by which to coordinate the efforts of individual agencies in order to stabilize an incident and protect life, property, and the environment. Born from the FireScope project of the late 1960s, which was developed in response to the major wildfires that regularly plagued Southern California, these systems have evolved with many similarities and certain fundamental differences.

Emergency Incident Management Systems: Fundamentals and Applications contrasts the major forms of Incident Management/Incident Command Systems. The author illuminates these differences and offers a fresh perspective on the concepts on which these systems are founded in order to make them more accessible and user-friendly. Without suggesting major changes in the systems, he bridges the gap between their theoretical and academic foundations and their real-world applications, and makes them more applicable to the professional's daily needs.

Timely features of the book include:
* An "in the field" point of view
* Coverage of incidents of mass destruction
* Filled-out sample forms designed to aid professionals in completing reports

In post-9/11 America, where incident management has become a national priority-one that must be easilyunderstood and applicable across all emergency systems-this book provides a useful tool for helping today's emergency workers be more informed and more prepared than ever.
Country USA
Brand Wiley
Manufacturer Wiley-Interscience
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780471455646
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Wiley
Manufacturer	Wiley-Interscience
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	Illustrated
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780471455646
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Emergency Incident Management Systems: Fundamentals and Applications

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