Introduction to Emergency Management

By Damon P Coppola, George D. Haddow, Jane Bullock, et al.

Book Overview

Introduction to Emergency Management, Eighth Edition sets the standard for excellence in the field and has educated a generation of emergency management professionals. This trusted resource provides a comprehensive overview of core concepts in emergency management and instructs in their application, addressing why the emergency management profession exists, what actions its professionals and practitioners are tasked with performing, and what achievements are sought through the conduct of these various efforts. Students and new professionals alike will gain an enhanced understanding of key terminology and concepts, enabling them to work with emergency management specialists.

Fully updated throughout, the new edition includes revised workflows and communications; explanations of FEMA, state, and local emergency management organizational policies; the growing role of the private sector in emergency management; Covid-19 pandemic preparedness and response; and the impact of climate change on emergency management policies and practices, among other timely examples and application areas. Each chapter features all-new case studies on recent disasters, key terms, summary points, and self-review questions. Student and faculty use is supported by an expanded ancillary package, featuring a fuller instructor manual, lecture PowerPoint Slides, and linked documents, data sets, references, and video examples.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0443237018
• ISBN13: 9780443237010
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Length: 584 Pages
• Weight: 2.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Medical Consequence Manager

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.

Somewhat useful

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.

Introduction to Emergency Management

An excellent introductory book with a good review of the basic components of emergency management

Easy Flowing Read

For a easy flowing read, buy this book. It has plenty of pertinent information mainly from a federal emergency standpoint.

An Excellent Intro to Emergency Management

"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 !!!