The First 72 Hours: A Community Approach to Disaster Preparedness

by Margaret R. O'Leary

Book Overview

The First 72 Hours is the seminal anthology of the perspectives of public and private sector leaders who came together after September 11, 2001 to design more disaster-resilient communities. Under the umbrella of the Suburban Emergency Management Project, these leaders learned from national experts and one another that all disasters are intensely local at first and that most communities are "on their own" immediately following disaster impact-often...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595310842
• ISBN13: 9780595310845
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 582 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"