Emergency Management

The Oxford Manual of Major Incident Management brings together and integrates the key facts for all those involved in major incident planning and response. This will be an invaluable resource for a wide range of professionals, from doctors across...

More complex and imposing than any other vehicle in the British emergency services, the fire engine has a long and interesting history. The earliest water pumps had been developed by the eighteenth century - basic manual pumps that had to be hauled...

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This book takes the topic of aviation crisis and emergency management and walks the reader through what aviation organisations must consider alongside legislation to respond fully to an aviation emergency or accident. It offers both theory and practical...

On the night of January 31 1998, the fishing vessel La Conte took on water and sank off the coast of Sitka, Alaska, in what was to be the worst storm in the state's history. Abandoning ship, the five-man crew desperately clung to life - and each other -...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781884979156Author John HillFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Clear Springs Press, LLCPublisher Clear Springs Press, LLCWeight(grams) 277gDimensions(mm)...

Experts agree that the next terrorist attack on our soil will not come in the same form as September 11. The possibility of nuclear, chemical or biological attack is increasingly likely. The U.S. Armed Forces Nuclear, Chemical and Biological...

Before the outbreak of the Troubles, a typical firefighter's year might have included call-outs to chimney fires, the occasional house fire or road accident, and - even more rarely - a large factory or hay shed fire. While a firefighting career was...

Ambulance services and paramedics perform critical roles in contemporary healthcare economies. Trained to work in the field and respond rapidly to emergencies, societies have come to increasingly rely on ambulance services to deliver urgent care. Never...

The world is becoming more hazardous as natural and social processes combine to create complex situations of increased vulnerability and risk. There is increasing recognition that this trend is creating exigencies that must be dealt with. The common...

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY 3.0 IGO licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. In recent years, typhoons have struck the...

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'This is a book primarily for engineers and materials scientists either researching or developing Li-ion energy storage batteries who want to understand some of the critical aspects of Li-ion battery technology and gain knowledge about the latest...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781933820842Author Katie SwindlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Rosenfeld MediaPublisher Rosenfeld Media

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781879471450Author National Search and Rescue CommitteeFormat PaperbackPage Count 338Imprint DBS ProductionsPublisher DBS ProductionsWeight(grams)...

The premier safety guidebook for anyone working in the event industry.The Event Safety Guide is the United States' first published safety guidance directed specifically at the live event industry. Culled from existing life safety standards and the...

As the 2020 global lockdown became a universal strategy to control the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing triggered a massive reliance on online and cyberspace alternatives and switched the world to the digital economy. Despite their effectiveness for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781633912496Author George Baker IIIFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Westphalia PressPublisher Westphalia PressWeight(grams) 322g

Explore the growing concerns about security with this vital book Homeland Security has never been a more important part of the American social and political fabric. Risk assessment, attack prediction and prevention, preparedness measures, response to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781935907398Author Charles L MantoFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint Westphalia PressPublisher Westphalia PressWeight(grams) 449g

This book is intended as a history and survey of large-scale emergency management policy in the United States. The field of emergency management is relatively new, and rapidly changing as new technology and technology-dependent societal systems emerge...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781637237014Author Andrew D WilliamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 154Imprint Westphalia PressPublisher Westphalia PressWeight(grams) 152g

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781633914292Author Stephanie a LokmerFormat PaperbackPage Count 626Imprint Westphalia PressPublisher Westphalia PressWeight(grams) 1429g

Emergency managers and public safety professionals are more frequently being called on to address increasingly more challenging and complex critical incidents, with a wider variety and intensity of hazards, threats, and community vulnerabilities. Much of...

The federal government plays a significant role in emergency management, which generally refers to activities associated with avoiding and responding to natural and human-caused hazards. Emergency management in the United States is highly decentralised...

This book specifically addresses the maritime security environment with proposals to make international trade and maritime transportation more secure and cost effective. It provides a comprehensive approach to implementing security measures that promote...

The recent devastation caused by tsunamis, hurricanes and wildfires highlights the need for highly trained professionals who can develop effective strategies in response to these disasters. This invaluable resource arms readers with the tools to address...

This richly illustrated book written by Professor Kai Peter Birke and several co-authors addresses both scientific and engineering aspects of modern batteries in a unique way. Emphasizing the engineering part of batteries, the book acts as a compass...

The first COVID-19 case in the US was reported on January 20, 2020. As the first cases were being reported in the US, Washington State became a reliable source not just for hospital bed demand based on incidence and community spread but also for the...

Discover a modern approach to help mitigate threats to public safety in your community. Creating safer, less vulnerable communities requires a modern approach to understanding threats and hazards that are more complex, costly, and devastating than ever...

Emergency managers and public safety professionals are more frequently being called on to address increasingly more challenging and complex critical incidents, with a wider variety and intensity of hazards, threats, and community vulnerabilities. Much of...

Healthcare management is a burning issue at the moment and this timely and topical book explores the ethical issues that arise in the context of healthcare management. Among the topics discussed are healthcare rationing, including an exposition and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781786309969Author Saima AkbarFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons IncPublisher ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc

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The first COVID-19 case in the US was reported on January 20, 2020. As the first cases were being reported in the US, Washington State became a reliable source not just for hospital bed demand based on incidence and community spread but also for modeling...