Transportation Disaster Response Handbook ANNOTATION
Audience: Emergency personnel (including fire, police, search & rescue, military, and medical), local, national and international government agencies, emergency response planners, transportation officials, forensic investigators, academic researchers, and aid groups.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Airplane crashes, bus bombings, train accidents, and other transportation-related disasters can cause extensive damage to people and property. Despite the best preventative measures, transportation officials and emergency personnel need to know how to react if and when these types of events occur.
Transportation Disaster Response Handbook presents information and strategies for dealing with all types of disasters and looks at the unique aspects of transportation-related incidents. It outlines how to prepare for emergencies, what to expect during a disaster, how individuals within the emergency agencies should respond, and how these agencies can quickly mobilize to minimize damage and provide assistance to victims.
This practical handbook shows you how to:
ﾽ Design a disaster preparedness plan
ﾽ Assess and clarify incidents as soon as they occur
ﾽ Anticipate and handle issues for each type of disaster
ﾽ Assist victims and provide aid to emergency personnel
ﾽ Coordinate with emergency units and aid groups
ﾽ Search for and recover physical evidence
ﾽ Deal with the media
ﾽ Plan business recovery
ﾽ And much more!
The authors use examples of real disasters to illustrate key points and show how to effectively implement strategies before, during, and after a disaster. The Handbook will be an essential resource for police, fire fighters, medical professionals, government and military groups, transportation officials, emergency response planners, aid groups, forensic investigators, and security and business managers.
FROM THE CRITICS
Booknews
After noting that the distinction between an accident and disaster is subjective, Levinson, a retired Israeli policeman, and Granot (Bar Ilan U., Ramat Gan) draw lessons from numerous past and recent international examples of transportation disasters of all types about general, technical, management, and response issues. An addendum on the terrorist-caused disaster of September 11, 2001 concedes that while this text does not specifically treat an event of this magnitude, sound planning should be sufficiently flexible for responders even to deal with the previously unthinkable. Includes color photos. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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