Evaluating the reliability of emergency response systems for large-scale incident operations [electronic resource] / Brian A. Jackson, Kay Sullivan Faith, Henry H. Willis.
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Jackson, Brian A., 1972-
ISBN
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9780833050144
Title
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Evaluating the reliability of emergency response systems for large-scale incident operations [electronic resource] / Brian A. Jackson, Kay Sullivan Faith, Henry H. Willis.
Author
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Jackson, Brian A., 1972-
Personal Author
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Jackson, Brian A., 1972-
Publication Information
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Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2010.
Physical Description
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1 online resource (xxiv, 199 pages, 1 flowchart) : illustrations (chiefly color).
Series
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RAND Corporation monograph series
General Note
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"This research was sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and conducted under the auspices of the RAND Homeland Security and Defense Center, a joint center of the RAND National Security Research Division and RAND Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment."--Title page verso.
Contents
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Introduction: Measurement and emergency preparedness -- Defining and demonstrating response reliability analysis -- Describing a chlorine release scenario and relevant response parameters -- A simplified model of an emergency response to a chlorine release -- Exploring what can go wrong during a chlorine response operation: identifying relevant failure modes -- Assessing the probability, effects, and severity of failure modes: an exploratory analysis using response after-action reports -- Concluding observations -- Appendix A: Approximating response reliability curves -- Appendix B: Correspondence between the chlorine response model used in this analysis and other ways of categorizing or organizing response operations -- Appendix C: Description of components of the RAND Chlorine Response Model not covered in the text -- Appendix D: Failure trees for all elements of the response model -- Appendix E: Counts of failure modes identified per analyzed after-action report -- Appendix F: List of after-action reports reviewed and analyzed.
Local Note
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Subject Term
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Emergency management -- United States -- Evaluation.
Preparedness -- Evaluation.
Incident command systems -- United States.
Assistance in emergencies -- United States.
Emergency communication systems -- United States.
Added Author
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Faith, Kay Sullivan.
Willis, Henry H.
Added Corporate Author
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United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency.
RAND Homeland Security and Defense Center.
Rand Corporation. National Security Research Division.
Rand Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment (Organization)
Format
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Electronic Resources
Electronic Access
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Publication Date
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2010
Publication Information
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Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2010.
Shelf Number | Material Type | Copy | Shelf Location | Status |
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363.3480684 22 | 1:E-BOOK | 1 | 1:ONLINE | Available for online access and/or download |