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Title: EVALUATING THE RELIABILITY OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEMS FOR LARGE-SCALE INCIDENT OPERATIONS
By: Brian A. Jackson, Kay Sullivan Faith, Henry H. Willis
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 0833050052
ISBN 13: 9780833050052
Publisher: RAND
Pub. date: 15 August, 2010
Pages: 224
Synopsis: The ability to measure emergency preparedness is critical for policy analysis in homeland security. Yet it remains difficult to know how prepared a response system is to deal with large-scale incidents, whether it be a natural disaster, terrorist attack, or industrial or transportation accident. This volume describes a method, based on the concept of system reliability, for evaluating the preparedness of emergency response systems.
Publication: US
Imprint: RAND
Returns: Non-returnable
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