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Evaluating the reliability of emergency response systems for large-scale incident operations /

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0833050141

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1282940384

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6612940387

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9780833050144

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9781282940383

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9786612940385

Erroneous ISBN

0833050052

Erroneous ISBN

9780833050052

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b740712

Title Proper

Evaluating the reliability of emergency response systems for large-scale incident operations /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Brian A. Jackson, Kay Sullivan Faith, Henry H. Willis.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Santa Monica, CA :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

RAND,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2010.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xxiv, 199 pages, 1 flowchart) :

Other Physical Details

illustrations (chiefly color)

Series Title

RAND Corporation monograph series

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-199).

Text of Note

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.

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Text of Note

The ability to measure emergency preparedness - to predict the likely performance of emergency response systems in future events - 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 research draws on the fields of systems analysis and engineering to apply the concept of system reliability to the evaluation of emergency response systems. The authors describe a method for modeling an emergency response system; identifying how individual parts of the system might fail; and assessing the likelihood of each failure and the severity of its effects on the overall response effort. The authors walk the reader through two applications of this method: a simplified example in which responders must deliver medical treatment to a certain number of people in a specified time window, and a more complex scenario involving the release of chlorine gas. The authors also describe an exploratory analysis in which they parsed a set of after-action reports describing real-world incidents, to demonstrate how this method can be used to quantitatively analyze data on past response performance. The authors conclude with a discussion of how this method of measuring emergency response system reliability could inform policy discussion of emergency preparedness, how system reliability might be improved, and the costs of doing so. --From publisher description.

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JSTOR

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22573/cttd9rk

Title

Evaluating the reliability of emergency response systems for large-scale incident operations.

International Standard Book Number

0833050052

Assistance in emergencies-- United States.

Emergency communication systems-- United States.

Emergency management-- United States-- Evaluation.

Incident command systems-- United States.

Preparedness-- Evaluation.

Disaster Planning-- organization & administration.

Emergencies.

Emergency Responders.

Program Evaluation.

Assistance in emergencies.

Emergency communication systems.

Emergency management-- Evaluation.

Incident command systems.

SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Disasters & Disaster Relief.

United States.

United States.

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NAT023000

POL037000

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SOC040000

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Jackson, Brian A.,1972-

Faith, Kay Sullivan.

Willis, Henry H.

United States., Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Rand Corporation., National Security Research Division.

RAND Homeland Security and Defense Center.

Rand Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment (Organization)

Date of Transaction

20201204013958.0

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[Book]

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