A framework for integrated emergency management.
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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1985Description: 8p., 4 figsSubject: An integrated approach to management of emergencies across the full spectrum, including natural and man-made disasters. There is a set of common operational functions across this emergency spectrum, such as evacuation, direction and control, emergency support services, and provision for other critical resources. IEMS recognizes that while response to emergencies is the central focus during a disaster, mitigation activities to reduce the degree of risk, preparedness activities to increase the capability to respond, and recovery activities required to return communities to normal are co-equal components in an adequate program.
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Australian Emergency Management Library | BOOK | 351.754 MLO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 005265948 |
Reprinted from Public Administration Review, Special Issue, 1985, p165-172
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An integrated approach to management of emergencies across the full spectrum, including natural and man-made disasters. There is a set of common operational functions across this emergency spectrum, such as evacuation, direction and control, emergency support services, and provision for other critical resources. IEMS recognizes that while response to emergencies is the central focus during a disaster, mitigation activities to reduce the degree of risk, preparedness activities to increase the capability to respond, and recovery activities required to return communities to normal are co-equal components in an adequate program.
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