The functioning of the local emergency services offices in disaster.
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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: OCT 1985Description: 60p., 38 refs, 1 appendixReport number: EMW-K-0881; Academic; DRC-PR-32; FEMA-WORK-UNIT-2651FSubject: Disaster researchSubject: Disaster responseSubject: Emergency operationsSubject: Emergent Citizen GroupsSubject: This report presents the initial summary observations on the first of a projected two year study of the role and functioning of the local disaster emergency management agency in community disasters. The current study was partly viewed as an examination of what changes, if any, have occurred in Local Emergency Management Agencies (LEMA's) since the Disaster Research Center systematically studied such groups about 15 years ago. Current data was drawn from field studies of how sixteen LEMA's acted in emergency (almost disaster-like) situations. Some implications of these observations and impressions are noted, and recommendations are made as to a series of questions which ought to be specifically addressed in any future work on LEMA's
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Final project report
Disaster research
Disaster response
Emergency operations
Emergent Citizen Groups
This report presents the initial summary observations on the first of a projected two year study of the role and functioning of the local disaster emergency management agency in community disasters. The current study was partly viewed as an examination of what changes, if any, have occurred in Local Emergency Management Agencies (LEMA's) since the Disaster Research Center systematically studied such groups about 15 years ago. Current data was drawn from field studies of how sixteen LEMA's acted in emergency (almost disaster-like) situations. Some implications of these observations and impressions are noted, and recommendations are made as to a series of questions which ought to be specifically addressed in any future work on LEMA's
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