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100	1		_aJackson, Brian A., _d1972-
245	1	0	_aEvaluating the reliability of emergency response systems for large-scale incident operations _h[electronic resource] / _cBrian A. Jackson, Kay Sullivan Faith, Henry H. Willis.
260			_aSanta Monica, CA : _bRAND, _c2010.
300			_axxiv, 199 p., 1 folded flowchart : _bill. (chiefly col.).
490	1		_aRAND Corporation monograph series
500			_a"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." -- T.p. verso.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 187-199).
520			_aThe 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.
533			_aElectronic reproduction. _bPalo Alto, Calif. : _cebrary, _d2013. _nAvailable via World Wide Web. _nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aEmergency management _zUnited States _xEvaluation.
650		0	_aPreparedness _xEvaluation.
650		0	_aIncident command systems _zUnited States.
650		0	_aAssistance in emergencies _zUnited States.
650		0	_aEmergency communication systems _zUnited States.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
700	1		_aFaith, Kay Sullivan.
700	1		_aWillis, Henry H.
710	1		_aUnited States. _bFederal Emergency Management Agency.
710	2		_aRAND Homeland Security and Defense Center.
710	2		_aRand Corporation. _bNational Security Research Division.
710	2		_aRand Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment (Organization)
710	2		_aebrary, Inc.
830		0	_aRand Corporation monograph series.
856	4	0	_uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10425080 _zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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