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Informationen zum Autor Robert McCreight has advised federal and state government on spectrum risk issues such as WMD threats, EMD scenarios, crisis management, and strategic analysis over a 47-year career. The author of four books and numerous journal articles on homeland security, national defense, and emergency management, he also served as an adjunct professor at Penn State, George Mason, George Washington, and Virginia Tech, where he taught graduate courses in crisis and emergency management, homeland security, defense policy, and assessing WMD threats. He is the author of An Introduction To Emergency Exercise Design and Evaluation (Bernan Press, 2016). Klappentext An Introduction to Emergency Exercise Design and Evaluation is designed to help practitioners and students of emergency management understand various aspects of the exercise design process. Emergency exercises are an important component of an organization's emergency planning and preparedness, yet few emergency managers and practitioners have training in designing or evaluating them. In this updated and practical handbook, author Robert McCreight explains the essential elements and core principles of exercise design and evaluation. This book focuses on natural disasters and technological emergencies that occur in communities of any size. It provides emergency planners, public health professionals, emergency managers, police officers, and fire fighters with an in-depth look at exercise design issues and an accessible guide to designing and evaluating emergency exercises. Zusammenfassung In this practical handbook, author Robert McCreight explains the essential elements and core principles of exercise design and evaluation. This updated version seeks to identify and outline the major issues, steps and strategy for devising emergency exercises and conducting co... Inhaltsverzeichnis ContentsSpecial Introduction PrefaceAbout the Author1 Emergency Exercises: Objectives & Purpose 2 Essential Exercise Design Elements & Steps 3 Issues in Exercise Design 4 Exercise Organization & Structure 5 Exercise Control & Management 6 Exercise Evaluation Principles 7 Exercise Evaluation Issues 8 Useful Considerations in Exercise Planning 9 Summing It Up AppendicesAppendix A: GlossaryAppendix B: Evaluation GuidesAppendix C: MSEL SampleAppendix D: Tackling Tabletop ExercisesAppendix E: Useful ResourcesAppendix F: Information Sharing & Message Management...
