How to write an emergency plan / David Alexander.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Front cover; Title page; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; What are emergencies?; What is an emergency plan?; The emergency planning process; First step: background research; Second step: scenario building; Third Step: from scenarios to actions; A note on the structure of the plan ; Fourth step: using the plan ; Planning to maintain the continuity of normal activities ; Specialized emergency planning ; Conclusion: the future of emergency planning ; Glossary of working definitions by key terms; Bibliography of selected reference; Index; Back cover; Scope and objectives of this book.

Why write an emergency plan?Emergency planning and civil protection systems; Emergencies, disasters and crises; Civil contingencies and resilience; The relationship between planning and management; Definition; Planning and preparedness; Plans, procedures, protocols and improvisation; Who should write an emergency plan?; 'Ownership' of the plan; The context of the plan; Actions required; Elements of the plan; Assembling the elements; Geography, demography and socio-economic factors; Audit of emergency resources; Why use scenarios?; 'Lessons learned' and the risk register; Scenario methodology.

A scenario of what? How accurate does it need to be?How to construct planning scenarios; Connecting the scenarios to the resource audit; Specifying actions; Emergency response: the building blocks; Planning for interoperability; Planning to communicate in an emergency; Communicating via social media; Record-keeping and accounting; Chapter 1: Preliminary material and introduction; Chapter 2: Introduction to local hazards; Chapter 3: Vulnerability and risk analysis (with impact scenarios); Chapter 4: Legislative environment and legal framework of the plan.

Chapter 5: Introduction to local resources and command systemChapter 6: Emergency management specifications; Chapter 7: Revision, updating and testing of the plan; Summary; Making sure participants know and understand the plan; Testing the plan with simulated emergencies; The revision cycle; Evaluating the plan in order to improve it; The real emergency; Business continuity planning and management; Relationship between emergency planning and BCM; Health and emergency medical systems; Pandemic response planning; Veterinary emergency planning; Critical infrastructure; Heatwaves and cold snaps.

Snowfalls, snow accumulations and ice stormsPlanning for nuclear emergencies; Counter-terrorism; Industrial and commercial facilities; Tourism and cultural heritage; Mass gatherings; People with disabilities; Educational facilities; Neighbourhood, parish and family emergency plans; Disaster waste management planning; Recovery and reconstruction planning; Human mobility: refugees, migrants and asylum seekers; Some notes on planning the co-ordination of humanitarian aid; The sceptical emergency planner; Sustainability of emergency planning; Emergency planning and international frameworks.

The world is becoming more hazardous as natural and social processes combine to create complex situations of increased vulnerability and risk. The common response is to develop an emergency plan, but there is little advice available to provide the means to do so. This book covers the structure, content and strategic direction of emergency plans.

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