(Ebook) Principles of Emergency Management and Emergency Operations Centers (EOC); Second Edition by Michael J. Fagel PhD CEM & Rick C. Mathews MS NRP (ret) & J. Howard Murphy PhD FacEM CEM NRP ISBN 9781482235036, 9781315118345, 9781482235050, 9781351635134, 9781351644624, 148223503X, 1315118343, 1482235056, 1351635131

(Ebook) Principles of Emergency Management and Emergency Operations Centers (EOC); Second Edition by Michael J. Fagel PhD CEM & Rick C. Mathews MS NRP (ret) & J. Howard Murphy PhD FacEM CEM NRP ISBN 9781482235036, 9781315118345, 9781482235050, 9781351635134, 9781351644624, 148223503X, 1315118343, 1482235056, 1351635131

Emergency operations centers (EOCs) are a key component of coordination efforts during incident planning as well as reaction to natural and human-made events. Managers and their staff coordinate incoming information from the field, and the public, to support pre-planned events and field operations as they occur. This book looks at the function and role of EOCs and their organizations.The highly anticipated second edition of Principles of Emergency Management and Emergency Operations Centers (EOC) provides an updated understanding of the coordination, operation of EOCs at local, regional, state, and federal operations. Contributions from leading experts provide contemporary knowledge and best practice learned through lived experience. The chapters collectively act as a vital training guide, at both a theoretical and practical level, providing detailed guidance on handling each phase and type of emergency. Readers will emerge with a blueprint of how to create effective training and e