{"product_id":"state-emergency-management-staff-training-anthony-abbott-9781484807569","title":"State Emergency Management Staff Training and Evaluation","description":"The old saying \"an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure\" has assumed renewed importance with regard to planning for and execution of emergency responses since 9\/11 and Hurricane Katrina. As Stephen Flynn writes in The Edge of Disaster, \"The loss of life and economic fallout that disasters reap will always be magnified by our lack of preparedness to manage the risk actively and to respond effectively when things go wrong.\"1 The United States' ability to manage and respond effectively to natural and manmade disasters is influenced by the number of agencies and the levels of government involved in emergency management. An emergency management incident may involve any of the following entities: localfirst responders, municipalities, Native American tribal governments, private companies, state and federalagencies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony Abbott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1484807561\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781484807569\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.09d","brand":"Anthony Abbott","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445163897087,"sku":"9781484807569","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f44ed1a3-e570-43ab-8a76-7afffb72deac.jpg?v=1777216944","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/state-emergency-management-staff-training-anthony-abbott-9781484807569","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}