Planning for disasters at the federal, state, and local level is a relatively recent area of focus within the practice of emergency management in the United States. Historically, emergency management as a practice was focused on response to a disaster, with little attention paid to preparation, recovery, or overall and ongoing activities to reduce the effects of disasters. The theoretical frame...

Performing effective and efficient emergency response is essential to maintaining public safety. The use of emergency planning systems therefore plays a critical role in ensuring that the emergency services can respond to a wide range of adverse events, including everything from domestic fires to terrorist attacks or natural disasters. Software supporting resource deployment for emergency respo...

BACKGROUND Recent terrorist attacks and natural disasters have led to an increased awareness of the importance of emergency planning. However, the extent to which emergency planners can access or use evidence remains unclear. The aim of this study was to identify, analyse and assess the location, source and quality of emergency planning publications in the academic and UK grey literature. MET...

Objectives: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services requirements Emergency Preparedness Planning (EPP) by hospice organizations significantly increased in 2017. This study seeks to assess the involvement of various personnel EPP before since onset novel coronavirus disease COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A link an anonymous online survey was sent members American Academy Hospice Palliative Medic...

This paper extends emergency management literature by developing a methodology for emergency management continuity planning (EmCP). In particular, the methodology focuses on inter-organizational continuous and coordinated planning among emergency management organizations. The authors draw on Soft Systems Methodology (Checkland & Scholes, 1999; Checkland, 2000), using it as a base for better und...