Disaster Response and Recovery: Strategies and Tactics for Resilience, 2nd Edition

INDEX

9/11 61, 134, 174, 179, 183, 186, 214, 215, 219–20, 222, 257, 317, 358, 367, 377, 395, 471–3, 475

absolute poverty 433

ACU-1000 353

advocacy 477

aerial assessments 240

agent-generated demands 35

aggregate debris 257

aid 93 see also donations; relief

airplane crashes 25–6

American Red Cross 63–4, 65, 112, 214, 274, 280

principles of 63

services provided 63–4

Americans with Disabilities Act 154, 327

AmeriCorps Teams 56

Area Field Office (AFO) 381

associated hazard 398

asteroid 424–5

atmospheric hazards 8–13

Avian Flu 428

behavior see human behavior

benefits 278 see also Individual Assistance

biological hazards 19, 426

Bhopal 20

blame 330 see also politics

briefing 286 see also Public Assistance

budget 455–6

business continuity 61

businesses 244, 276

calamities 1, 3

CAMEO 356

Canadian ice storm 12

cash donations 221 see also aid; in-kind donations

catastrophes 3

Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) 463

changes resulting from disasters 33–4, 293, 297–8 see also window of opportunity; focusing event

Chernobyl reactor failure 22

Chicago heat wave 13

children 325 see also special populations; vulnerability

city government see local government

civil/conflict hazards 26–30

civil defense 105–6

civil rights 333

clearance times 148

climate change 421

criticisms of 422–3

CNN effect 396

CoBRA 355

Columbine shooting 26, 409–12 see also mass shootings

communication 308–11, 376 see also coordination

ways to improve 310–311

technology 351

Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) 66