Medical emergency response teams (MERTs) are widespread throughout inpatient hospital
care facilities. Besides the rise of the ubiquitous rapid response team, current MERTs span …

This study explored the pre-disaster integration of Community Emergency Response Teams
(CERTs) within local emergency management systems through semi-structured telephone …

Participation of nonprofit organizations (NPOs) is important in emergency management
because NPOs often work in conjunction with governments to offer assistance and …

Citizens have historically become involved in response to disasters by helping both
themselves and others. Recently, the idea has emerged of individuals providing this …

Thirteen years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake and the Fukushima
Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident. The lessons learned from the FDNPP …

With renewed interest in both emergency management and homeland security,
disproportionate attention and resources have been focused on terrorist threats. However …

This study explores Command and Control in the context of emergency management in the
United Kingdom (UK) and the United States of America (US). Command and Control is …

Background: The limitation of relief forces from various aspects and the impossibility of the
presence in the affected area, immediately after the accident, has made it a necessity to use …

Introduction: The limitation of relief forces from various aspects and the impossibility of the
presence of specialist forces in the affected area immediately after the disaster has made it a …

Disasters are inevitable and public safety policies exist as reliance on government for
effective response coordination is essential. However, overreliance on government is a …