CHDS State/Local / Approved for public release, distribution is unlimited / Threatened with the loss of federal funding for Homeland Security and emergency management preparedness programs, state and local entities must implement the National Response Plan and the National Incident Management System, which includes the Incident Command System, Unified Command, and the Multiagency Coordination System. Although mandated by Congress and implemented by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5, underdeveloped areas of Indian country and small towns, especially farming and ranching communities and agriculturally-based counties are likely to find that they do not have the capacity to fully implement these mandated federal response programs. A theoretical terrorist-induced multistate Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak is used to examine the impact of implementing newly established federally mandated response management programs on rural and tribal communities in agrarian states. Recovering from such an agroterrorism bioattack would require a coordinated multi-disciplinary response that is heavily dependent on local, tribal, state, and private sector personnel. However, because the United States has not experienced an outbreak of FMD since 1929, many of the skills required to quickly diagnose and respond may no longer exist. This thesis identifies potential methods for obtaining and deploying the FMD virus in a coordinated bioattack on the U.S. economy. / Director, Idaho Bureau of Disaster Services

In this thesis I offer a brief overview of the current legislative, regulatory and treaty frameworks impacting emergency management in British Columbia, with a particular emphasis on Crown-identified First Nation roles. I show that the regime overwhelmingly positions non-First Nation governments, contractors and other organizations to manage emergencies on behalf of First Nations. I explore emergency management as a manifold process that includes protracted planning, mitigation and recovery phases, which, unlike emergency response, are carried out with lower levels of urgency. I consider Canadian Constitution Act, 1982 (s. 35) Aboriginal rights in light of the lack of statutorily prescribed inclusion of First Nations in off-reserve emergency management, particularly at the planning, mitigation and recovery phases concluding that the jurisprudence to date (including the duty to consult and Aboriginal title) does not appear to have revolutionized the regime. While the constitutional status of Aboriginal rights should operate to insure adequate First Nation direction in each stage of emergency management, the regime continues to restrictively prioritize other constitutional priorities, such as division of powers and civil liberties. To better understand the omission, I theorize the lack of Crown implementation of s. 35 Aboriginal rights generally as an ‘obligation gap’, highlighting how an analysis of s. 35 Aboriginal rights as ‘negative rights’ fails to compel implementation of the full scope of Crown obligations implicit within the jurisprudence to date. I then offer a new framework for s. 35 as justiciable ‘recognition rights’ and juxtapose ‘recognition rights’ with the idea of justiciability of government inaction through a brief comparative analysis of socioeconomic rights in South Africa’s constitution and Canada’s constitutional Aboriginal rights. With a decided emphasis on the obligations of the Crown, this thesis attempts to offer fodder to First Nations and legal practitioners seeking to challenge the emergency management landscape where First Nations seek an enhanced role in protecting and restoring their respective territories in anticipation of, and in the wake of, disaster. For convenience and clarity, contemporary geographical and jurisdictional references to the areas now known as Canada and British Columbia are used throughout the thesis without intention to detract from the integrity of First Nation claims to their traditional and ancestral territories.

The purpose of this study is to critically examine whether hospitals located in high seismic risk areas such as Vancouver can respond as post-disaster facilities in the aftermath of a major earthquake. Earthquake experience in California during the 1971 San Fernando and the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquakes in particular demonstrate that hospitals may be vulnerable and rendered unable to fully respond to their communities needs. In the case of earthquakes, risk management methods are limited to two strategies: pre-event mitigation to reduce the effects of the earthquake on life safety and loss of property; and providing recovery services after the event. In the case of post-disaster hospitals, experience shows that mitigation strategies ensure the functionality of the facility. Therefore, mitigation strategies must not only include structural mitigation to protect the life safety of its occupants, they must also include strategies which ensure the functionality of both the building operations as well as that of therapeutic and diagnostic medical equipment in the aftermath of an earthquake. Vancouver General Hospital is used as a case study to critically examine seismic pre-event mitigation strategies which include: the structures; building operation and medical equipment which are dependent on the supply of potable water and power. Findings of this study indicate that the current supply of potable water is not reliable and that some of VGH's essential building operations and medical equipment will not be functional due to losses in water pressures and disruptions in service. This study recommends that VGH should consider mitigation strategies which make the hospital independent of outside sources of both water and power supply in order to meet its emergency role as a post-disaster facility following an earthquake. The functionality of VGH in the aftermath of a major earthquake will be seriously curtailed unless there is adequate storage of potable water on site to meet the emergency needs of this hospital.

The purpose of this study is to critically examine whether hospitals located in high seismic risk areas such as Vancouver can respond as post-disaster facilities in the aftermath of a major earthquake. Earthquake experience in California during the 1971 San Fernando and the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquakes in particular demonstrate that hospitals may be vulnerable and rendered unable to fully respond to their communities needs. In the case of earthquakes, risk management methods are limited to two strategies: pre-event mitigation to reduce the effects of the earthquake on life safety and loss of property; and providing recovery services after the event. In the case of post-disaster hospitals, experience shows that mitigation strategies ensure the functionality of the facility. Therefore, mitigation strategies must not only include structural mitigation to protect the life safety of its occupants, they must also include strategies which ensure the functionality of both the building operations as well as that of therapeutic and diagnostic medical equipment in the aftermath of an earthquake. Vancouver General Hospital is used as a case study to critically examine seismic pre-event mitigation strategies which include: the structures; building operation and medical equipment which are dependent on the supply of potable water and power. Findings of this study indicate that the current supply of potable water is not reliable and that some of VGH's essential building operations and medical equipment will not be functional due to losses in water pressures and disruptions in service. This study recommends that VGH should consider mitigation strategies which make the hospital independent of outside sources of both water and power supply in order to meet its emergency role as a post-disaster facility following an earthquake. The functionality of VGH in the aftermath of a major earthquake will be seriously curtailed unless there is adequate storage of potable water on site to meet the emergency needs of this hospital. / Applied Science, Faculty of / Community and Regional Planning (SCARP), School of / Graduate

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<p dir="ltr">The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which is run by the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), is presently under huge debt to the U.S. treasury. The debt is primarily caused by low flood insurance take-up rate, low willingness to pay for flood insurance, and large payouts after major disasters. Addressing this insolvency problem requires the NFIP to understand (1) what drives the demand for flood insurance so that it can be increased, (2) how risk factors contribute towards large flood insurance payouts so that effective risk reduction policies can be planned, and (3) how to predict the future flood insurance payouts so that the NFIP can be financially prepared. This research has answered these three fundamental questions by developing empirical models based on historical data. To answer the first question, this research has developed a propensity score-based causal model that analyzed one of the key components that influences the demand for flood insurance – the availability of post-disaster government assistance. It was found that the availability of the federal payout in a county in a year increased the number of flood insurance policies by 5.2% and the total insured value of the policies by 4.6% in the following year. Next, this research has developed Mixed Effects Regression model that quantified the causal relationships between the annual flood insurance payout in a county and flood related risk factors such as flood exposure, infrastructure vulnerability, social vulnerability, community resilience, and the number of mobile homes in the county. Based on the derived causal estimates, it was predicted that climate change, which is expected to increase flood exposure in coastal counties, will increase the annual NFIP payout in New Orleans, Louisiana by $2.04 billion in the next 30 years. Lastly, to make the NFIP financially prepared for future payouts, this research has developed a predictive model that can predict the annual NFIP payout in a county with adequate predictive accuracy. The predictive model was used to predict the NFIP payout for 2021 and it was able to predict that with a 9.8% prediction error. The outcomes of this research create new knowledge to inform policy decisions and strategies aimed at fortifying the NFIP. This includes strategies such as flood protection infrastructure, tailored disaster assistance, and other interventions that can bolster flood insurance uptake while mitigating the risk of substantial payouts. Ultimately, this research contributes to sustaining the NFIP's ability to provide vital flood insurance coverage to millions of Americans.</p>

[ES] El conocimiento se considera un activo esencial en las organizaciones para gestionar adecuadamente las actividades diarias; pero también es importante que las personas cuenten con los conocimientos, formación y entrenamiento necesarios para responder a situaciones imprevistas cuando se produce un incidente, que puede acabar en una situación de emergencia. Los conocimientos adquiridos en la gestión de emergencias mejoran la respuesta de una organización y de su personal. Proporcionar una capacitación adecuada y de calidad en materia de emergencias a todos los implicados, y conocer el nivel actual de capacitación de los recursos humanos son factores vitales en la respuesta a las emergencias. Centrándonos en el enfoque teórico de la capacitación, las organizaciones necesitan implementar un marco que gestione y fomente la formación y entrenamiento de su personal, así como la toma de decisiones en relación con las actividades para la gestión de emergencias. En esta tesis doctoral proponemos el marco de la Mejora Continua para la Capacitación en la Gestión de Emergencias (CiET) que permite personalizar la capacitación de los involucrados (stakeholders) en las diferentes fases de la gestión de emergencias (pre-desastre, respuesta, post-desastre) en una organización. Dicha capacitación ayuda a preparar a las organizaciones, y proporciona información contextual y no contextual a los involucrados sobre cómo responder a los incidentes y cómo volver a la actividad normal lo antes posible. La gestión del conocimiento mejora la sensibilidad al contexto, aumenta la concienciación de las involucrados, apoya la toma de decisiones, mejora la respuesta de éstos, y aumenta la calidad de la gestión de emergencia. Se propone el marco CiET que incluye un modelo de capacitación propio basado en objetivos de aprendizaje personalizados para cada rol de los involucrados en la gestión de emergencias, soportado por una herramienta llamada CiET-Tool. Esta herramienta de capacitación gestiona, organiza y proporciona conocimientos, para transformarlos en formación y entrenamiento que fortalecen las capacidades de los involucrados. Los resultados de la evaluación de la capacitación se gestionan en un cuadro de mando (dashboard) con los principales indicadores de los resultados de los objetivos de aprendizaje, apoyando la toma de decisiones para la mejora continua. Además, el marco CiET puede integrarse con otras herramientas de evaluación de la gestión de emergencias, lo que aumenta su potencial. Finalmente, todas las capacidades a mejorar en los involucrados han sido estudiadas y clasificadas, proponiendo una taxonomía, que se presenta como guía para todo marco de capacitación en gestión de emergencias. / [CA] El coneixement es considera un actiu essencial en les organitzacions per a gestionar adequadament les activitats diàries; però també és important que les persones compten amb els coneixements, formació i entrenament necessaris per a respondre a situacions imprevistes quan es produeix un incident, que pot acabar en una situació d'emergència. Els coneixements adquirits en la gestió d'emergències milloren la resposta d'una organització i del seu personal. Proporcionar una capacitació adequada i de qualitat en matèria d'emergències a tots els implicats, i conèixer el nivell actual de capacitació dels recursos humans són factors vitals en la resposta a les emergències. Centrant-nos en l'enfocament teòric de la capacitació, les organitzacions necessiten implementar un marc que gestione i fomente la formació i entrenament del seu personal, així com la presa de decisions en relació amb les activitats per a la gestió d'emergències. En aquesta tesi doctoral proposem el marc de la Millora Contínua per a la Capacitació en la Gestió d'Emergències (CiET) que permet personalitzar la capacitació dels involucrats (stakeholders) en les diferents fases de la gestió d'emergències (pre-desastre, resposta, post-desastre) en una organització. Aquesta capacitació ajuda a preparar a les organitzacions, i proporciona informació contextual i no contextual als involucrats sobre com respondre als incidents i com tornar a l'activitat normal al més prompte possible. La gestió del coneixement millora la sensibilitat al context, augmenta la conscienciació dels involucrats, dona suport a la presa de decisions, millora la resposta d'aquests, i augmenta la qualitat de la gestió d'emergència. Es proposa el marc CiET que inclou un model de capacitació propi basat en objectius d'aprenentatge personalitzats per a cada rol dels involucrats en la gestió d'emergències, suportat per una eina anomenada CiET-Tool. Aquesta eina de capacitació gestiona, organitza i proporciona coneixements, per a transformar-los en formació i entrenament que enforteixen les capacitats dels involucrats. Els resultats de l'avaluació de la capacitació es gestionen en un quadre de comandament (dashboard) amb els principals indicadors dels resultats dels objectius d'aprenentatge, donant suport a la presa de decisions per a la millora contínua. A més, el marc CiET pot integrar-se amb altres eines d'avaluació de la gestió d'emergències, la qual cosa augmenta el seu potencial. Finalment, totes les capacitats a millorar en els involucrats han sigut estudiades i classificades, proposant una taxonomia, que es presenta com a guia per a tot marc de capacitació en gestió d'emergències. / [EN] Knowledge is considered an essential asset in organizations to properly manage daily activities; but it is also important that people have the necessary knowledge, education, and training to respond to unforeseen situations when an incident occurs, which may end in an emergency. The knowledge acquired in emergency management improves the response of an organization and its personnel. Providing adequate and quality emergency training to all involved and knowing the current level of training of human resources are vital factors in emergency response. Focusing on the theoretical approach to training, organizations need to implement a framework that manages and encourages the education and training of their personnel, as well as decision making in relation to emergency management activities. In this doctoral thesis we propose the Continuous Improvement for Emergency Management Training (CiET) framework that allows to customize the training of stakeholders in the different phases of emergency management (pre-disaster, response, post-disaster) in an organization. Training helps to prepare organizations, and provides contextual and non-contextual information to stakeholders on how to respond to incidents and how to return to normal activity as soon as possible. Knowledge management improves context sensitivity, increases stakeholder awareness, supports decision making, improves stakeholder response, and increases the quality of emergency management. The CiET framework is proposed that includes an own training model based on customized learning objectives for each role of the emergency management stakeholders, supported by a tool called CiET-Tool. This training tool manages, organizes, and provides knowledge, to transform it into training and coaching that strengthen the capabilities of those involved. The results of the training evaluation are managed in a dashboard with the main indicators of the results of the learning objectives, supporting decision making for continuous improvement. In addition, the CiET framework can be integrated with other emergency management evaluation tools, which increases its potential. Finally, all the capabilities to be improved in the stakeholders have been studied and classified, proposing a taxonomy, which is presented as a guide for any emergency management training framework. / Quiroz Palma, PA. (2023). Gestión de Emergencias: Evaluación y mejora continua de la capacitación de los involucrados [Tesis doctoral]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/202603

The potential for a gastroenteritis outbreak in a post-earthquake environment may increase because of compromised infrastructure services, contaminated liquefaction (lateral spreading and surface ejecta), and the presence of gastroenteritis agents in the drinking water network. A population in a post-earthquake environment might be seriously affected by gastroenteritis because it has a short incubation period (about 10 hours). The potential for a gastroenteritis outbreak in a post-earthquake environment may increase because of compromised infrastructure services, contaminated liquefaction (lateral spreading and surface ejecta), and the presence of gastroenteritis agents in the drinking water network. A population in a post-earthquake environment might be seriously affected by gastroenteritis because it has a short incubation period (about 10 hours). The aim of this multidisciplinary research was to retrospectively analyse the gastroenteritis prevalence following the February 22, 2011 earthquake in Christchurch. The first focus was to assess whether earthquake-induced infrastructure damage, liquefaction, and gastroenteritis agents spatially explained the recorded gastroenteritis cases over the period of 35 days following the February 22, 2011 earthquake in Christchurch. The gastroenteritis agents considered in this study were Escherichia coli found in the drinking water supply (MPN/100mL) and Non-Compliant Free Associated Chlorine (FAC-NC) (less than <0.02mg/L). The second focus was the protocols that averted a gastroenteritis outbreak at three Emergency Centres (ECs): Burnside High School Emergency Centre (BEC); Cowles Stadium Emergency Centre (CEC); and Linwood High School Emergency Centre (LEC). Using a mixed-method approach, gastroenteritis point prevalence and the considered factors were quantitatively analysed. The qualitative analysis involved interviewing 30 EC staff members. The data was evaluated by adopting the Grounded Theory (GT) approach. Spatial analysis of considered factors showed that highly damaged CAUs were statistically clustered as demonstrated by Moran’s I statistic and hot spot analysis. Further modelling showed that gastroenteritis point prevalence clustering could not be fully explained by infrastructure damage alone, and other factors influenced the recorded gastroenteritis point prevalence. However, the results of this research suggest that there was a tenuous, indirect relationship between recorded gastroenteritis point prevalence and the considered factors: earthquake-induced infrastructure damage, liquefaction and FAC-NC. Two ECs were opened as part of the post-earthquake response in areas with severe infrastructure damage and liquefaction (BEC and CEC). The third EC (CEC) provided important lessons that were learnt from the previous September 4, 2010 earthquake, and implemented after the February 22, 2011 earthquake. Two types of interwoven themes identified: direct and indirect. The direct themes were preventive protocols and indirect themes included type of EC building (school or a sports stadium), and EC staff. The main limitations of the research were Modifiable Areal Units (MAUP), data detection, and memory loss. This research provides a practical method that can be adapted to assess gastroenteritis risk in a post-earthquake environment. Thus, this mixed method approach can be used in other disaster contexts to study gastroenteritis prevalence, and can serve as an appendage to the existing framework for assessing infectious diseases. Furthermore, the lessons learnt from qualitative analysis can inform the current infectious disease management plans, designed for a post-disaster response in New Zealand and internationally Using a mixed-method approach, gastroenteritis point prevalence and the considered factors were quantitatively analysed. A damage profile was created by amalgamating different types of damage for the considered factors for each Census Area Unit (CAU) in Christchurch. The damage profile enabled the application of a variety of statistical methods which included Moran’s I , Hot Spot (HS) analysis, Spearman’s Rho, and Besag–York–Mollié Model using a range of software. The qualitative analysis involved interviewing 30 EC staff members. The data was evaluated by adopting the Grounded Theory (GT) approach. Spatial analysis of considered factors showed that highly damaged CAUs were statistically clustered as demonstrated by Moran’s I statistic and hot spot analysis. Further modelling showed that gastroenteritis point prevalence clustering could not be fully explained by infrastructure damage alone, and other factors influenced the recorded gastroenteritis point prevalence. However, the results of this research suggest that there was a tenuous, indirect relationship between recorded gastroenteritis point prevalence and the considered factors: earthquake-induced infrastructure damage, liquefaction and FAC-NC. Two ECs were opened as part of the post-earthquake response in areas with severe infrastructure damage and liquefaction (BEC and CEC). The third EC (CEC) provided important lessons that were learnt from the previous September 4, 2010 earthquake, and implemented after the February 22, 2011 earthquake. The ECs were selected to represent the Christchurch area, and were situated where potential for gastroenteritis was high. BEC represented the western side of Christchurch; whilst, CEC and LEC represented the eastern side, where the potential for gastroenteritis was high according to the outputs of the quantitative spatial modelling. Qualitative analysis from the interviews at the ECs revealed that evacuees were arriving at the ECs with gastroenteritis-like symptoms. Participants believed that those symptoms did not originate at the ECs. Two types of interwoven themes identified: direct and indirect. The direct themes were preventive protocols that included prolific use of hand sanitisers; surveillance; and the services offered. Indirect themes included the EC layout, type of EC building (school or a sports stadium), and EC staff. Indirect themes governed the quality and sustainability of the direct themes implemented, which in turn averted gastroenteritis outbreaks at the ECs. The main limitations of the research were Modifiable Areal Units (MAUP), data detection, and memory loss. It was concluded that gastroenteritis point prevalence following the February 22, 2011 earthquake could not be solely explained by earthquake-induced infrastructure damage, liquefaction, and gastroenteritis causative agents alone. However, this research provides a practical method that can be adapted to assess gastroenteritis risk in a post-earthquake environment. Creating a damage profile for each CAU and using spatial data analysis can isolate vulnerable areas, and qualitative data analysis provides localised information. Thus, this mixed method approach can be used in other disaster contexts to study gastroenteritis prevalence, and can serve as an appendage to the existing framework for assessing infectious diseases. Furthermore, the lessons learnt from qualitative analysis can inform the current infectious disease management plans, designed for a post-disaster response in New Zealand and internationally.

One of the great challenges facing human systems today is how to prepare for, manage, and adapt successfully to the profound and rapid changes wreaked by disasters. Wellington, New Zealand, is a capital city at significant risk of devastating earthquake and tsunami, potentially requiring mass evacuations with little or short notice. Subsequent hardship and suffering due to widespread property damage and infrastructure failure could cause large areas of the Wellington Region to become uninhabitable for weeks to months. Previous research has shown that positive health and well-being are associated with disaster-resilient outcomes. Preventing adverse outcomes before disaster strikes, through developing strengths-based skill sets in health-protective attitudes and behaviours, is increasingly advocated in disaster research, practise, and management. This study hypothesised that well-being constructs involving an affective heuristic play vital roles in pathways to resilience as proximal determinants of health-protective behaviours. Specifically, this study examined the importance of health-related quality of life and subjective well-being in motivating evacuation preparedness, measured in a community sample (n=695) drawn from the general adult population of Wellington’s isolated eastern suburbs. Using a quantitative epidemiological approach, the study measured the prevalence of key quality of life indicators (physical and mental health, emotional well-being or “Sense of Coherence”, spiritual well-being, social well-being, and life satisfaction) using validated psychometric scales; analysed the strengths of association between these indicators and the level of evacuation preparedness at categorical and continuous levels of measurement; and tested the predictive power of the model to explain the variance in evacuation preparedness activity. This is the first study known to examine multi-dimensional positive health and global well-being as resilient processes for engaging in evacuation preparedness behaviour. A cross-sectional study design and quantitative survey were used to collect self-report data on the study variables; a postal questionnaire was fielded between November 2008 and March 2009 to a sampling frame developed through multi-stage cluster randomisation. The survey response rate was 28.5%, yielding a margin of error of +/- 3.8% with 95% confidence and 80% statistical power to detect a true correlation coefficient of 0.11 or greater. In addition to the primary study variables, data were collected on demographic and ancillary variables relating to contextual factors in the physical environment (risk perception of physical and personal vulnerability to disaster) and the social environment (through the construct of self-determination), and other measures of disaster preparedness. These data are reserved for future analyses. Results of correlational and regression analyses for the primary study variables show that Wellingtonians are highly individualistic in how their well-being influences their preparedness, and a majority are taking inadequate action to build their resilience to future disaster from earthquake- or tsunami-triggered evacuation. At a population level, the conceptual multi-dimensional model of health-related quality of life and global well-being tested in this study shows a positive association with evacuation preparedness at statistically significant levels. However, it must be emphasised that the strength of this relationship is weak, accounting for only 5-7% of the variability in evacuation preparedness. No single dimension of health-related quality of life or well-being stands out as a strong predictor of preparedness. The strongest associations for preparedness are in a positive direction for spiritual well-being, emotional well-being, and life satisfaction; all involve a sense of existential meaningfulness. Spiritual well-being is the only quality of life variable making a statistically significant unique contribution to explaining the variance observed in the regression models. Physical health status is weakly associated with preparedness in a negative direction at a continuous level of measurement. No association was found at statistically significant levels for mental health status and social well-being. These findings indicate that engaging in evacuation preparedness is a very complex, holistic, yet individualised decision-making process, and likely involves highly subjective considerations for what is personally relevant. Gender is not a factor. Those 18-24 years of age are least likely to prepare and evacuation preparedness increases with age. Multidimensional health and global well-being are important constructs to consider in disaster resilience for both pre-event and post-event timeframes. This work indicates a need for promoting self-management of risk and building resilience by incorporating a sense of personal meaning and importance into preparedness actions, and for future research into further understanding preparedness motivations.

Außergewöhnliche Schadensereignisse und Katastrophen zeichnen sich durch eine zunehmende Häufigkeit und Komplexität aus. Dabei können Extremereignisse nur durch eine koordinierte Zusammenarbeit von verschiedenen im Katastrophenschutz mitwirkenden Einsatzorganisationen und Behörden erfolgreich bewältigt werden. Zur Stärkung der Resilienz im Katastrophenschutz bedarf es folglich regelmäßiger interdisziplinärer Simulationstrainings. In der vorliegenden Arbeit befasst sich die Autorin mit dem Netzwerklernen von Behörden und Organisationen mit Sicherheitsaufgaben (BOS) im Rahmen von simulationsgestützten Einsatztrainings. Aus systemtheoretischer Sicht werden die übergreifenden Fragestellungen untersucht, welchen Beitrag Katastrophenschutzübungen zum Netzwerklernen von BOS leisten und wie dieses Netzwerklernen beschrieben werden kann. Zur Beantwortung der Forschungsfragen wurde eine Katastrophenschutzübung wissenschaftlich begleitet. Unter Verwendung von komplementären Methoden und Verfahren der empirischen Sozialforschung konnte eine schwache Verdichtung des kollektiven Wissenssystems nachgewiesen werden. Ebenso konnten die Phasen und Einflussfaktoren von Netzwerklernen detailliert rekonstruiert bzw. beschrieben werden. Die Erkenntnisse liefern Anknüpfungspunkte für die Erhöhung des Lern-Werts von Katastrophenschutzübungen sowie für weitere Forschungsarbeiten.:1 Einleitung 2 Theoretische Grundlagen der Katastrophenforschung 3 Theoretisches Vorverständnis für die Herleitung des Bezugsrahmens 4 Forschungsmodell und Arbeitshypothesen 5 Empirische Untersuchung 6 Zusammenfassung und Ausblick / Unexpected extreme events are characterized by increasing frequency and complexity. In this context, extreme events can only be successfully managed through coordinated cooperation between various emergency response organizations and agencies involved in disaster management. Consequently, regular interdisciplinary simulation-based response training is needed to strengthen resilience in disaster management. In this paper, the author deals with the network learning of agencies and organizations with security tasks from emergency response exercises. From a systems theory perspective, the overarching questions of what contribution disaster response exercises make to network learning of the actors participating in the network and how this network learning can be described are investigated. To answer the research questions, a simulation-based disaster response exercise was scientifically accompanied. Using complementary methods and procedures of empirical social research, a weak condensation of the collective knowledge system could be demonstrated. Likewise, the phases and influencing factors of network learning could be reconstructed or described in detail. The findings provide starting points for increasing the learning value of disaster management exercises as well as for further research.:1 Einleitung 2 Theoretische Grundlagen der Katastrophenforschung 3 Theoretisches Vorverständnis für die Herleitung des Bezugsrahmens 4 Forschungsmodell und Arbeitshypothesen 5 Empirische Untersuchung 6 Zusammenfassung und Ausblick