Two incidents have forced the United States to take significant steps to prepare for large-scale disasters: the attacks on September 11, 2001 and the devastation that resulted from Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005. Emergency managers respond under the mantra all emergencies are local. While this is a good tag line, it is through the planning and preparation efforts at all levels of government that an emergency response system can work efficiently and effectively. This study focuses on the state level to first, understand how organizations can be designed to contain both structure and flexibility in the emergency management context, and second, identify the role of personal interactions, communication, legal structures and leadership within these types of organizations. California was carefully selected because of its size, national economic importance, and experience with preparing for and responding to multi-jurisdictional incidents.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:PITT/oai:PITTETD:etd-12182008-165004 |
| Date | 30 January 2009 |
| Creators | Danczyk, Paul August |
| Contributors | Chester A. Newland, Paul J. Nelson, Phyllis Coontz, Louise K. Comfort |
| Publisher | University of Pittsburgh |
| Source Sets | University of Pittsburgh |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-12182008-165004/ |
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