Author: Publisher: FEMA
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 101
Book Description
Report of the Joint Fire/Police Task force on; Civil Unrest
Author: Report of the Joint Fire/Police Task Force on Civil Unrest
Author: United States Fire Administration. Task Force on Civil UnrestPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Demonstrations
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
Concerned about the possible escalation in the incidents of riots and other forms of civil unrest and about the ability of firefighters to deal effectively with such situations in the context of the 1990s, the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), in cooperation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), assembled a task force in June 1992 of the nation's leading fire chiefs, who were later joined by their police counterparts. The newly formed Task Force on Civil Unrest convened a series of meetings over the next seven months to analyze the April 1992 Los Angeles civil disorders and to share what proved to be valuable experiences in dealing with civil unrest, from the viewpoints of both fire and police agencies. The Task Force was successful in reaching its goal - to formulate a plan of joint action to combat civil unrest in the U.S. today.
Race and Racism in the United States [4 volumes]
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Author: Charles A. GallagherPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 4036
Book Description
How is race defined and perceived in America today, and how do these definitions and perceptions compare to attitudes 100 years ago... or 200 years ago? This four-volume set is the definitive source for every topic related to race in the United States. In the 21st century, it is easy for some students and readers to believe that racism is a thing of the past; in reality, old wounds have yet to heal, and new forms of racism are taking shape. Racism has played a role in American society since the founding of the nation, in spite of the words "all men are created equal" within the Declaration of Independence. This set is the largest and most complete of its kind, covering every facet of race relations in the United States while providing information in a user-friendly format that allows easy cross-referencing of related topics for efficient research and learning. The work serves as an accessible tool for high school researchers, provides important material for undergraduate students enrolled in a variety of humanities and social sciences courses, and is an outstanding ready reference for race scholars. The entries provide readers with comprehensive content supplemented by historical backgrounds, relevant examples from primary documents, and first-hand accounts. Information is presented to interest and appeal to readers but also to support critical inquiry and understanding. A fourth volume of related primary documents supplies additional reading and resources for research.
USFA Publications Catalog
Author: United States Fire AdministrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fire prevention
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
When Violence Erupts
Author: Dennis R. KrebsPublisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN: 9780763720704
Category : Civil disobedience
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Designed to teach EMS personnel how to function both effectively and safely in high-stress situations.
Disciplines, Disasters and Emergency Management
Author: David A. McEntirePublisher: Charles C Thomas Publisher
ISBN: 0398085331
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Disasters such as the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Indian Ocean Tsunami, and Hurricane Katrina illustrate the salience and complexity of disasters. Both scholars and practitioners therefore agree that we must take a more proactive and holistic approach to emergency management, which should logically be derived from a sound understanding of the academic literature and the most pressing concerns facing professionals in the field today. Disciplines, Disasters and Emergency Management reviews what is known about catastrophic events from the standpoint of various academic areas of study. The introdu.
Fire-Related Firefighter Injuries In 2004
Author: U. S. Fire AdministrationPublisher: FEMA
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Fire-Related Firefighter Injuries in 2004 relies on data from the Nation's largest fire incident database, NFIRS, and on independent research from a variety of public and private organizations including the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
The Disaster Profiteers
Author: John C. MutterPublisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1466879416
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Natural disasters don't matter for the reasons we think they do. They generally don't kill a huge number of people. Most years more people kill themselves than are killed by Nature's tantrums. And using standard measures like Gross Domestic Product (GDP) it is difficult to show that disasters significantly interrupt the economy. It's what happens after the disasters that really matters-when the media has lost interest and the last volunteer has handed out a final blanket, and people are left to repair their lives. What happens is a stark expression of how unjustly unequal our world has become. The elite make out well-whether they belong to an open market capitalist democracy or a closed authoritarian socialist state. In Myanmar-a country ruled by a xenophobic military junta-the generals and their cronies declared areas where rice farms were destroyed by Cyclone Nargis as blighted and simply took the land. In New Orleans the city was re-shaped and gentrified post Katrina, making it almost impossible for many of its poorest, mostly black citizens to return. In The Disaster Profiteers, John Mutter argues that when no one is looking, disasters become a means by which the elite prosper at the expense of the poor. As the specter of increasingly frequent and destructive natural disasters looms in our future, this book will ignite an essential conversation about what we can do now to create a safer, more just world for us all.
Fire in the United States 1992-2001
Author: Advisory Circular
Author: United States. Federal Aviation AdministrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
