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Alvarez, Maria Doris. "Emergency preparedness and response systems." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2006. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/06Sep%5FAlvarez.pdf.
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Thesis (M.S. in Information Technology Management)--Naval Postgraduate School, September 2006.Thesis Advisor(s): Alex Bordertsky. "September 2006." Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print.
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Carr, John Alexander. "Pre-Disaster Integration of Community Emergency Response Teams within Local Emergency Management Systems." Thesis, North Dakota State University, 2014. https://hdl.handle.net/10365/27332.
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This study explores how Community Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) were integrated within local emergency management systems pre-disaster. Semi-structured interviews were conducted following Rubin and Rubin?s (2005) Responsive Interviewing Model with 21 CERT team coordinators in FEMA Region VII (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska). It found that teams varied with regard to integration, and this variance could be explained by a number of related factors. Results suggest that if a team has a skilled leader, stability as an organization, and acceptance by the local emergency management system, they are more likely to be integrated than a team that is lacking some or all of the aforementioned factors. This study categorizes teams on a continuum according to their integration. Finally, this study concludes with a discussion of implications for practice, policy, and research, as well as recommendations for practice and research.
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Burke, Heather. "Software simulation and emergency response training a case study /." [Denver, Colo.] : Regis University, 2009. http://adr.coalliance.org/codr/fez/view/codr:158.
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Gudi, Arvind. "Effective Knowledge Integration in Emergency Response Organizations." FIU Digital Commons, 2008. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/203.
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Natural and man-made disasters have gained attention at all levels of policy-making in recent years. Emergency management tasks are inherently complex and unpredictable, and often require coordination among multiple organizations across different levels and locations. Effectively managing various knowledge areas and the organizations involved has become a critical emergency management success factor. However, there is a general lack of understanding about how to describe and assess the complex nature of emergency management tasks and how knowledge integration can help managers improve emergency management task performance. The purpose of this exploratory research was first, to understand how emergency management operations are impacted by tasks that are complex and inter-organizational and second, to investigate how knowledge integration as a particular knowledge management strategy can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the emergency tasks. Three types of specific knowledge were considered: context-specific, technology-specific, and context-and-technology-specific. The research setting was the Miami-Dade Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and the study was based on the survey responses from the participants in past EOC activations related to their emergency tasks and knowledge areas. The data included task attributes related to complexity, knowledge area, knowledge integration, specificity of knowledge, and task performance. The data was analyzed using multiple linear regressions and path analyses, to (1) examine the relationships between task complexity, knowledge integration, and performance, (2) the moderating effects of each type of specific knowledge on the relationship between task complexity and performance, and (3) the mediating role of knowledge integration. As per theory-based propositions, the results indicated that overall component complexity and interactive complexity tend to have a negative effect on task performance. But surprisingly, procedural rigidity tended to have a positive effect on performance in emergency management tasks. Also as per our expectation, knowledge integration had a positive relationship with task performance. Interestingly, the moderating effects of each type of specific knowledge on the relationship between task complexity and performance were varied and the extent of mediation of knowledge integration depended on the dimension of task complexity.
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Dinanga, Emmanuel Katende. "Multi agent systems approach for emergency response process management." reponame:Repositório Institucional da UFSC, 2016. https://repositorio.ufsc.br/xmlui/handle/123456789/175817.
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Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Tecnológico, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Automação e Sistemas, Florianópolis, 2016.Made available in DSpace on 2017-05-23T04:11:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 345516.pdf: 5111522 bytes, checksum: 945f0bfef4b564945494e8d2fb5d1e4e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016
Esta dissertação aborda o problema de melhorar o processo de resposta a uma emergência em um sistema de trânsito urbano. A abordagem de Sistemas Multi Agentes, dotado de uma técnica de cooperação, é adotada para implementar uma estratégia que controla os semáforos e conduz os veículos de emergências de modo a melhorar seus tempos de deslocamento, além de minimizar o impacto das prioridades atribuídas a tais veículos no fluxo do tráfego. A proposta é avaliada definindo como métricas: o tempo total necessário para resolver a emergência, como também, a velocidade média, o tempo médio e a densidade média de todos os veículos no trânsito. Os resultados mostram que nossa proposta consegue reduzir o tempo de deslocamento dos veículos de emergência, além de minimizar o impacto das prioridades atribuídas a tais veículos no fluxo do tráfego.
Abstract : This dissertation approaches the problem of improving an emergency response process on an urban traffic system. The use of Multi Agent Systems approach, endowed with an explicit cooperation technique is proposed to implement a strategy that controls the traffic signals and route emergency vehicles in order to improve their travel time and minimize the impact of priorities given to these emergency vehicles on the traffic flow. The time needed to perform all the emergency response process, as well as, the average speed, travel time and density are defined as metrics for the assessment. The assessment results show that our proposal is able to reduce the travel time of emergency vehicles as well as to minimize the impact of priorities given to emergency vehicles on the traffic flow.
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Chigani, Amine. "A Campus Situational Awareness and Emergency Response Management System Architecture." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/26782.
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The history of university, college, and high school campuses is eventful with man-made tragedies ensuing a tremendous loss of life. Virginia Tech's April 16 shooting ignited the discussion about balancing openness and safety in open campus environments. Existing campus safety solutions are characterized by addressing bits and pieces of the problem. The perfect example is the recent influx in demand for Electronic Notification Systems (ENS) by many educational institutions following the tragedies at Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois University. Installing such systems is important, as it is an essential part of an overall solution. However, without a comprehensive, innovative understanding of the requirements for an institution-wide solution that enables effective security control and efficient emergency response, the proposed solutions will always fall short.
This dissertation describes an architecture for SINERGY (campuS sItuational awareNess and Emergency Response manaGement sYstem) – a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)-based network-centric system of systems that provides a comprehensive, institution-wide, software-based solution for balancing safety and openness on any campus environment. SINERGY architecture addresses three main capabilities: Situational awareness (SA), security control (SC), and emergency response management (ERM). A safe and open campus environment can be realized through the development of a network-centric system that enables the creation of a COP of the campus environment shared by all campus entities. Having a COP of what goes on campus at any point in time is key to enabling effective SC measures to be put in place. Finally, common SA and effective SC lay the foundation for an efficient and successful ERM in the case of a man-made tragedy.
Because this research employs service orientation principles to architect SINERGY, this dissertation also addresses a critical area of research with regards to SOA; that area is SOA security. Security has become a critical concern when it comes to SOA-based network-centric systems of systems due the nature of business practices today, which emphasize dynamic sharing of information and services among independent partners. As a result, the line between internal and external organization networks and services has been blurred making it difficult to assess the security quality of SOA environments. In order to do this evaluation effectively, a hierarchy of security indicators is developed. The proposed hierarchy is incorporated in a well-established evaluation methodology to provide a structured approach for assessing the security of an SOA-based network-centric system of systems.
Another area of focus in this dissertation is the architecting process. With the advent of potent network technology, software/system engineering has evolved from a traditional platform-centric focus into a network-centric paradigm where the “system of systems” perspective has been the norm. Under this paradigm, architecting has become a critical process in the life cycle of software/system engineering. The need for a structured description of the architecting process is undeniable. This dissertation fulfills that need and provides a structured description of the process of architecting a software-based network-centric system of systems. The architecting process is described using a set of goals that are specific to architecting, and the associated specific practices that enable the realization of these goals. The architecting process description presented herein is intended to guide the software/system architects.Ph. D.
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Kamali, Behrooz. "Decision Support for Casualty Triage in Emergency Response." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/79817.
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Mass-casualty incidents (MCI) cause a sudden increase in demand of medical resources in a region. The most important and challenging task in addressing an MCI is managing overwhelmed resources with the goal of increasing total number of survivors. Currently, most of the decisions following an MCI are made in an ad-hoc manner or by following static guidelines that do not account for amount of available resources and number of the casualties. The purpose of this dissertation is to introduce and analyze sophisticated service prioritization and resource allocation tools. These tools can be used to produce service order strategies that increase the overall number of survivors. There are several models proposed that account for number and mix of the casualties, and amount and type of the resources available. Large number of the elements involved in this problem makes the model very complex, and thus, in order to gain some insights into the structure of the optimal solutions, some of the proposed models are developed under simplifying assumptions. These assumptions include limitations on the number of casualty types, handling of deaths, servers, and types of resources. Under these assumptions several characteristics of the optimal policies are identified, and optimal algorithms for various scenarios are developed. We also develop an integrated model that addresses service order, transportation, and hospital selection. A comprehensive set of computational results and comparison with the related works in the literature are provided in order to demonstrate the efficacy of the proposed methodologies.Ph. D.
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Kovel, Jacob Paul. "Planning construction for disaster response." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/20690.
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Call, David A. "An analysis of ice storm impacts, warnings, and emergency management response." Related electronic resource:, 2007. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1398609361&sid=2&Fmt=2&clientId=3739&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Currao, Thomas J. "A new role for emergency management fostering trust to enhance collaboration in complex adaptive emergency response systems /." Thesis, Monterey, California : Naval Postgraduate School, 2009. http://edocs.nps.edu/npspubs/scholarly/theses/2009/Dec/09Dec%5FCurrao.pdf.
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Thesis (M.A. in Security Studies (Homeland Security and Defense))--Naval Postgraduate School, December 2009.Thesis Advisor(s): Bergin, Richard ; Josefek, Robert. "December 2009." Description based on title screen as viewed on January 27, 2010. Author(s) subject terms: Trust, collaboration, inter-organizational relations, interorganizational trust, cooperation, emergency management, trust building, New York City Fire Department. Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-102). Also available in print.
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Borkosheva, Nazgul. "Local Nonprofit and Government Organization Conceptualizations of Disaster Response Effectiveness." Thesis, North Dakota State University, 2013. https://hdl.handle.net/10365/27199.
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This study attempted to explore how nonprofit and government organizations conceptualize disaster response effectiveness using an internet survey. Unfortunately, the data collected through this method was insufficient for meaningful data analysis, and, therefore this study was unable to generate significant findings with respect to its research question. Thus, rather than focusing on a presentation of results from data collection and interpreting the significance of those results, this thesis focuses on justification of the need for research on this topic, review of the literature that suggests it is likely that nonprofits and government perceive disaster response effectiveness differently, recounting of the initial data collection efforts undertaken and the problems encountered, offering of hypotheses for future testing based on analysis of the flawed data, and recommendation of an alternate data collection method that should be used in the future.
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Ntiamoah, Bernard. "Emergency response time and a transportation model to improve emergency services in Henry County, Indiana, USA." Muncie, Ind. : Ball State University, 2009. http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/668.
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Aldridge, Jesse Philmore. "The role of health physicists in contemporary radiological emergency response." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/19434.
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Hill, Rebecca Elizabeth Jane. "Diagnosing co-ordination problems by modelling the emergency management response to disasters." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2005. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1420898/.
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In the United Kingdom, there is a system for the co-ordination of the emergency services in response to disasters - The Emergency Management Combined Response System (EMCRS). It is a complex three tier command and control system. It was set up in response to a need for better coordination between agencies, when they respond to disasters. This research has developed models of the EMCRS that support diagnosis of co-ordination problems between agencies. Data for the modelling was acquired by means of training exercises. The co-ordination pro blems were identified through behaviour conflicts between the agencies. For example, the Fire Service behaviours of setting up a cordon around the disaster site conflict with the Ambulance Service behaviours of accessing the site for treatment of casualties. In the course of EMCRS model development, the scope of an existing framework was extended to accommodate EMCRS characteristics, which are general to: (i) systems with more than one level of operation and interactions between the levels; (ii) systems that do not have stable membership; and (iii) systems where there are trade-offs between different parts of the system that affect performance. For example, the framework extension for (ii) is to include time lines and a symbol that denotes additional structures. The EMCRS models constitute substantive Human Computer Interaction design knowledge, that is, knowledge that is both explicit and supports design. Such knowledge supports design practice directly, as the diagnosis of design problems, and indirectly, as the prescription of design solutions. An initial method for coordination design problem diagnosis by means of EMCRS models is also proposed. The strengths and weaknesses of the research are identified and discussed. Future work would be to apply the extended framework to data from an actual disaster to valid ate the EMCRS models.
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Landahl, Mark R. "First responder identity management policy options for improved terrorism incident response." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2006. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/06Sep%5FLandahl.pdf.
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Thesis (M.A. in National Security Studies (Homeland Security And Defense))--Naval Postgraduate School, September 2006.Thesis Advisor(s): Robert Bach. "September 2006." Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-78). Also available in print.
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Schutt, Kyle Lynn. "VTGemini: Universal iOS Application for Guided Emergency Response and Notification for the Virginia Tech Community." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/22048.
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The ubiquitous use of mobile devices and smartphones in the United States presents an interesting opportunity for application developers with respect to emergency management. Software engineers from the federal government to individuals have recognized the unique prospect of utilizing always-connected devices to assist in emergency notification, preparedness, and response. The federal government has instituted and ratified multiple acts and mandates with respect to mobile communications during a crisis such as the Commercial Mobile Alert System. Likewise, individual organizations and developers have created mobile applications that access weather alerts from the National Weather Service. Many of these applications utilize push notification architectures to notify users and stakeholders about impeding emergency situations. While most of these applications are geared towards a national audience, there are a few that are highly granular with a focus on the local community. This thesis presents a universal iOS application running on all iOS mobile devices: iPhone, iPad, iPad Mini, and iPod Touch for the Virginia Tech community. The application is highly granular with respect to emergency response guidance and notification by providing clear, concise, and supportive information to citizens during a crisis. Additionally, the application provides another medium of delivery for the Office of Emergency Management at Virginia Tech to potentially mitigate the extent of collateral damage and secondary incidents while saving lives.Master of Science
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Roginski, Jonathan W. "Emergency first response to a crisis event a multi-agent simulation approach." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2006. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/06Jun%5FRoginski.pdf.
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Thesis (M.S. in Operations Research)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2006.Thesis Advisor(s): Thomas W. Lucas. "June 2006." Includes bibliographical references (p.151-154). Also available in print.
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Smith, Heather Mary. "The development of optimum strategies for emergency response for offshore installations." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2000. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk/R?func=search-advanced-go&find_code1=WSN&request1=AAIU602021.
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Safety aspects influencing emergency response on offshore installations and the influence of economic, legislative, safety management and safety engineering factors on the safety of the workforce are reviewed. The main objective of developing optimum strategies for emergency response is to reduce the risk to personnel by reducing the likelihood of precipitate or inappropriate decisions being made. This involves a judicious balance of significant predictive factors, namely: the estimated risk to personnel whilst remaining onboard and during evacuation, escape, recovery and rescue; and the estimated time required to gain control of an undesired event (or reach untenable conditions) and for evacuation and escape. The research focuses on the provision of significant information to the Offshore Installation Manager (OIM). A methodology is presented to assist in the development of optimum strategies for emergency response and in the design of a computer-based Emergency Response Information (ERI) system for providing the information. A fiamework is presented to assist in: identifying events, sequences and combinations of events and their potential consequences; and defining event type, severity and priority for emergency response. Typical resources and arrangements for responding to emergencies are reviewed and their adequacy for the effective employment of the ERI system evaluated. Typical information required at applicable activity stages is identified for defined areas of emergency response for events of varying degrees of severity. A statement of sensible and feasible' requirements of a typical ERI system is presented. A critical evaluation is presented of the feasibility of the design, manufacture and operation of the ERI system to provide the information and achieve specified requirements, namely: performance standards (functionality, reliability and survivability); and ergonomic and human resources requirements. The research concludes by examining ways in which the philosophy described in the thesis can be implemented in practice. A methodology for presenting the information is described.
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Regan, Bonnie L. "Enhancing emergency preparedness and response partnering with the private business sector." Thesis, Monterey, California : Naval Postgraduate School, 2009. http://edocs.nps.edu/npspubs/scholarly/theses/2009/Dec/09Dec%5FRegan.pdf.
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Thesis (Master of Arts in Security Studies (Homeland Security and Defense))--Naval Postgraduate School, December 2009.Thesis Advisor: Rollins, John. Second Reader: Woodbury, Glen. "December 2009." Description based on title screen as viewed on January 29, 2010. Author(s) subject terms: Public private partnerships, private sector, private business sector, collaboration, coordination, emergency management, local government, continuity of community, challenges to partnering, emergency preparedness, emergency response. Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-88). Also available in print.
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Compagnoni, Barry A. "The national response system the need to leverage networks and knowledge." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2006. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/06Mar%5FCompagnoni.pdf.
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Thesis (M.A. in Security Studies (Homeland Security and Defense))--Naval Postgraduate School, March 2006.Thesis Advisor(s): Daniel Boger, Ted Lewis. "March 2006." Includes bibliographical references (p. 79-84). Also available online.
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Pedroso, Frederico Ferreira Fonseca. "Dynamic Response Recovery Tool for Emergency Response within State Highway Organisations in New Zealand." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Dept of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/4934.
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This thesis reports the research efforts conducted in order to develop the Dynamic Response Recovery Tool. The DRRT was developed as a decision support tool under a holistic approach considering both emergency management research and transportation studies. The proposed system was assessed by a series of case studies in order to identify its efficiency and suitability for roading organisations.
Knowledge developed from two novel research approaches are comprehensively described throughout the thesis. Initially, we report on the observation of three emergency exercises and two real events in New Zealand. This set of activities indicated the complex and dynamic environment in which emergency management takes place as well as organisational settings and management structures implemented to better respond and recover from disasters events. Additionally, a secondary approach was designed to overcome limitations identified in the observation method. In this context, a game-based scenario simulation was developed and conducted with twelve participants. With a focus in resource deployment decisions during emergencies, the game simulated an earthquake scenario in which participants had to allocate physical resources to fix damage created in a road network. Simulations indicated that Naturalistic Decision-making processes were used to respond to the scenario. Thus, resource allocation followed planning priorities defined previously the simulation, which further considered individual experiences and knowledge.
Taking advantage from the findings achieved and knowledge developed by the observations and game simulations, the DRRT was designed using the conceptual background identified in the literature review. The DRRT was conceptualised as a logistics sub-system as part of the broad field of Disaster Management. In particular, the DRRT was geared towards supporting decision-making by providing procedural recommendations and identifying optimum physical deployment strategies. In order to assess the proposed system, an Information Technology application was built according to the DRRT’s specifications.
A series of eleven individual and three group simulations was performed in order to assess the DRRT. Data collected through the application indicated that the DRRT enhanced decision-making during extreme events. In specific, case study participants using the system at greater levels achieved better decision-making accuracy than those disregarding completely or partially the system. Case studies also indicated that emergency management knowledge was represented by the application and its logistics model provided participants with vital information to optimise resource allocation.
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Laine, John Stanley. "Cultural Competence, Emergency Management, and Disaster Response and Recovery Efforts Among African Americans." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2189.
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Natural disasters disrupt African American communities in the United States and can exacerbate the degree of poverty for individuals within these communities, necessitating greater aid from local, state, and federal governments. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of cultural competence in disaster response serving African American communities. This research study focused on emergency manager's comprehension and education of cultural competence, what they recognized to be vital elements of a culturally competent emergency manager, and what the obstacles and components are to bring about the changes to the profession. This study used a qualitative case study design and a theoretical framework based on the Campinha-Bacote model for care for cultural competence. Study data from interviews with 15 emergency manager practitioners and African American disaster survivors were inductively coded and thematically analyzed. The study produced data regarding cultural competence, values, ethics, beliefs, and thought processes of the participants. The findings showed that the emergency managers and survivors had diverging or contrasting beliefs of the emergency managers' cultural competency levels; this difference in perception was the major theme of the study. The study also concluded that implementing the Campinha-Bacote model for Cultural Competence in the Delivery of Healthcare Services, emergency managers dramatically improve disaster response and recovery efforts not only to the African American community but other diverse minority communities as well. This study contributes to positive social change by helping U.S. emergency managers become more culturally competent and better equipped to serve diverse minority communities during a disaster.
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Gutierrez, Miguel. "Flexibility in Emergency Management: Exploring the Roles of Spontaneous Planning and Improvisation in Disaster Response." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2019. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1609078/.
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One of the long-standing debates in disaster science and practice is the tension between planning and structure on the one hand and flexibility and adaptation on the other in maximizing the effectiveness of response operations. This research aims to reconcile the divide that currently exists among scholars and practitioners and present a continuum that bridges the above models and ties planning, improvisation, and spontaneous planning together. The main questions that were examined with this research are: First, what role did spontaneous planning and improvisation play in responding to the two disasters. Second, in what ways do hazard characteristics (e.g. speed of onset and scope of impact) influence the roles played by spontaneous planning and improvisation? This is a qualitative study that employed a comparative case study to examine the characteristics of spontaneous planning. The major findings are that spontaneous planning does occur and that variables such as speed of onset, scope, magnitude, and number of organizations involved impact the visibility of spontaneous planning characteristics.
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Leshinsky, Eric L. "Prepared for disaster? Improving the Department of Defense's immediate response authority." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Naval Postgraduate School, 2006. http://bosun.nps.edu/uhtbin/hyperion.exe/06Dec%5FLeshinsky.pdf.
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Thesis (M.A. in Security Studies (Homeland Security and Defense))--Naval Postgraduate School, December 2006.Thesis Advisor(s): Karen Guttieri. "December 2006." Includes bibliographical references (p. 95-98). Also available in print.
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Kurdi, Mohamed (Mohamed Reda). "Optimizing emergency response crew allocation during earthquakes to improve restoration time." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/112056.
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Thesis: S.M. in Engineering Systems, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Engineering, Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, 2017.Thesis: M.B.A., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2017.
"June 2017." Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (page 48).
Northern California and specially the San Francisco Bay Area where PG&E operates is very susceptible to earthquakes. United States Geological Survey (USGS) estimates a 63 percent chance that a magnitude-6.7 or larger earthquake will hit the Bay Area by the year 2036. The chances for a 7.0-magnitude or above are about 50 percent. In this thesis, we first present the methodology PG&E uses to generate predicted damages. Then, we will discuss what data will be available to us and outline how this data is transformed into predicted damages for pipes. Then, the thesis go over the method we used to generate the predicted customer service calls per area. It will first present how PG&E currently estimates the number. Then, it will present a model that can provide better accuracy for estimating the numbers. Next, we present a resource allocation model to optimize repair crew allocation between divisions. We will present how the resource allocation problem can be formulated as a load-balancing problem. We present different formulations and discuss the run time and benefits/drawbacks of each model. We formulate a two-stage optimization model and a one-stage optimization model. We ran both models on different scenarios and we compared the results. We also highlight some key insights we got from combining the travel and allocation problem in a single stage optimization problem. We also go over the sources of uncertainty we have in our data. There are three sources of uncertainty in the model. In this thesis, we will model one of the sources of uncertainties and outline how the other two can be incorporated into the model in the future. Finally, we generated ideal outputs for some of the likely USGIS scenarios that PG&E includes in their emergency response plan. The results from this model would be a critical input to PG&E's emergency response team during an earthquake event. The better we are at predicting damage and allocating resources, the better we will be at minimizing earthquake impact on communities.
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S.M. in Engineering Systems
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Bennett, DeeDee Marie. "A comparative analysis of state emergency plans improving response to vulnerable populations /." Thesis, Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/29774.
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Thesis (M. S.)--Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009.Committee Chair: Mitchell, Helena; Committee Member: Clark, Jennifer; Committee Member: Elliott, Michael. Part of the SMARTech Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Collection.
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Matthews, Tami J. "Disaster communication networks : a case study of the Thai Red Cross and its disaster communication response to the Asian tsunami /." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2006. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd1661.pdf.
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Day, Dwayne C. "A uniform approach to National Suicide Bomber Incident response and recovery." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Naval Postgraduate School, 2008. http://bosun.nps.edu/uhtbin/hyperion-image.exe/08Mar%5FDay.pdf.
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Thesis (M.A. in Security Studies (Homeland Security and Defense)--Naval Postgraduate School, March 2008.Thesis Advisor(s): Brannan, David. "March 2008." Description based on title screen as viewed on Apr. 29, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-121). Also available in print.
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Agca, Esra. "Optimization-based Logistics Planning and Performance Measurement for Hospital Evacuation and Emergency Management." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/51551.
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This dissertation addresses the development of optimization models for hospital evacuation logistics, as well as the analyses of various resource management strategies in terms of the equity of evacuation plans generated. We first formulate the evacuation transportation problem of a hospital as an integer programming model that minimizes the total evacuation risk consisting of the threat risk necessitating evacuation and the transportation risk experienced en route. Patients, categorized based on medical conditions and care requirements, are allocated to a limited fleet of vehicles with various medical capabilities and capacities to be transported to receiving beds, categorized much like patients, at the alternative facilities. We demonstrate structural properties of the underlying transportation network that enables the model to be used for both strategic planning and operational decision making.
Next, we examine the resource management and equity issues that arise when multiple hospitals in a region are evacuated. The efficiency and equity of the allocation of resources, including a fleet of vehicles, receiving beds, and each hospital\'s loading capacity, determine
the performance of the optimal evacuation plan. We develop an equity modeling framework,
where we consider equity among evacuating hospitals and among patients. The range of equity of optimal solutions is investigated and properties of optimal and equitable solutions
based on risk-based utility functions are analyzed.
Finally, we study the integration of the transportation problem with the preceding hospital building evacuation. Since, in practice, the transportation plan depends on the pace of building evacuation, we develop a model that would generate the transportation plan subject
to the output of hospital building evacuation. The optimal evacuation plans are analyzed with respect to resource utilization and patient prioritization schemes. Parametric analysis of the resource constraints is provided along with managerial insights into the assessment of evacuation requirements and resource allocation.
In order to demonstrate the performance of the proposed models, computational results are provided using case studies with real data obtained from the second largest hospital in Virginia.Ph. D.
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Riddle, Austin Christopher. "Interactive graphical timelines as collaborative scenario management tools." Texas A&M University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/85915.
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Training emergency response decision makers using live, virtual and/or constructive
simulations can be highly complex since certain situations can generate stimulusresponse
cycles that depend significantly on unpredictable human judgments. In
particular, effective training scenarios require a combination of content contributed via
pre-authored scripts and content generated dynamically during the training exercise.
Large-scale exercises require multiple domain experts contributing oversight and content
to the scenario as it proceeds. Such real-time adaptation requires situational and group
awareness based on an understanding of pre-scripted materials and the adaptations of
others. This thesis describes the evolution and evaluation of a collaborative graphical
timeline system, called the Scenario Timeline System (STS), which facilitates
asynchronous and synchronous collaborative timeline management, and its application
in large-scale, computer-supported emergency response training exercises.
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Catalino, Joseph. "The Impact of Federal Emergency Management Legislation on At-Risk and Vulnerable Populations for Disaster Preparedness and Response." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/572.
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It is well documented that in the aftermath of a natural or human caused disaster, certain at-risk and vulnerable populations suffer significantly more than do other population groups. As a result, Congress enacted the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act (PKEMRA) in part to address deficiencies in providing aid to vulnerable populations, though little is known if the PKEMRA has resulted as it was intended. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to assess the impact of the PKEMRA on addressing emergency preparedness deficits related to at-risk and vulnerable populations. The theoretical framework followed Howard's conceptualization of game and drama theory. The research questions focused on the extent to which the PKEMRA recommendations improved disaster lifecycle outcomes for at-risk and vulnerable groups in Orleans Parish, LA between Hurricanes Katrina in 2005 and Isaac in 2012. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews of 5 emergency managers with knowledge and experience local to Orleans Parish, LA. Interview data were systematically reviewed using inductive coding and categorized for thematic analysis. Key study findings indicated that the improvements made to family location registries, evacuation procedures, and disaster resources for these populations in Orleans Parish were not a result of the PKEMRA, but of the state and local emergency agencies without input from the federal government. This study contributes to social change by promoting greater transparency of federal programs targeting at-risk and vulnerable populations, making direct recommendations to use Orleans Parish as a relevant example to address the needs of these populations. Such a review will serve as an exportable model for similar communities across the country.
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Brown, Bethany L. "Organizational response and recovery of domestic violence shelters in the aftermath of disaster." Access to citation, abstract and download form provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company; downloadable PDF file, 285 p, 2009. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1818417601&sid=6&Fmt=2&clientId=8331&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Boakye, Kwadwo Adu. "Emergency Fire Response in Ghana: The Case of Fire Stations in Kumasi." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2017. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc984222/.
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Comprehensive emergency management and response is crucial for disaster prevention and health emergencies. However, in African countries with an abundance of natural disasters and a rising surge in cardiovascular and obstetric emergencies, little research exists on emergency response. This study examines the fire emergency response in Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Ghana's second largest city. We use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) tools including location -allocation modeling to evaluate the existing system of fire facilities, identify gaps in service, and suggest locations for new fire stations to maximize population coverage. Our results show that fire stations within KMA are poorly distributed and large portions of the metropolis are underserved, a situation that is partly responsible for the huge losses of lives and property during fire outbreaks.
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McCabe, John Michael Arnold Christopher J. "Parameters to facilitate the creation of initial response capsules for survivors of prodigious disasters." Auburn, Ala., 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10415/1299.
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Suydam, Martin. "Instant learning for crisis response." Fairfax, VA : George Mason University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1920/3217.
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Project (Engin.)--George Mason University, 2008.Vita: p. 94. Project director: Mohan Venigalla. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Engineer Degree. Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Oct. 13, 2008). Includes bibliographical references (p. 93). Also issued in print.
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Hagman, Robin, and Anna Hillberg. "Analys av brandstationslokalisering - En fallstudie om Jönköpings nya brandstation." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Kommunikations- och transportsystem, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-158173.
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I och med urbaniseringen i det svenska samhället har många städer vuxit och utvecklats till storstäder. Storstäder har många utmaningar, allt ifrån att det ska finnas jobb och bostadsmöjligheter så måste även infrastrukturen i form av transportmöjligheter utvecklas i takt med befolkningsökningen. Större befolkning betyder mer människor i rörelse som lätt leder till försämrad framkomlighet i trafiken. Detta examensarbete har utförts åt Räddningstjänsten i Jönköpings kommun med syftet att bidra med ett underlag angående vad en ny brandstation skulle generera i minskade insatstider och samhällsnytta. Räddningstjänsten upplever att trafiken i Jönköpings tätort bidrar till sämre framkomlighet som i sin tur leder till att räddningstjänsten får längre insatstider än önskat. Därför planerar kommunen att en ny brandstation ska byggas. I examensarbetet har samhällsnyttan för den nya stationen undersökts genom att bygga en GIS-modell där det går att simulera och undersöka insatstiden för räddningstjänsten baserat på historiska händelser. En litteraturstudie utfördes för att ge en grundläggande kunskapsmässig förståelse för området examensarbetet behandlar. För att få förståelse och kunskap om nuläget för Räddningstjänsten i Jönköping utfördes tre olika intervjuer. Intervjuerna riktade sig till personer som är involverade i utvecklingsprocessen av Jönköpings infrastruktur. Den största delen av examensarbetet var skapandet av GIS-modellen och analysen av det resultat modellen genererade. Under hela examensarbetet har en dialog med Räddningstjänsten i Jönköping förts. Detta för att få hjälp med tolkning av den historiska data räddningstjänsten bidragit med men också för att kontrollera att GIS-modellen resulterade i svar som verkade sannolika och användbara. Examensarbetet resulterade i att en ny brandstation skulle minska medelinsatstiden för räddningstjänsten och generera samhällsnytta. Eftersom en modell aldrig kan ge samma resultat som verkligheten är det viktigt att ta andra saker än enbart GIS-modellens resultat i beaktning när det diskuteras vad samhällsnyttan och en minskning av medelinsatstiden egentligen har för betydelse. Examensarbetet anses kunna vara en del av det beslutsunderlag som används vid beslutsfattandet om en ny brandstation i Jönköpings kommun.
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Helsing, Joseph. "Validation and Evaluation of Emergency Response Plans through Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2018. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1157648/.
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Biological emergency response planning plays a critical role in protecting the public from possible devastating results of sudden disease outbreaks. These plans describe the distribution of medical countermeasures across a region using limited resources within a restricted time window. Thus, the ability to determine that such a plan will be feasible, i.e. successfully provide service to affected populations within the time limit, is crucial. Many of the current efforts to validate plans are in the form of live drills and training, but those may not test plan activation at the appropriate scale or with sufficient numbers of participants. Thus, this necessitates the use of computational resources to aid emergency managers and planners in developing and evaluating plans before they must be used. Current emergency response plan generation software packages such as RE-PLAN or RealOpt, provide rate-based validation analyses. However, these types of analysis may neglect details of real-world traffic dynamics. Therefore, this dissertation presents Validating Emergency Response Plan Execution Through Simulation (VERPETS), a novel, computational system for the agent-based simulation of biological emergency response plan activation. This system converts raw road network, population distribution, and emergency response plan data into a format suitable for simulation, and then performs these simulations using SUMO, or Simulations of Urban Mobility, to simulate realistic traffic dynamics. Additionally, high performance computing methodologies were utilized to decrease agent load on simulations and improve performance. Further strategies, such as use of agent scaling and a time limit on simulation execution, were also examined. Experimental results indicate that the time to plan completion, i.e. the time when all individuals of the population have received medication, determined by VERPETS aligned well with current alternate methodologies. It was determined that the dynamic of traffic congestion at the POD itself was one of the major factors affecting the completion time of the plan, and thus allowed for more rapid calculations of plan completion time. Thus, this system provides not only a novel methodology to validate emergency response plans, but also a validation of other current strategies of emergency response plan validation.
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Gilja, Håvard. "Barriers for Communication and Collaboration in Emergency Response : A qualitative case-study on operative emergency management in the Sør- and Nord-Trøndelag counties, Norway." Thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Psykologisk institutt, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-25176.
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The present thesis is a qualitative empirical case-study on operative emergency management in the Sør- and Nord-Trøndelag counties, in Norway. The organized response to emergencies often demands the instigation of a variety coordinated actions by multiple organizations and organization levels in order to minimize harm and loss. This work organization often characterizes emergency management. Major events and some types of events demand a scaling up of resources (e.g., materials, personnel, expertise) in both horizontal (more organizations or organizational units) and vertical (crisis management levels) manner. These organizational extensions add new layers of complexity and may introduce or increase problems linked to matters such as decision making, information sharing, procedures, routines, information and communication technology, resource allocation, collaboration, leadership, teamwork, knowledge, trust, etc. Two crucial features for an emergency response system to be well-functioning are communication and collaboration, both intra- and inter-organizationally. The present thesis aims to identify and describe barriers that may limit or hinder effective communication and collaboration within and between emergency response organizations and explores how these two phenomena are affected by horizontal and vertical organizational extensions. Several empirical studies have investigated communication and collaboration within and between the professional emergency agencies (i.e., the police, the fire- and rescue service, and the health service). However, few have explicitly sought to uncover the possible problematic aspects linked to the presence of support- and reinforcement organizations. Therefore, these aspects are given special attention here. Twelve mid-level leaders from six different emergency response organizations have been interviewed. The organizations include three professional emergency agencies (the Police, the Fire- and Rescue Service and the Health Service) and three support- and reinforcement organizations (the Norwegian Civil Defense, the Norwegian Home Guard, and the Norwegian Red Cross Search and Rescue Service). The data analysis identified eighteen communication and collaboration barriers linked to organizational, technological, leadership and individual domains. The discussion dwells on how relevant theoretical perspectives can inform the understanding of the identified barriers and asks if and how barrier reduction or elimination can be done.
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Studenberg, Heather. "Chief Student Affairs Officers’ Perceptions of Institutional Crisis Management, Preparedness, and Response." NSUWorks, 2017. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/shss_dcar_etd/68.
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This dissertation examined chief student affairs officers’ perceptions of institutional crisis management, preparedness, and response. A goal of this study was to uncover findings that can benefit crisis management protocols or best practices regarding crisis management team training, plan communications, and emergency management personnel on campus, as well as, learn if size of enrollment impacts crisis preparedness and response. Research questions assessed if a significant relationship exists between preparedness in responding to crisis with the number of training topics covered with a crisis management team, the number of modes used to communicate the crisis management plan, size of enrollment and the impact of a director of emergency management position on campus. Next, the study assessed if significant relationships exist between size of enrollment with adequacy team training and perceived manner of crisis response. The sample comprised of Chief Student Affairs Officers from either institutions that previously participated in a similar study in 2001 and 2007, or are NASPA domestic member institutions that are four-year, public or private with an enrollment of 5,000 students or more. It was discovered that four to five training topics delivered and between three to six modes used to communicate the crisis management plan were optimal frequencies for this population. Institutions with a director of emergency management perceived themselves as more prepared, and institutions with 10,000-20,000 students enrolled perceived themselves as the most prepared and proactive. In contribution to the field of conflict resolution studies, this research study connected crisis management to conflict management through a systems design approach
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Schneider, Tamara. "A Framework for Analyzing and Optimizing Regional Bio-Emergency Response Plans." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2010. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc33200/.
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The presence of naturally occurring and man-made public health threats necessitate the design and implementation of mitigation strategies, such that adequate response is provided in a timely manner. Since multiple variables, such as geographic properties, resource constraints, and government mandated time-frames must be accounted for, computational methods provide the necessary tools to develop contingency response plans while respecting underlying data and assumptions. A typical response scenario involves the placement of points of dispensing (PODs) in the affected geographic region to supply vaccines or medications to the general public. Computational tools aid in the analysis of such response plans, as well as in the strategic placement of PODs, such that feasible response scenarios can be developed. Due to the sensitivity of bio-emergency response plans, geographic information, such as POD locations, must be kept confidential. The generation of synthetic geographic regions allows for the development of emergency response plans on non-sensitive data, as well as for the study of the effects of single geographic parameters. Further, synthetic representations of geographic regions allow for results to be published and evaluated by the scientific community. This dissertation presents methodology for the analysis of bio-emergency response plans, methods for plan optimization, as well as methodology for the generation of synthetic geographic regions.
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Remington, Christa L. "The Cultural Competence of Response & Recovery Workers in Post-Earthquake Haiti." FIU Digital Commons, 2017. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/3455.
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Cultural competence is critical to public service, yet it is often ignored and underutilized, especially in post-disaster response and recovery. The current literature on cultural competence and frameworks developed by the private sector do not fully consider the complexities of a post-disaster public service context. This project explores the importance of cultural competence in post-disaster response and recovery, identifies effective training methods and organizational policies which may present barriers to competence acquisition, and proposes a new theoretical framework by which to assess cultural competence in international response and recovery work.
This study used focus groups with Haitian beneficiaries (n=7), in-depth interviews with response and recovery workers (n=50), close ended surveys with both groups (n=226), observation, and a review of secondary sources (e.g. job announcements, training manuals) to explore cultural competence from the perspectives of international response and recovery workers, their agencies, and Haitian beneficiaries after the January 2010 Haitian earthquake.
The analysis revealed that although 88% of participating aid workers identified cultural competence (CC) as critical to program effectiveness, 42% had no training before or during deployment. An analysis of the job announcements revealed that only 37% of agencies required cultural competencies. While aid workers and beneficiaries identified experiential strategies (e.g. immersion, mentoring) as critical to cultural competence acquisition, organizational policies (e.g. curfews, restrictions on travel) were often found to be at odds with these methods and more than 1/3 of participating aid workers felt that these policies were a barrier to cultural competency. Findings from this study may help aid workers better understand the importance of cultural competence and how it can improve the effectiveness of aid programs, and provide ways in which aid agencies can enhance cultural competence acquisition by their employees.
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Andersen, Sharri Suesette. "Assessment of Detroit Hospital Preparedness for Response to an Improvised Nuclear Attack." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2634.
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An improvised nuclear device (IND) is considered by the DHS to be the most catastrophic terrorist incident that could befall the United States, causing severe economic damage, extensive property damage, and enormous loss of life. Effective response to an IND is best accomplished with preparation including emergency operations plans (EOP) specific to an IND and training for staff on how to respond. The literature documents several areas of weakness in U.S. health services' preparation that affects entire communities and puts lives at risk. The purpose of this study was to assess the strengths, weaknesses, and gaps in Detroit, Michigan hospitals' EOP for responding to an IND terrorist attack. The conceptual framework used systems theory to look at how an event's complex individual components work as parts of a larger whole. Specifically, the interconnections that the individual parts of an event have on the outcome were assessed as means of evaluating the IND EOP that Detroit area hospitals have in place. This qualitative study consisted of an interview approach with the emergency management representatives of Detroit hospitals responsible for EOP development. Data analysis was completed using categorization based on research questions to look for commonalities and trends. This study revealed gaps that the 5 participating Detroit hospitals have in their preparation, training, and staff knowledge in response to an IND. Implications for positive social change, at local and national levels, include creation and dissemination of an improved model for disaster planning and training in the hospital setting, which correlates to improved community response and community care for health service organizations and throughout health services as a whole.
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Skuzenski, Derek. "Emergency Responder Causal Reasoning Impact." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3007.
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This ethnographic and phenomenological study examined the relationship between the benefits and compensation afforded to emergency responders; their perceptions of work equity, equality, justice, and risk management; and the effect of perceived equity, equality, justice, and risk management on the execution of an emergency responder's duties. The data was collected through interviews with members of the culture group, including law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical responder's (n = 24). The interviews were audio recorded, then manually transcribed by the researcher. The raw data was coded for reoccurring themes and commonalities. The reoccurring themes were organized and displayed in tables based on subcategory of the culture group. The results of the study indicate that the benefits and compensation afforded to professionals working in this field have an impact on their perception of work equity, justice, and risk management. It was further found that these benefits do not have an impact on the perception of work equality among members of this culture group. Understanding how to effectively motivate these professionals can have many positive effects regarding social change. These effects could be seen at the local and individual level for these responder's, at the community level for those that they serve, and at the policy level.
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Larson, Wanda J. "Team Member Characteristics Contributing to High Reliability in Emergency Response Teams Managing Critical Incidents." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/145418.
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Emergency response team (ERT) member characteristics that contribute to High Reliability performance during patient care resuscitation events or other Critical Incident Management Situations are poorly understood. Findings from this study describe individual characteristics that experienced interprofessional ERT members perceive as contributing to High Reliability performance within the critical incident management context. This study supports the need for interprofessional research about emergency response teams’ High Reliability in hospital-based settings. ERT High Reliability, or “better than expected” team performance has been linked to overall patient care and safety. The purpose of this study was to identify and describe individual team member characteristics that contribute to High Reliability performance of ERT members and the overall emergency response team in a naturalistic setting during Critical Incident Management Situations. Using a qualitative descriptive design, data collection included participant observations, field notes, and interviews. Narrative data were audio-taped, transcribed and coded using Ethnograph v6©. Data content were analyzed thematically using inductive interpretive methods. Two major domains derived from the data were Self-Regulation and Whole-Team Regulation. The overarching theme, Orchestrating High Reliability at the Edge of Chaos, encompassed characteristics contributing to High Reliability performance of the ERT during Critical Incident Management Situations.
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Keith, Hamish D. "Disaster management and response : a lifelines study for the Queenstown Lakes District : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Hazard and Disaster Management in the University of Canterbury /." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Department of Geological Sciences, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/2563.
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The Queenstown Lakes District is vulnerable to a number of natural hazards. These include earthquakes, mass movements, meteorological hazards and flooding. Many of the hazards that threaten the district have the potential to cause loss of life or injury and all of them have the potential to cause severe damage to homes, businesses and other infrastructure. Infrastructure and services that support life and business in the community, and that are used everyday are known as lifelines. Lifelines are generally taken for granted but are directly associated with the quality of life that we live. Lifelines include electricity, telecommunication, water supply, wastewater removal, transportation and emergency services. Following a major disaster the need for safe, effective and timely restoration of these lifeline systems is critical. This project analyses the vulnerability of lifelines with respect to natural hazards with the aim that it can be used to ensure that when a disaster occurs appropriate and efficient action is taken to minimise the impact. This thesis also attempts to raise awareness and understanding of the hazards that threaten the Queenstown Lakes District as well as emphasise the importance of lifelines and what's involved in their management. This will hopefully help readers understand the likely impacts of a disaster so that when one occurs they will not be completely caught unaware. This thesis will also hopefully entice the reader to better prepare for a disaster. Scenarios of each hazard were created based upon current scientific understanding and are used to illustrate more clearly the priorities that need to be addressed during the response and recovery phases of a disaster.
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Dean, David B. "An Application of Geospatial Technology to Geographic Response Plans for Oil Spill Response Planning in the Western Basin of Lake Erie." Connect to full text in OhioLINK ETD Center, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=toledo1260541474.
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Thesis (M.A.)--University of Toledo, 2009.Typescript. "Submitted as partial fulfillment of the requirements for The Master of Arts in Geography." "A thesis entitled"--at head of title. Bibliography: leaves 115-117.
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Khunwishit, Somporn. "Community Resilience in Thailand: a Case Study of Flood Response in Nakhonsawan City Municipality." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2013. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc271841/.
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Natural disasters such as flooding often affect vast areas and create infinite demands that need to be addressed in the same time. The wide scopes and severe impacts of such catastrophes often exceed, if not overwhelm, capacity of the national government to handle. In such a situation, communities such as cities and neighborhoods need to rely on their own capacity (resources, strategies, and expertise) to respond to disaster impacts at least until external assistance can be reached. Thus, studying how communities can be resilient to the impacts of natural disasters is important because this would enhance their ability to respond to the next disaster better. Within the context of great flooding in Thailand in 2011, this dissertation investigated the factors that generated or enhanced resilience of flood stricken-communities in Thailand. Nakhonswan City Municipality was selected as the research site. Qualitative research methods were employed in this study. Data were collected using in-depth interview and focus group. Thirty-six participants (28 for in-depth interview and 8 for focus group interview) from various organizations were recruited using snowball and purposive sampling strategies. Interview data from the field research were transcribed, translated from Thai language to English, and then analyzed using open coding and focused coding strategies. Analyses of in-depth interview data revealed eight conceptual themes representing factors that constituted resilience of Nakhonsawan City Municipality, as the leading organization responded to the flood. These factors are: availability of resources for resilience; managerial adaptability; crisis leadership; quality workforce; knowledge sharing and learning; organizational preparedness; organizational integration; and sectoral integration. In addition, findings from the focus group interview with members of three strong neighborhoods found eight factors that helped these neighborhoods respond effectively to the flood crisis. They included: self-reliance; cooperation; local wisdom; preparedness; internal support; external support; crisis adaptability; and pre-disaster social cohesion. This dissertation ended with the discussion of implications, limitations and suggestions for future research.
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Aswalap, Supaluk Joy O'Connor Brian C. "Tsunami disaster response a case analysis of the information society in Thailand /." [Denton, Tex.] : University of North Texas, 2009. http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc12075.
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Ekici, Ali. "Emerging applications of OR/MS emergency response planning and production planning in semiconductor and printing industry /." Diss., Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/31746.
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Thesis (Ph.D)--Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010.Committee Chair: Keskinocak, Pinar; Committee Member: Ergun, Ozlem; Committee Member: Goldsman, David; Committee Member: Hupert, Nathaniel; Committee Member: Swann, Julie. Part of the SMARTech Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Collection.
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Ali, Asif, and Faheem Ramzan. "Analysis and Monitoring of Team Collaboration in Emergency Response Training supported by a Web Based Information Management System." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Computer and Information Science, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-52078.
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Our objective in this thesis work is to analyze and manage the log files which are generated after a number of experiments series on different groups using C3Fire simulation environment. It includes analyzing and extracting information from log files, and then maintaining this information in a database. This should be presented with a web interface through ICEfaces Ajax framework for Java. Log Files are generated after a number of experiments series on the different groups. All sequences and information related to task performed by team in group is organized in session log files. The work is divided into different steps; first step is to analyze and extract data from log files, and properly arrange it in several different tables in a database, for this MySQL database is used to store the information. The web interface of log file management system is implemented using ICEfaces Ajax framework, and is based on the statistics of log files generated from the C3Fire environment. User would be able to add/remove the log files, also can view or edit the details of each session log file in database through web interface. Different events can be generated, and logged for the session information.
C3Fire is an environment that supports training and research in team collaboration. The environment is mainly used in command, control and communication research, and in training of team decision making. Many humanitarian relief operations are doing their work without having any practice. When some disaster events occur, they cannot perform their jobs effectively. Effective and efficient relief operation is the need of humanity; even that’s not enough to move teams to the disaster place at right time; communication and co-ordination among the team members is the big factor to make effective and well-organized work. C3Fire is a simulation system which provides the training for team members to handle such type of disaster events, and makes the work more proficient at that time by doing effective coordination.