The Distributed Functions of Emergency Management and Homeland Security: An Assessment of Professions Involved in Response to Disasters and Terrorist

The Distributed Functions of Emergency Management and Homeland Security outlines the roles and responsibilities of various individuals and agencies involved in homeland security and all aspects of emergency management. Each chapter focuses on the practical and applied aspects of a range of public servants in various departments and the organizations that they represent.

Rather than presenting a theoretical exploration alone, the book examines the practical knowledge and hands-on skills related to various functions and how their decisions and actions play into the larger framework of safety and security --in the public, private and nonprofit sectors. Every professional has a unique and integral part to play in fulfilling their roles and obligations, whether it be in relation to prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response or recovery operations. Personnel that frequently come to mind in such scenarios include emergency managers, geographers and land-use planners, EMTs and paramedics, fire fighters, police officers, public health officials, nurses, public administrators, and public information officers. And while these individuals are integral to homeland security and emergency management, there are other professionals that also perform essential duties that--while they aren't first-to-mind--are vital to efforts relating to terrorism and disasters; this includes pilots in the aviation sector, the military, attorneys, psychologists, and forensic professionals serving in pathology, DNA, and dentistry roles.

Chapters provide a holistic rendering of the homeland security and emergency management landscape to present all these various professional capabilities and contributions. This includes how current functions are coordinated as well as how future efforts might change relative to a more proactive, all-hazards and holistic approach. As such, the book will be a useful resource for students and practitioners to understand the dynamic professions--and various disciplines and fields--that impact disaster and terrorism preparedness and response capabilities.

《緊急管理和國土安全的分散功能》概述了參與國土安全和緊急管理各個方面的不同個人和機構的角色和責任。每一章節都聚焦於各個部門的公務員以及他們所代表的組織的實際應用方面。

這本書不僅僅是理論探討，還探討了與各種功能相關的實際知識和實踐技能，以及他們的決策和行動如何融入更大的安全框架中，包括公共、私營和非營利部門。每個專業人士在履行自己的角色和義務方面都有獨特而重要的作用，無論是在預防、減災、準備、應對還是恢復行動方面。在這些情景中經常涉及的人員包括緊急管理人員、地理學家和土地利用規劃師、急救醫護人員、消防員、警察、公共衛生官員、護士、公共行政人員和公共信息官員。雖然這些人在國土安全和緊急管理中至關重要，但還有其他專業人士也扮演著重要的角色，雖然他們不是首先被想到的，但對於與恐怖主義和災害相關的工作至關重要；這包括航空業的飛行員、軍方人員、律師、心理學家以及在病理學、DNA和牙科角色中擔任法醫專業人員。

各章節提供了國土安全和緊急管理領域的全面呈現，介紹了所有這些不同的專業能力和貢獻。這包括目前如何協調各種功能以及未來努力如何相對於更積極、全災害和整體性的方法進行改變。因此，這本書將是學生和從業人員了解影響災難和恐怖主義準備和應對能力的動態專業、各種學科和領域的有用資源。

David A. McEntire is a professor in both the Emergency Services and Criminal Justice Departments at Utah Valley University. He teaches emergency management, and national security. His expertise is in emergency management theory, vulnerability reduction, community preparedness, response coordination, terrorism and homeland security. He has received a number of grants which have allowed him to conduct research on disasters and emergency management systems in Australia, California, Canada, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, New York, New Zealand, Texas and Utah. Dr. McEntire has written 5 books and published over 135 articles. He has presented his research in both domestic and international conferences. He is the recipient of FEMA's Dr. B. Wayne Blanchard Award for Academic Excellence and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award from the University of Central Florida.

David A. McEntire是猶他山谷大學緊急服務和刑事司法系的教授。他教授緊急管理和國家安全。他的專業領域包括緊急管理理論、脆弱性減少、社區準備、應急協調、恐怖主義和國土安全。他獲得了多項研究資助，並在澳大利亞、加利福尼亞、加拿大、哥斯達黎加、多明尼加共和國、海地、紐約、新西蘭、德克薩斯和猶他州等地進行了災害和緊急管理系統的研究。McEntire博士已經撰寫了5本書並發表了超過135篇文章。他在國內外會議上發表了自己的研究成果。他是聯邦緊急事務管理局（FEMA）的B. Wayne Blanchard博士學術卓越獎和佛羅里達中央大學的教學與學習獎的獲獎者。