The First 72 Hours is the seminal anthology of the perspectives of
public and private sector leaders who came together after September
11, 2001 to design more disaster-resilient communities. Under the
umbrella of the Suburban Emergency Management Project, these
leaders learned from national experts and one another that all
disasters are intensely local at first and that most communities
are on their own immediately following disaster impact--often for
as long as 72 hours. This new awareness mandated updating
strategies to improve disaster preparedness, particularly in light
of the threat of terrorism. A wide gamut of perspectives are laid
out in the book, including those of doctors and hospitals, city
managers, police officers, firefighters, paramedics, American Red
Cross volunteers, hospital accreditors, the media, business
managers, utility companies, emergency managers, public health
officials, academics, and elected public officials. to map the
myriad organizations involved in local disaster preparedness and
response; analyzing, refining and rehearsing local disaster roles;
and getting to know individual personalities when in specific
roles. The First 72 Hours is an essential resource for
professionals and private citizens alike who want to know what
kinds of questions must be asked and answered to better prepare
their communities to survive future disaster. There's a special
providence in the fall of a sparrow. If it be now, 'tis not to
come; if it be not to come, it will be now; if it be not now, yet
it will come: the readiness is all.--Hamlet V, II, William
Shakespear
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