Emergency response preparedness for forest fire using the incident command system
Most emergency response preparedness problems are not due to failure of the individual. More often, they are system problems. The usual organizational systems (procedures, management structures and designation of responsibilities) established by various organizations to cope with daily and routin...
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| Language: | English |
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1998
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/85564/1/FK%201998%2026%20IR.pdf |
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| Summary: | Most emergency response preparedness problems are not due to failure of the
individual. More often, they are system problems. The usual organizational systems
(procedures, management structures and designation of responsibilities) established by
various organizations to cope with daily and routine emergencies are not well adapted
for use in disasters.
Experience has shown that no single organizational resource will appropriately
serve each and every disaster nor will a single organizational blueprint for emergency
planning meet every need. The solution to an effective disaster response lies in the
application of sound basic management concepts. Although many systems exist for the command and control of resources in
emergency incidents the United State Federal Emergency Management Agency has
adopted the Incident Command System as its base for the application of concepts of
incident command.
The Incident Command System can be adopted by the Fire and Rescue
Department Malaysia as an Emergency Response Preparedness for forest fires since this
system was originally developed for wildland fire fighting and this system can also be a
model for emergency incident management systems to cater for all risks and aid all
agencies involved in managing emergencies. |
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