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Emergency exercises address and reveal the significant gaps between plans and capabilities. They are an important component of an organization's emergency planning and preparedness, yet few emergency managers and practitioners have training in designing or evaluating emergency exercises. In this practical handbook, author Robert McCreight explains the essential elements and core principles of exercise design and evaluation. The book focuses on natural disasters and technological emergencies that occur in communities of any size. It provides emergency planners, public health professionals, emergency managers, police officers, and fire fighters with an in-depth look at exercise design issues and an accessible guide to designing and evaluating emergency exercises.

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This book belongs on every emergency manger's, training officer's, and incident commander's desk. In clear, practica, and concise terms, McCreight introduces and describes various types of emergency and disaster preparedness exercises, and provides a framework for units of all sizes and geographic locations to execute training and exercising in their home areas of responsibility. This book is crucial to all the players to enable effective and efficient emergency preparedness, and can help managers and responders stay at the top of the game for their communities. -- James R. Smokey Stanton, Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems This book can help organize thinking about the issues that make the exercises successful. Natural Hazards Observer

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Robert McCreight is a professor with the Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management at George Washington University. Previously, he served as Senior Policy Advisor for the National Security Division and as a Senior Political Advisor and Deputy Director of the Department of State.

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