Bibliography Category: Disaster Preparation and Response

McKinley, Craig R. Opening Remarks before the Advisory Panel on Department of Defense Capabilities for Support of Civil Authorities after Certain Incidents. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2010. http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/www/external/nsrd/DoD-CBRNE-Panel/panel/meetings/20100317/CNGB-Statement.pdf (accessed 19 July 2011). These remarks cover Defense Support to Civil Authorities, CBRNE, and terrorism.

McGuire, Michael and Chris Silvia. 2010. The Effect of Complexity, Problem Severity, and Managerial Capacity on Intergovernmental Collaboration: Evidence from Local Emergency Management. Public Administration Review Vol. 70, no. 2: 279-288. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1540-6210.2010.02134.x/pdf (accessed 28 October 2011). This article examines emergency management and the role of intergovernmental collaboration and leadership in addressing challenges.

McDermott, Charles D. Joint Interagency Multinational Sea-based Logistics Platforms: Utilizing Strategic Sealift to Enhance Geographic Combatant Commanders’ Theater Engagement Capabilities. Monograph, School of Advanced Military Studies, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 2011. http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p4013coll3/id/2712 (accessed 12 August 2011). This paper examines a concept to utilize national strategic sealift assets to provide Geographic Combatant Commanders with dedicated sea-based logistics […]

Martin, Shaun P. Rapid Response in the Homeland. Master’s Thesis, Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 2009. http://cdm16040.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p4013coll2/id/2612/rec/18 (accessed 15 June 2011). The focus of this paper centers on the characteristics, requirements and implementation of the CBRNE Consequence Management Response Force (CCMRF), and considers which organization, active Federal military forces or State National […]

Madden, Robert W. Achieving Unity of Effort: A Challenge in Domestic Support Operations. Strategic Research Project, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PA, 1998. http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA344370&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf (accessed 18 October 2011). The purpose of this study is to examine the elements of unity of effort in Domestic Support Operations, how they apply in an interagency environment, […]

Lester, William and Daniel Krejci. 2007. Business “Not” as Usual: The National Incident Management System, Federalism, and Leadership. Public Administration Review Vol. 67, no. s1: 84-93. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1540-6210.2007.00817.x/pdf (accessed 27 October 2011). This article examines the National Incident Management System and its failures in response to Hurricane Katrina. The article discusses how and why NIMS’s response […]

Laferriere, Roger R. “The Case for a National Risk Communications Strategy for Mitigating Terrorist Attacks.” MCWAR Papers: Preparing for an Era of Persistent Conflict, Marine Corps War College. Quantico, VA: Marine Corps War College, 2010: 137-162. http://www.mcu.usmc.mil/War%20College%20Documents/MCWAR%20Papers%202010.PDF (accessed 7 September 2011). This chapter argues for a National Risk Communication Strategy to reduce the indirect consequences […]

Keen, P.K., Floriano Peixoto Vieira Neto, Charles W. Nolan, Jennifer L. Kimmey, and Joseph Althouse. 2010. Relationships Matter: Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief in Haiti. Military Review Vol. 90, no. 3 (May/June): 2-12. http://usacac.army.mil/CAC2/MilitaryReview/Archives/English/MilitaryReview_20100630_art004.pdf (accessed 2 August 2011). This article examines the United Nations military component of the response to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.

Keen, P.K., Matthew B. Elledge, Charles W. Nolan, and Jennifer L. Kimmey. 2010. Foreign Disaster Response: Joint Task Force-Haiti: Observations. Military Review Vol. 90, no. 6 (November/December): 85-96. http://usacac.army.mil/CAC2/MilitaryReview/Archives/English/MilitaryReview_20101231_art015.pdf (accessed 2 August 2011). This article reviews the U.S. military response to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.

Jones, Tony and Rima Vydmantas. 2011. Life Savers: Embassy Islamabad coordinates U.S. flood relief efforts. State Magazine no. 552 (January): 11-13. http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/154974.pdf (accessed 2 March 2012). This article details the disaster response efforts of the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad after the floods in 2010.