Emergency management: Implementing a new strategy
- Cura Emergency Services, Dallas, TX (United States)
Many of the problems resulting from a release incident stem from lack of preparation for such incidents; lack of control and coordination of the activities performed during the incident response; and mistaken assumptions regarding responsibility for the clean up. One unique approach to this type of situation addresses these and other issues thereby facilitating the primary objectives of cost control and incident closure. The Arrowhead Concept{reg_sign} to emergency response separates a release incident into two main phases: response phase and resolution phase. Each phase has three stages or activities. The response phase is the part of the incident that is typically performed under emergency conditions; it is urgent and fast-paced, with the need for a lot of decisions to be made without a lot of information. This phase is broken down into three concurrent activities: initial communication and coordination; release containment and control (abatement); and regulatory notification and negotiation.
- OSTI ID:
- 536316
- Journal Information:
- Environmental Solutions, Vol. 10, Issue 6; Other Information: PBD: Sep-Oct 1997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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