Emergency Services

Over the years, the world has witnessed fires in enclosed environments. These fires have caused direct and indirect losses. These events are more c...

The development of new technologies that have emerged since the mid-1990s has led to Internet-based applications known as social media that enabl...

Increasing Resilience in Police and Emergency Personnel illuminates the psychological, emotional, behavioral, and spiritual impact of police work o...

Authors Bruce Newsome and Jack Jarmon take a holistic look at the issues and risks, their solutions, controls, and countermeasures, and their polit...

It is based upon the testimonies of FBU representatives and members: control staff, officers and wholetime and retained firefighters from Scotland...

The fire was visible from seventy miles away and the heat generated was so intense that a helicopter could only circle the rig at a perimeter of on...

Written by international experts in the field, this book covers the standards, architecture and deployment issues related to IP-based emergency ser...

'That's what happened, I think, struggling to stay afloat as the ocean pummels me from all sides. I must have blacked out -- exhausted, dehydrated,...

The physical and mental demands associated with firefighting and other emergency operations exceed those of virtually any other occupation. When yo...

When government officials become aware of an impending disaster, they may take steps to protect citizens before the incident occurs. Evacuation of ...

Since 11 September 2001, several bills introduced in the U.S. Congress have included provisions to assist emergency communications. Legislation add...