This guide will help you find books, articles, videos, and websites related to emergency management. There are also links to tutorials that will help you with research. For additional help, use the links to the right to set up a One-On-One Personal Research Appointment or contact a librarian via chat, email, or phone.
Materials for emergency management can be found in the collection by searching the subject Emergency Management. Most of these materials can be found in the HV section of the collection. Below are links to some relevant materials in the Lakeland Library.
Comprehensive Emergency Management for Local Governments : Demystifying Emergency Planning
Comprehensive Guide to Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Recovery
Disaster Planning
Disaster Response
Emergency Management : a Reference Handbook
Introduction to Emergency Management
Introduction to Homeland Security : Understanding Terrorism With an Emergency Management Perspective
Systems Approach to Management of Disasters : Methods and Applications
Electronic Journal Center
Search to find full text scholarly articles focusing on fire fighting issues and fire science research.
ISI Web of Knowledge
A searchable science database that provides abstracts to literature on fire fighting and fire science.
Vocational and Career Collection
Carries trade and industry related publications on fire fighting and fire science.
Digital Resource Commons - Emergency Management
Educational videos from Ohio universities on emergency management.
Emergency Management
News and videos of various examples of employed emergency management skills.
Emergency Management Film Collection
Search for "emergency management" in the Films on Demand collection of educational videos.
FEMA Preparedness Videos
The Federal Emergency Management Agency video collection on emergency preparedness.
Below are a few recommended websites. Remember that information you find on the web needs to be evaluated carefully. For more information on evaluating websites, check out the Evaluating Sources Research Guide.
CDC - Emergency Preparedness and Response
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/
Disaster News Network
http://www.disasternews.net/
FEMA Publications
http://www.fema.gov/help/publications.shtm
International Association of Emergency Managers
http://www.iaem.com/home.cfm
National Emergency Management Association
http://www.nemaweb.org/
OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
https://www.osha.gov/
US Department of Transportation
http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat
USFA Library (FIRE/EMGT/All-Hazards Portal)
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/library/
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