Crisis Management (Emergency Management): The plan and process of responding to an emergency situation and minimizing damage to property or injuries to persons once an emergency or crisis has occurred. [PAFM Management Glossary]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Managing Crises Before They Happen: What Every Executive and Manager Needs to Know About Crisis Management -  shows how crisis management starts with mechanisms in place long before crises occur. Promotes continuous proactive measures that can prevent a crisis or limit its impact. The author sees crisis management as “…inherently the process of seeing and dealing with larger, whole systems.”

 

 

Contingency Planning and Disaster Recovery - Protecting Your Organization's Resources. This book outlines practical disaster recovery goals and explains how to best meet these goals through a step-by-step plan. The report includes a discussion of who should be involved in the planning and why it is essential to identify and prioritize critical business applications and information. 

(Courtesy of DavisLogic, operating as All Hands Consulting, who provides homeland security consulting, business continuity planning and comprehensive emergency management program support.)

 

 

 

International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM)

 

National Emergency Management Association (NEMA)

 

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Emergency Management Institute  

 

 

ERI International Inc.  -  provides technical assistance, planning and training to educational institutions, emergency response organizations, business and industry, and local, state, federal, and foreign government agencies.

 

 

Preparedness Center -  Disaster preparedness and emergency management, training and exercises for business, government and industry. Hazardous materials emergencies, catastrophic disaster preparedness, security, counter-terrorism preparedness and exercises

University of Wisconsin - Disaster Management Center