emergency management

Details the improvised evacuation of nearly 500,000 people stranded in lower Manhattan on September 11, 2001, on all available boats including ferries, yachts, dinner boats, and tug boats.

Readers can choose how the story ends in different adventures about survival during tornadoes, hurricanes, and flash floods.

Readers can choose how the story ends in different adventures about survival during an earthquake.

Introduces readers to various career options in the field of emergency response and covers what the jobs entail, educational requirements, salary ranges, required skills, employment prospects, and more.

"In 1959, Nat Collier moves with her husband, Paul, and their two young daughters to Idaho Falls, a remote military town. An Army Specialist, Paul is stationed there to help oversee one of the country's first nuclear reactors--an assignment that seems full of opportunity"--Dust jacket.

Briefly presents specific survival strategies that can be used in a tornado.

Allows readers to choose their own paths as they navigate through the zombie apocalypse.

Presents an accounting of Hurricane Katrina from start to finish, including rescue efforts and survivor stories.

A series of controversial essays that address issues associated with disaster response including the immediate challenges following a disaster, U.S. response after Hurricane Katrina, and the private sector's responsibilities during an emergency.

Presents a graphic account of the events of Hurricane Katrina and its effects on the city of New Orleans and its people, detailing the selflessness, heroism, and courage, while also noting the incompetence, racism, and criminality.