Disaster planning and preparedness. A human story

• Autores: Nicholas Scoppeta
• Localización: Social research: An international quarterly of the social sciences, ISSN 0037-783X, Nº. 3, 2008 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Disasters: recipes and remedies), págs. 807-814
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the worst disaster in the history of New York City, the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) faced a monumental challenge in rebuilding the Department, and in continuing to provide emergency services for New York City in a daunting new threat environment. Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta, who took over the agency in December 2001, describes how the FDNY has rebounded and what lessons were learned that terrible day