In reality, we need an emergency response plan for all foreseeable emergencies. One pattern of viewing emergency response plans is as a continuum, from the least complex emergency to the most complex. The sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) emergency is the least complex; followed by all medical emergencies; then non-medical emergencies, such as fire, bombs, active shooters; and finally the most comple...

Emergency is very difficult to be predicted since the social system has complex and comprehensive characters, so while a public emergency happens, a reasonable, efficient and timely response and control mode to be quickly selected is important to decrease the loss and to reduce the control cost. If the public emergency response agency doesn’t rapidly forecast or estimate the potential loss, an ...

The balance of safety and wellbeing of the public is disturbed by an emergency situation. Emergency responders try to mitigate this danger and restore the balance of public welfare and security during an emergency. This act is termed as emergency response. These emergencies could occur at a national level and hence they can be large and complex which could necessitate in the cooperation of seve...

This paper presents the results of research carried out to improve emergency response activities in earthquake-prone areas of Iran. The research concentrated on emergency response operations, emergency medical care, emergency transportation, and evacuation-the most important issues after an earthquake with regard to saving the lives of victims. For each topic, some guidelines and criteria are p...

The main objective of integrating Web GIS in airport emergency response should be to provide the most appropriate geospatial information to all participants. Airport emergency response still needs a model that will explain its complexity: its participants, their tasks and information needs. This paper presents the UML model of airport emergency response. Such a model facilitates a common unders...

This paper draws on the socio-technical research tradition in information systems to re-conceptualize the information security in emergency response. A conceptual basis encompassing the three layers—technical, cognitive, and organizational—is developed by synthesizing Actor Network Theory and Theory of Organizational Routines. This paper makes the assumption that the emergency response context ...

This paper presents a novel approach toward facilitating the effective collection and communication of information during an emergency. Initially, this research examines current emergency response information workflows and emergency responder dispatch criteria. A process for the optimization of these workflows and criteria, along with a suggested method to improve data collection accuracy and e...