ABSTRACT

Contents Foreword ................................................................................................................................. 398 Background ............................................................................................................................. 398

Incident Command System ................................................................................................ 399 Multiagency Coordination Systems..................................................................................... 399 Public Information ............................................................................................................. 400

Private Sector Integration ........................................................................................................ 400 Integration into Crisis Management Plans .......................................................................... 400

Community and Business Emergency Response Teams ........................................................... 400 Th e Role of Community Emergency Response Teams ..........................................................401