Responding to Catastrophic Events

Jeffrey Larsen, Larsen Consulting Group, USAJames Wirtz, Naval Postgraduate School, USARichard Love, National Defense University, USAJerry Barnhill, Hickory Hill Associates, USAGreg Moser, Khalifa University, UAEGarry Briese, Briese & Associates, USAPat 'Doc' Pentland, Wyle CAS, USAGeorge Haddow, Bullock & Haddow, USAC. Roderick Gillette, USABrian Lewis, State Department, USAErin Mahan, Office of the Secretary of Defense, USAJessica Iannotti, Department of Defense, USAShane Smith, National Defense University, USAKerry Kartchner, US State Department, USA

"This book presents a comprehensive examination of the federal perspective, process, and practice of consequence management. It is a necessary book for first responders at every level and an essential desk reference for their commanders, managers, and planners." - Dr. James M. Smith, Director, Air Force Institute for National Security Studies, USA "This is a very thoughtful set of essays that provides a comprehensive understanding of a complex and challenging landscape and advances our collective capacity to think clearly and act effectively. It will be an invaluable resource to a diverse community at all levels of government working to formulate and execute sound policy. It will also fill an important gap in the professional military education classroom." - Paul Bernstein, Senior Research Fellow, National Defense University, USA

• PART I: BACKGROUND 1. Dealing with Disaster; Jeffrey Larsen 2. What Just Happened? Situational Awareness, Threat Characterization and Effective Consequence Management; James Wirtz 3.The Tyranny of Time: The Challenge of First Response; Jerry Barnhill PART II: FEDERAL RESPONSE 4. Federal Response: Assisting without Overwhelming; Greg Moser and Garry Briese 5. Homeland Security and Defense; Richard Love 6. Department of Defense Response: The Evolving Mission; Pat Allen Pentland PART III: RELATED ISSUES 7. Legal Issues Associated with a Catastrophic Domestic Incident; G. Roderick Gillette 8. Communications: The Critical Function; George Haddow 9. Foreign Consequence Management; Brian Lewis PART IV: CASE STUDIES 10. Terror on the Tokyo Subway: Aum Shinrikyo and WMD Consequence Management; Erin Mahan 11. Hurricane Katrina and Consequence Management; Jessica Iannotti 12. Fractured Response: Lessons for WMD Consequence Management from Hurricane Katrina and the 1995 Tokyo Subway Attack; Shane Smith PART V: CONCLUSION 13. Consequence Management and National Security; Kerry Kartchner