RAND Research Topic: Emergency Responders 2012-05-24T14:56:34Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/emergency-responders.html Text Analysis of After Action Reports to Support Improved Emergency Response Planning http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100255.html Jan 1, 2011 Jan 1, 2011 This study combines a text analysis of 70 after action reports (AARs) with a failure mode effects and consequences analysis (FMECA). This approach provides a mechanism to connect the AAR process with efforts to improve emergency response planning. Evaluating the Reliability of Emergency Response Systems for Large-Scale Incident Operations http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG994.html Jun 29, 2010 Jun 29, 2010 This report describes a method for modeling an emergency response system; identifying how individual parts of the system might fail; and assessing the likelihood of each failure and the severity of its effects on the overall response effort. Are Communities Ready to Conduct Rapid and Large-Scale Dispensing of Medications During a Public Health Emergency? http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9434.html Apr 1, 2009 Apr 1, 2009 <p>This research highlight summarizes the findings of RAND's initial evaluation of the Cities Readiness Initiative and the program's impact on communities' readiness to conduct mass dispensing of medications and other medical supplies.</p> Better Efforts Needed to Track, Prevent Career-Ending Injuries Among Public Safety Workers http://www.rand.org/news/press/2008/12/18.html Dec 18, 2008 Dec 18, 2008 Non-fatal injuries to police officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians and other public safety workers are common, but little is done to track these incidents in order to improve prevention efforts. The Problem of Measuring Emergency Preparedness: How Reliable Should Our Response Systems Be? http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP234.html Dec 1, 2008 Dec 1, 2008 <p>Decisionmakers today largely assess emergency preparedness and homeland security "in the rear view mirror," looking at performance in actual events and responding to perceived failures. While real-world experience is important, better ways to assess preparedness prospectively will lead to better choices as to how and where to strengthen it.</p> Exploring Injury and Disability Among California Public Safety Employees http://www.rand.org/law-business-regulation/centers/chsw/projects/injury-calif-public-safety-employees.html Nov 19, 2008 Nov 19, 2008 Public safety officers have much higher incidence and cost of injuries that result in disability retirement than other public employees. RAND research helped the Commission on Health and Safety Workers' Compensation and the California legislature in their efforts to provide adequate workers' compensation and disability benefits. Protecting Emergency Responders at Large-Scale Incidents: Lessons Learned from the Response to the Attacks on the World Trade Center http://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/CT291.html Sep 12, 2007 Sep 12, 2007 Testimony presented before the House Education and Labor Committee on September 12, 2007. Katrina Proved We Must Do Better Job of Protecting Our Protectors http://www.rand.org/commentary/2007/08/13/CL.html Aug 13, 2007 Aug 13, 2007 <p>Protecting our [emergency] protectors is more than just the right thing to do; it is critical to maintaining America's capability to respond to future disasters, writes Brian A. Jackson.</p> RAND Study Says Hurricane Katrina Response Shows Need to Tailor Some National Guard Units for Disaster Work http://www.rand.org/news/press/2007/06/04.html Jun 4, 2007 Jun 4, 2007 The U.S. Army should change the way it plans for domestic emergencies &mdash; both natural disasters and terrorist attacks &mdash; to better support state and local first responders, according to a RAND Corporation report issued today. RAND Panel Identifies Key Components of Public Health Emergency Preparedness http://www.rand.org/news/press/2007/04/05.html Apr 5, 2007 Apr 5, 2007 April 5, 2007 news release: RAND Panel Identifies Key Components of Public Health Emergency Preparedness. When It Comes to Terrorism, How Prepared Are Local and State Agencies? http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG309.html Nov 15, 2006 Nov 15, 2006 <p>In response to the 9/11 attacks, state and local response organizations took a number of steps to increase preparedness. Areas that still need improvement include coordination with the private sector, coordination among nontraditional partners such as public health, and expectations of the role of the military.</p> When It Comes to Terrorism, How Prepared Are Local and State Agencies? http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9209.html Nov 7, 2006 Nov 7, 2006 This research brief presents results of a survey of state and local response organizations to learn what they have done to improve their ability to respond to terrorist incidents since 9/11, how they have improved, and what still needs improvement. Forum: Are We Prepared? Not Quite http://www.rand.org/commentary/2006/08/27/PPG.html Aug 27, 2006 Aug 27, 2006 Published commentary by RAND staff: Forum: Are We Prepared? Not Quite, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. RAND Study Proposes Guidelines to Better Protect Emergency Responders at Large Building Collapses http://www.rand.org/news/press/2006/04/24.html Apr 24, 2006 Apr 24, 2006 April 24, 2006 News Release: RAND Study Proposes Guidelines to Better Protect Emergency Responders at Large Building Collapses Protecting Emergency Responders at Large Building Collapses http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG425.html Apr 24, 2006 Apr 24, 2006 <p>In an effort to reduce the extent of injuries like those suffered by emergency responders at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, RAND has proposed guidelines to better protect responders from the chemical, biological and physical hazards that exist following the collapse of large buildings.</p> How Prepared Are State and Local Law Enforcement for Terrorism? http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9093.html Nov 25, 2005 Nov 25, 2005 A national survey of state and local law enforcement agencies one year after 9/11 shows that agencies have bolstered their preparedness efforts, but substantial variation exists in the approach to preparedness and the preparedness needs of local agen... Review of Literature Related to Exposures and Health Effects at Structural Collapse Events http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR309.html Nov 7, 2005 Nov 7, 2005 <p>In an effort to help develop federal guidelines for personal protective equipment used by emergency responders, this report summarizes data on injuries among emergency responders available from incidents of structural collapse (including the World Trade Center in 2001 and Oklahoma City&rsquo;s Murrah Building in 1995), reviews the possible health effects of substances likely to be found in pulverized building materials, and describes the possible health effects of several combustion by-products.</p> Prepare for Disaster http://www.rand.org/commentary/2005/09/27/UPI.html Sep 27, 2005 Sep 27, 2005 Published commentary by RAND staff: Prepare for Disaster in the United Press International. Characteristics of Individuals with Severe Mental Illness Who Use Emergency Services http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20050411.html Dec 31, 2004 Dec 31, 2004 <p>Emergency services are both a safety net and a locus for acute treatment.</p> Prepare the Public http://www.rand.org/commentary/2004/12/30/UPI.html Dec 30, 2004 Dec 30, 2004 Published commentary by RAND staff.