Handbook of Emergency Response

This second edition of Handbook of Emergency Response presents practical advice and guidelines on how to plan the coordinated execution of emergency response. It incorporates human factors and a systems engineering approach in emergency response project management.

LeeAnn Racz is a Supervising Engineer at ToxStrategies LLC in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA. Prior to this initiative, she was President and Founder of ClearView Environmental Engineering and Consulting and she served for 23 years as a bioenvironmental engineer and civil engineer in the US Air Force. Dr. Racz is a licensed professional engineer, certified industrial hygienist, and board-certified environmental engineer. She earned a BS in Environmental Engineering from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, an MS in Biological and Agricultural Engineering from the University of Idaho, and a PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Utah. She has authored dozens of refereed journal articles, conference proceedings, magazine articles, and presentations, and edited six handbooks. Dr. Racz is a member of several professional organizations and honor societies and has received numerous prestigious teaching and research awards.
Adedeji B. Badiru is Dean Emeritus and a retired Professor of Systems Engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). He is a registered professional engineer and a fellow of the Institute of Industrial Engineers as well as a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering. He has a BS degree in Industrial Engineering, MS in Mathematics, and MS in Industrial Engineering from Tennessee University, and PhD in Industrial Engineering from the University of Central Florida. He is the author of several books and technical journal articles and has received several awards and recognitions for his accomplishments. His special skills, experience, and interests center on research mentoring of faculty and graduate students.