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The Path of Flames

Understanding and Responding to Fatal Wildfires
BuchGebunden
374 Seiten
Englisch
Taylor & Francis Ltderschienen am15.09.2023
This edited volume covers the complexities of response and recovery issues relative to catastrophic wildfires.mehr
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Produkt

KlappentextThis edited volume covers the complexities of response and recovery issues relative to catastrophic wildfires.
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-0-367-75053-4
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartGebunden
Erscheinungsjahr2023
Erscheinungsdatum15.09.2023
Seiten374 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
MasseBreite 261 mm, Höhe 181 mm, Dicke 29 mm
Gewicht1216 g
Artikel-Nr.12186073

Inhalt/Kritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis
SECTION I: OVERVIEW OF WILDFIRES AND WILDFIRE FATALITIES 1. Wildfires: Introduction, Impact, Policy, and Planning 2. Fatal Wildland Fires 3. An International Perspective on Fatal Wildfires SECTION II: WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT RESPONSE 4. Incident Command System: Resolving a Clash of Cultures 5. Incident Command Role in Coordination: International Perspective 6. Law Enforcement Response to Wildfire 7. Organization of the Fire Response: Establishing Priorities and the Future of Wildfire Management 8. Fire Investigation Overview SECTION III: MASS FATALITY RESPONSE 9. Human Behavior in Fire as Evidenced by Wildfire Fatalities 10. How Human Bodies Burn: The process of thermal damage, body movement, and shifting fuel loads 11. Deployment Strategies for SAR/USAR Teams 12. Search and Recovery Protocols for Victims of Large-Scale Wildfires 13. To Be Ready: Preparations for Fatal Wildfire Recovery Operations SECTION IV: POST-RECOVERY PROCESSES FOLLOWING A MASS FATALITY 14. Morgue Operations during a Mass Fatality Event 15. Role of the Forensic Pathologist in the Wake of a Fatal Wildfire 16. Forensic Odontology in the Identification of Wildfire Victims 17. Anthropological Responses in Post-Recovery Analysis 18. A Practical Guide for Implementation of Rapid DNA Identification in Mass Fatality Events: Lessons Learned from the 2018 Camp Fire 19. Operation Northleigh: The Grenfell Tower Disaster Victim Identification Process SECTION V: THE IMPACT OF WILDFIRES 20. Demographics and Locational Analyses of Wildfire Victims 21. Demography of Recent California Fire Fatalities Compared with Early California Wildfire and Australian Bushfire Fatalities 22. Psychological Effects of Mass Disasters on First-Responders 23. Concluding Thoughts and Lessons Learnedmehr

Autor

Ashley Kendell, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor and Forensic Anthropologist at California State University, Chico (Chico State). She is also a POST-certified instructor who teaches forensic anthropology and archaeology through the Institute of Criminal Investigation. Prior to beginning her position at Chico State, she was a visiting professor at the University of Montana and the forensic anthropologist for the state of Montana. While completing her doctorate at Michigan State University she worked as a Medico-legal Death Investigator and was a Registry Diplomate of the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators for five years.

Alison Galloway, Ph.D., D-ABFA is a board-certified forensic anthropologist and Professor Emerita from University of California, Santa Cruz. She has worked on wildfire recovery including the Camp, Almeda and Caldor Fires and taught for 12 years with a fatal fire investigation course. She has edited books on human evolution, blunt force trauma, and forensic anthropology and the US judicial system.

Colleen Milligan, Ph.D., D-ABFA is a Professor and Chair of Anthropology at California State University, Chico (Chico State). She is a board-certified foresnic anthropologist and Co-Director of the Human Identification Lab at Chico State. The Human Identification Lab at Chico State regularly provides forensic anthropological analysis, recovery services, and mass disaster/mass fatality response services for law enforcement throughout California. Prior to her position at Chico State, she was a Fellow with the Department of Homeland Security.
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