The path of flames : understanding and responding to fatal wildfires /

"The Path of Flames: Understanding and Responding to Fatal Wildfires is an edited volume covering the complexities of response and recovery issues relative to catastrophic wildfires. As wildfires become more frequent throughout the world-and the loss of life greater, especially among residents...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Taylor & Francis
Other Authors:	Kendell, Ashley E. (Editor), Galloway, Alison, 1953- (Editor), Milligan, Colleen F. (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2024
Subjects:	Wildfires > Prevention and control. Emergency management. Rescue work. Wildfire fighters. First responders. Fires > Casualties. Feux de friches > Prévention et maîtrise. Sauvetage. Pompiers spécialistes des feux de friches. Premiers répondants (Situations d'urgence) Victimes d'incendie. life-saving. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Physical LAW / Forensic Science Emergency management Fires > Casualties First responders Rescue work Wildfire fighters Wildfires > Prevention and control Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Wildfires : introduction, impact, policy, and planning
Fatal wildland fires / John D. DeHaan
An international perspective on fatal wildfires / Gavrill Xanthopolouos and Alison Galloway
Incident command system: resolving a clash of cultures / Nader Owels and Jason Hadjuk
Incident command role in coordination : international perspective / Damon P. Coppola and Brad Milliken
Law enforcement response to wildfire / Joshua Brazzi, Stephen Collins, Jason Hail, and Jake Smith
Organization of the fire response : establishing priorities and the future of wildfire management / David Russell and Jason Martin
Fire investigation overview / Tom Oldag and Tim Enright
Human behavior in fire as evidenced by wildfire fatalities / Alison Galloway and Casey Hegel
How human bodies burn : the process of thermal damage, body movement, and shifting fuel loads / Alison Galloway, Chelsey Juarez, and Elayne Pope
Deployment strategies for SAR/USAR teams / Kyle Wilson, David R Bibby, Carla Halford, and Alison Galloway
Search and recovery protocols for victims of large-scale wildfires / Eric J. Bartelink, Ashley E. Kendell, Colleen F. Milligan, P. Willey, and Alison Galloway
To be ready : preparations for fatal wildfire recovery operations / Alison Galloway, Eric J. Bartelink, Timothy P. Gocha, and Marin Pilloud
Morgue operations during a mass fatality event / Kim Gin
Role of the forensic pathologist in the wake of a fatal wildfire / Dierdre Amaro
Forensic odontology in the identification of wildfire victims / Jim Wood
Anthropological responses in post-recovery analysis / Lauren Zephro and Alison Galloway
A practical guide for implementation of rapid DNA identification in mass fatality events : lessons learned from the 2018 Camp Fire / Richard F. Selden, Rosemary Turingan Witkowski, and Eugene Tan
Operation Northleigh : the Grenfell tower disaster victim identification process / Gaille MacKinnon and Gillian Fowler
Demographics and locational analyses of wildfire victims / Casey Hegel, Samuel Mijal, Jacquelyn Chase, and Peter Hansen
Demography of recent California fire fatalities compared with early California wildfire and Australian bushfire fatalities / P. Willey and Samuel Mijal
Psychological effects of mass disasters on first-responders / Carolyn G. La Jeunesse
Concluding thoughts and lessons learned.