Development of Metrics to Evaluate Effectiveness of Emergency Response Operations

摘要: Abstract : The overall effectiveness of an emergency response to a large scale disaster is difficult entity measure. Every different and every different. In fact, similar events leave totally results in their aftermath. For example category two hurricane might inflict much more damage than four, depending on the location impact. Additionally, flood rural Mississippi will be New Orleans, LA. To effectively measure any these events, proper metrics must used interpreted appropriately. This paper focus primarily macro-scale evaluation initial assessment assistance given directly following natural or manmade disaster. long term effects rebuilding affected area not considered. Furthermore this constrained looking at high level view rather specific methods achieve selected goals.