Managing the Disaster
THE NORTHRIDGE EARTHQUAKE
With the shock of the Northridge Earthquake on January 17, 1994, the City of Los Angeles (CA) Fire Department (LAFD) was thrust into Disaster Response Mode. The department's Earthquake Plan, finalized and implemented in 1973, provides for an "emergency management organization” to manage fire department resources during such a response. In current terminology, we call it the Incident Command System. The ICS serves as a tool not only for coordinating the city fire department but for managing multiple agencies from outside the jurisdiction.
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