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Chapter 4
Disaster Reponse and Recover by David McEntire
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Undergraduate 3
02/09/2012

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civil defense
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an effort by government officials to prepare for nuclear war; included the building of unerground shetlers and the creation of plans to evacuate targeted urban areas
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horizontal relationships
Definition
relationships in which parties communicate across departments and communities
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mutually assured desctruction (MAD)
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the use of nuclear weapons against one's enemy that invites massive retaliation and reults in the annihilation of most major cities in both countries
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traditional model 
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the civil defense, command and control, bureaucratic, or emergency services perspective of disaster response and recovery operations
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professional model
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the all-hazards, networking, collaborative, problem-solving, or public administration model of disaster response and recovery operations
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standard operating procedures (SOPs)
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rules and guidelines to complete disaster functions effectively and efficiently
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vertical relationships
Definition
relationships in which there is information flow up and down chains of command
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