Table Of ContentPraise for the Book
A true professional, Mike Fagel arrived at FDNY WTC Incident Command Post on
Duane Street, a short distance from Ground Zero, as chaos was still not contained.
He organized, directed, and cajoled until order again appeared in our health and
safety efforts for the thousands of personnel struggling at rescuing and recovering
the victims of 9/11. Many of the Ground Zero workers have their health still intact
because of Mike’s courage and efforts. The Fire Department was well served by his
knowledge and expertise.
Charles R. Blaich
Deputy Chief of Department, FDNY (Ret.)
Colonel, USMC (Ret.)
... a must read for emergency managers, planners, first-line responders plus faculty,
and students involved in the study of emergency response, homeland security, and
public health. Mike Fagel has a rare combination of both superb academic and
hands-on, first-responder credentials.
Colonel Randall J. Larsen, USAF (Ret.)
Director, Institute for Homeland Security
Mike Fagel demonstrates in his third textbook his on-the-job expertise as an emer-
gency manager; as someone who has known Mike for many years, I highly rec-
ommend his approach and his concepts. He continues to pursue the professional
development of the field of emergency management and this is demonstrated in
his most recent work. Dr. Fagel is committed to using his real world “on-the-job”
approach to making the rest of us safer.
Edward Plaugher, Fire Chief (Ret.)
Arlington County Fire Department
Arlington, Virginia
If you have ever had an emergency management situation, Mike’s classroom teach-
ings and publications are a must for your agency. We have the good fortune of not
only having Mike’s high level of expertise, but also to have him as one of our local
residents with a longstanding tie to the Kane County Sheriff’s Office. Homeland
security and first-responder safety are of paramount importance in today’s world,
and Mike’s teachings give a highly detailed guideline to help first responders make
order out of chaos. Mike’s real-world experience, most recently involving many
events we see in the news and his willingness to educate our first responders, is an
opportunity that should be utilized by all agencies.
Patrick B. Perez, Kane County Sheriff
Sheriff of Kane County Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
Dealing with an emergency is like a battle or even a war. The powers are but the
weapons. They are useless without a plan. A plan must address any scenario that
may occur. It is the plan that will guide emergency leaders to bring resources to
bear quickly as the catastrophe develops. Further, it is in the process of developing
the plan that opportunities for prior mitigation emerge through hard engineer-
ing, procedures, or training. To achieve plans, one needs adequate resources, good
people, wide involvement from all parties, and good morale and esteem in the
planning team.
Finally, creating contingency plans is a lonely and unsung profession. No
member of the public ever knows what one does. Everybody, including the plan-
ners themselves hope that their plans are never used. It is essential, therefore, that
national and local leaders go out of their way to recognize the work of the contin-
gency planners so as to raise their morale and esteem. One day, the future of the
nation may depend on them.
Regardless of the comprehensiveness or process of planning, NO plan survives
first contact with the enemy. Having alternate solutions is imperative.
Jonathan Best LP, EMSI, CHS-III
Director, Public Health Preparedness and Response
State of Connecticut Department of Public Health
Effective emergency and crisis management requires vigilance across a panoply of
evolving threats, hazards, technologies, and operational capabilities. No matter
how experienced one is, as an emergency responder or emergency manager, there
are new lessons to be learned everyday. This book complements earlier treatments
of EOC design and operations by Dr. Fagel, and offers the practitioner new con-
fidence-building measures for confronting a range of public health, agroterrorism,
and active shooter incidents that can impact a community and shake the confi-
dence of the populace to return to normalcy. His focus on the best use of social
media and other communication modalities is timely and important in shaping
contemporary planning and community resilience. Maintaining the trust and con-
fidence of the general population from incident onset through long-term recovery is
an essential element of effective emergency management and this book is a toolkit
for best practices in citizen-centric preparedness.
Robert J. Coullahan, CEM, CPP, CBCP
President, Readiness Resource Group
Emergency management planning must consider myriad elements to successfully
prepare for any incident. When you are dealing with agriculture and food ele-
ments, the challenges can become much more complex. Dr. Fagel has experience
in both traditional emergency management and agriculture operations that provide
a unique understanding required for successful crisis management and emergency
planning.
Jeff M. Witte, Director/Secretary
New Mexico Department of Agriculture
Dr. Michael J. Fagel has assembled a group of experts in a variety of areas of emer-
gency management and has edited a highly usable book that belongs to the desks of
EM professionals. Most emergency operation plans have appendices relating to spe-
cific critical events. The organization of Fagel’s book around hazard-specific issues
makes it easy to find useful guidance when planning for a wide range of critical
incidents from agroterrorism to pandemics to active shooters to large-scale public
events. The coverage is very up to date, as evidenced by references in 2013 and
coverage of such modern topics as the impact of social media on emergency man-
agement. Having taught with Dr. Fagel, I see in this book the effective classroom
style that I associate with his work, but translated into a very practical and useful
manual. In conclusion, it is a book that is easy to recommend.
Frank K. Cartledge
Alumni Professor of Chemistry Emeritus
Louisiana State University
I have worked beside Dr. Mike Fagel for more than 5 years. He is a professional in
every sense, a committed emergency responder/manager, an agribusiness expert, an
educator, and a good friend. The diversity of thinking, working, and experience Dr.
Fagel offers on the subject matter of agroterrorism can only be matched by a selected
group of experts. Dr. Fagel has meticulously detailed all the important aspects asso-
ciated with preventing, responding, and recovering from an attack on agribusiness
and the food supply. Mike introduces the subject by showing the immense scope
and size of the number-one industry in the United States, agriculture, and the allied
industries of food production. He outlines the complexity of the farm-to-table con-
tinuum making a special effort to point out where security should be improved.
He goes on to point out the recognition of agriculture as critical infrastructure for-
mally recognized by the federal government. Several presidential directives and the
Department of Homeland Security place an updated emphasis on the importance of
agricultural infrastructure. And finally, Dr. Fagel effectively emphasizes the devas-
tating psychological and economic consequences of an agroterrorism event.
Stan W. Casteel, DVM, PhD
Professor of Veterinary Pathobiology
Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory
College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Missouri
Effective emergency and crisis management requires vigilance across a panoply of
evolving threats, hazards, technologies and operational capabilities. No matter how
experienced one is as an emergency responder or emergency manager there are new
lessons to be learned every day. This book complements earlier treatments of EOC
design and operations by Dr. Fagel, and offers the practitioner new confidence
building measures for confronting a range of public health, Agroterrorism and
active shooter incidents that can impact a community and shake the confidence
of the populace to return to normalcy. His focus on best use of social media and
other communications modalities is timely and important in shaping contempo-
rary planning and community resilience. Maintaining the trust and confidence of
the general population from incident onset through long-term recovery is an essen-
tial element of effective emergency management and this book is a toolkit for best
practices in citizen-centric preparedness.
Robert J. Coullahan, CEM, CPP, CBCP
President, Readiness Resource Group
Crisis Management
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Crisis Management
and Emergency
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Preparing for Today’s Challenges
Michael J. Fagel,
PhD, CEM
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I dedicate this book to the victims of recent events, the responders,
and their families.
And, I must thank my parents for their support of my endeavors, along with
my children and my wife, Patricia. They have all had their plans changed
when the pager goes off (yes, there are still pagers) and multiple cell phones!
Their support has been crucial to my success and I sincerely thank you all!
So, please read, learn, and share some of these hard-fought lessons. Reach out
to our authors, and always keep learning and communicating.
Be prepared, stay safe, and take care of yourself and your family!
Michael J. Fagel, PhD, CEM, CHS-IV
