Special Events Contingency Planning

Download or read book Special Events Contingency Planning written by Fema and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2005-03-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Created for IS-15 Special Events Contingency Planning Course. The purpose of this manual is the prevention of injury, suffering, or death that may occur as a result of poor planning or preventable incidents at public events. This manual is intended to provide guidance for the management of risks associated with conducting events that involve mass gatherings of people and assist planners and organizers in making such events safe and successful. FEMA has prepared this manual for use by anyone planning or conducting a special event or mass gathering. This manual is intended to enable its users to ensure that adequate measures and systems are in place to prevent, reduce, and provide care for injuries, illness, and suffering that may occur.