Operational Lessons Learned in Disaster Response
es of natural disasters — earthquakes, tornadoes, and hurricanes and acts of terrorism unleashed against densely populated centers highlighted the role of firefighters in first response. The tragedies that arose from the events of Sept. 11, 2001, and Hurricane Katrina proved the value of firefighters in the emergency man-agement equation.
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