This six-step process seems totally unsuited to the situation of responding quickly to an emergency.
Jeff Merkley: “This six-step process seems totally unsuited to the situation of responding quickly to an emergency.”
On the recordFebruary 22, 2021
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Merkley critiques the complexity of the emergency response chain of command.
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