Publication

The massive fire on Mount Carmel (December 2-5, 2011), the most severe in Israel's history, shed a disconcerting light on the status of the emergency services in Israel and the degree of preparedness of the civilian front for extreme crises. The author argues that the episode should prompt the development of a comprehensive strategy that will cover emergency response to the whole gamut of expected hazards, both man-made – such as war and protracted terrorism – and natural - primarily earthquakes, with potential enormous damages.