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<p>Recently, the world has been affected by man-made and natural disasters of a level not shown before which depicts  the importance of communication for an efficient and rapid response of First Responder Community (FRC) members in the  field.  The resilience of communication infrastructure is vital for the well being of any country. It is essential to build a  robust and interoperable Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure before the disaster, which will  facilitate patch/restore/reconstruct it when and after the disaster hits.  Overviews for most ICT standards currently available are introduced. This background is needed for any emergency  communication interoperability plan.  Training is very important so that staffs will be ready when needed to implement the emergency plans. Exercises  such as Strong Angel III (SAIII) are always the best approach to explore different ICT systems and these systems resilience in  the case of disaster in the context of power, range, and interoperability.  The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (Jordan) may benefit from studying the U.S's experience in emergency  communications and may consider modifying its communications interoperability plans and improve its infrastructure to  enhance readiness for disasters. The author explored Jordan's current emergency communications interoperability plans,  policies, Emergency Operation Plans (EOPs) and compares Jordan's HA/DR communications readiness level versus that of the  U.S.  Based on the technological aspects of emergency communications, Jordan's communications environment, the  requirements analysis of emergency communications plan, and lessons learned from the U.S. experience, a proposed Jordan  Emergency Communications Interoperability Plan (JECIP) is introduced in this thesis.
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<br>Subjects: Emergency communication systems; Jordan; Emergency management; Communication systems; International cooperation; Disasters</div>
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Alzaghal, Mohamad H.</div>
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