An expert guide to contemporary research in the field of emergency services management, this shortform book will help academics, scholars, and practitioners to appreciate the important role and contribution of these services.

Paresh Wankhade is Professor of Leadership and Management at Edge Hill University, Lancashire, UK.

Peter Murphy is a Professor of Public Policy and Management at Nottingham Trent University, UK.

1. Emergency services management: a research overview 2. Working towards attaining professional status 3. Collaboration: issues, challenges, and opportunities 4. Leadership and culture(s): still command and control? 5. The research-practice gaps in emergency services 6. Conclusion: collaboration, not isolation, is the way forward