Immediate

On-Scene Commander's Guide for Responding to Biological/Chemical Threats,
from the National Domestic Preparedness Office (NDPO)

List of Explosive Materials, from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF)

Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)

for use by firefighters, police, and other emergency services personnel who may be the first to arrive at the scene of a transportation incident involving a hazardous material
includes

• Full Text of ERG (Local copy)
• Table of Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances (aka green pages)
  • Instructions for using the Table (Local copy)
  • Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances (Local copy)
  • List of Dangerous Water-Reactive Materials (Local copy)

immediately dangerous to life or health concentrations (IDLHs), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

Chemical/Biological/Radiological Incident Handbook,

• from the Interagency Intelligence Committee on Terrorism
• Section A - Difference Between Chemical, Biological, or Radiological Events
• Section B - Personal Safety Considerations
• Section C - Indicators of Chemical Event
• Section D - Indicators of Biological Event
• Section E - Indicators of Radiological Event

Quality Air Force in an Emergency. Leadership Principles and Concepts for Emergency Response Forces., Maxwell Paper No. 2, Air War College

Federal Resources

See National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) which includes response teams

See Federal Terrorism Response Assets

See US Coast Guard strike teams below

See FEMA resources below

National Incident Management System (NIMS) - includes

• Chapter 2 - Command and Management
• Chapter 3 - Preparedness
• Chapter 4 - Resource Management
• Chapter 5 - Communications and Information Management
• Chapter 6 - Supporting Technologies
• Chapter 7 - Ongoing Management and Maintenance
• Appendix A - Incident Command System (ICS)
• Appendix B - National Incident Management Resource Typing System
• Glossary

National Response Plan (NRP)

• Initial National Response Plan (NRP) press release, 10 Oct 03 - describes the new plan and also lists some of the other new offices and programs being created such as
  • Homeland Security Operations Center (HSOC)
  • Interagency Incident Management Group (IIMG)
  • Principal Federal Officials (PFOs)
  • National Incident Management System (NIMS)

• National Response Plan (NRP) fact sheet, 10 Oct 03 - describes the new plan that ties together various federal plans

FBI Hazardous Materials Response Unit (HMRU)
The Unit provides the capability to safely and effectively respond to criminal acts and incidents involving the use of hazardous materials and develops the FBI's technical proficiency and readiness for crime scene and evidence-related operations in cases involving chemical, biological, and radiological materials and wastes.

National Coordinating Center (NCC) for Telecommunications

The NCC leverages its unique joint government/industry structure and all-hazard emergency response capabilities to coordinate the initiation, restoration, and reconstitution of United States government national security and emergency preparedness telecommunications services both nationally and internationally.

EPA

• Emergency Response Program
• Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention
• Environmental Response Team

US-CERT United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team

the central coordination and analysis facility dealing with computer security related issues affecting the civilian agencies and departments of the Federal Government

Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), USAID

Joint Military Resources

See Homeland Security military resources

Defense Support of Civilian Agencies (DSCA) Handbook (Local copy), U.S. Army, TRADOC, DCSINT Handbook No. 1.04

DoD Instruction 2000.18, DoD Installation Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive Emergency Response Guidelines

Managing the Consequences of Domestic WMD Incidents

Chapter 7 from ADR 2001, DoD Annual Report to the President and the Congress. Discusses units, capabilities, and responsibilities. Needs to be updated to take into account changes such as the creation of NORTHCOM and transfer of units/responsibilities to it from JFCOM.

Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense (JPEO-CBD) "develops, tests, acquires and delivers the world's most effective automated biological detection systems, medical diagnostics and countermeasures"

• Director of Military Support (DOMS)
  • action agent for planning and executing DOD's Support Mission to civilian authorities within the United States.
  • Transfer of DOMS to the Joint Staff (includes contact info), from the the Secretary of the Army, to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense, effective May 2003 - DOMS functions are assumed by a new division, JDOMS, within the Joint Staff, J-3 Directorate

  United States Northern Command (NORTHCOM) - public affairs site

  Joint Task Force - Civil Support (JTF-CS), HQ at Fort Monroe in Hampton, Va

  The mission of JTF-CS is to provide command and control for Department of Defense (DoD) forces deployed in support of the lead federal agency (LFA) managing the consequences of a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive (CBRNE) incident in the United States, its territories and possessions in order to save lives, prevent injury and provide temporary critical life support.

  According to Chapter 7 of ADR 2001 (see above) other DoD assets which could be employed under JTF-CS command and control for domestic consequence management include but are not limited to -

  Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF), 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (Anti-Terrorism)
  Fact sheet and CBIRF Home Page

  "When directed, to forward-deploy and/or respond to a credible chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive (CBRNE) terrorist incident in order to assist local, state or federal agencies and designated Commander's in Chief (CINCs) in the conduct of consequence management operations by providing capabilities for agent detection and identification; casualty search, rescue and personnel decontamination; and emergency medial care and stabilization of contaminated personnel"

  U.S. Army Technical Escort Unit (TEU) - now part of Guardian Brigade

  The Tech Escort missions include worldwide response for escorting, packaging, detection, and monitoring, rendering-safe, disposing, sampling, mitigating hazards and identifying weaponized and non-weaponized chemical, biological and hazardous material.

  Chemical Biological Rapid Reponse Team (CB-RRT), Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD - now part of Guardian Brigade

  The mission of the CB-RRT is: On order, deploy and establish a robust and integrated capability to coordinate and synchronize DoD's technical assistance (medical and non-medical) to support the Lead Federal Agency in both the Crisis and Consequence Management of a WMD incident or designated National Security Special Event. Focused on domestic, but responsive worldwide.

  Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)

  Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI), Bethesda, MD

  • Defense Nuclear Advisory Team

  U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Fort Detrick, MD

  U.S. Army Medical Research Institute for Chemical Defense (USAMRICD), Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

  Naval Medical Research Center

  Army Radiological Advisory Medical Team (RAMT), Walter Reed Army Medical Center

  Described in AR 40-13, Medical Support--Nuclear/Chemical Accidents and Incidents

  Air Force Radiation Assessment Team (AFRAT), Brooks Air Force Base

  and other support from military assets, as needed

  National Strike Force (NSF), U.S. Coast Guard

  • The National Strike Force (NSF) is a vital national asset comprised of a unique, highly trained cadre of Coast Guard professionals who maintain and rapidly deploy with specialized equipment and incident management skills. The NSF is recognized worldwide as experts in preparedness and response to mitigate the effects of oil discharges and hazardous substance releases. Our mandate is to assist and support Federal On-Scene Coordinators and Coast Guard Incident Commanders in their response and preparedness activities.
  • Atlantic Strike Team (AST)
  • Gulf Strike Team (GST)
  • Pacific Strike Team (PST)

  Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams (WMD-CST)

  According to Chapter 7 of ADR 2001 above, "Their mission will be to deploy rapidly, assist local first responders in determining the precise nature of an incident, provide expert medical and technical advice, and help pave the way for the identification and arrival of follow-on military support. Unless federalized, the CSTs will remain state National Guard assets that can be quickly accessed by proximate governors."

  Unified Command Suite (UCS)

  highly mobile, fielded communications system employed in support of the WMD-CSTs

  U.S. Army Guardian Brigade

  "includes the US Army Technical Escort Unit (TEU), the Chemical Biological Rapid Response Team (CBRRT), the Army Reserve Unit (ARU), and other elements. The brigade will be a rapidly deployable, WMD-specific organization able to simultaneously support two Combatant Commanders and Homeland Response requirements" (from Robert Morris Acquisition Center (RMAC) briefing)

  Army Element Reserve Unit -- Consequence Management (ARU-CM) - now part of Guardian Brigade

  The ARU-CM is being formed to respond to Department of Defense (DoD) consequence management (CM) operations related to domestic and overseas incidents involving weapons of mass destruction using Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) materials.

  Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC)

  The single point of contact for the coordination of federal resources involved in search and rescue (SAR) missions in all 48 Continental United States (CONUS), and in some cases, provides mutual assistance to Canada and Mexico.

  Air Force National Security Emergency Preparedness Agency (AFNSEP)

  oversees, and assists commanders in implementing the Air Force's NSEP Program to include Domestic Support Operations (DSO) and Continuity of Government (COG) programs. (from Air Force Mission Directive 57)

  Center of Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance

  "To promote effective civil-military management in international humanitarian assistance, disaster response and peacekeeping through education, training, research and information programs."

  Military Support to Civil Authorities— the role of the Chemical Corps, by Hook

  DoD Plan for Integrating National Guard and Reserve Component Support for Response to Attacks Using Weapons of Mass Destruction, prepared by the DoD Tiger Team, January, 1998

  Annex A - Acronyms
  Annex B - References, regs, statutes, etc.

Air Force Publications

See AF Pubs

See AF Chem-Bio Response pubs

AFTTP 3-42.32, Home Station Medical Response to Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, or High-Yield Explosive (CBRNE) Events

AFPD 10-26, Counter-Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Operational Preparedness
AFI 10-2501, Full Spectrum Threat Response (FSTR) Planning and Operations
AFI 10-2502, USAF WMD Threat Planning and Response Handbook

See AF Electronic Civil EngineeringPubs

• AFPD 32-40 Disaster Preparedness
• AFI 32-4001 Disaster Preparedness Planning and Operations
• AFI 32-4002 Hazardous Material Emergency Planning and Response Program
• AFMAN 32-4004 Emergency Response Operations
• AFMAN 32-4005 Personnel Protection and Attack Actions
• AFMAN 32-4013 Hazardous Material Emergency Planning and Response Guide
• AF Handbook 32-4014, Volume 1, USAF Operations in a Chemical and Biological (CB) Warfare Environment, Planning and Analysis
• AF Handbook 32-4014, Volume 4, USAF Ability to Survive and Operate Procedures in a Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical (NBC) Environment

FEMA Resources

FEMA transitioning within the Department of Homeland Security

FEMA - Major Management Challenges and Program Risks, Jan 2003 GAO report

FEMA and its missions will be transferred in their entirety into the new Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This report discusses the actions that FEMA has taken and that are under way to address its management challenges. The report also discusses major events that have occurred that significantly influence the environment in which the agency carries out its mission. Also, GAO summarizes the challenges that remain, new ones that have emerged, and further actions that GAO believes are needed.

FEMA

• Office of National Preparedness (ONP)
  ONP's areas of responsibility include federal, state, local, and community preparedness programs; assessments and exercises; the Radiological Emergency Preparedness program and the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program; and emergency management and first responder grants administration.

• FEMA News & Disaster Updates
• FEMA Emergency Management Institute, with Independent Study Program
• Response and Recovery after a disaster, links by FEMA
• FEMA's Virtual Library of online documents and handouts

State & Local Resources

See also State and Regional Contacts on the WMD-CST page


See also State and Local Resources at the Center for Terrorism Studies

See State and Local Resources on Homeland Security page

Homeland Security State Contact List, posted by White House

State Emergency Management Offices, listed by FEMA

Office for Domestic Preparedness "Enhancing the capacity of state and local first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism involving weapons of mass destruction"

Are Local Health Responders Ready for Biological and Chemical Terrorism? a RAND report

Emergency Media Relations

See AWC Gateway to Media Relations

Media Guide, Univ. of Calif. Irvine, including interviews and crisis interaction with the press

Crisis Communications examples on AWC Gateway

George Washington University Online Media Guide, and example of an organization's online representation to the press and the public

AF Electronic Public Affairs Pubs

News

FEMA News & Disaster Updates

North American Center for Emergency Communications (NACEC), incl Disaster Response Services and Military Family Services

Environmental News Network

EmergencyNet, Emergency Response and Research Institute news service

• Terrorism/Counter-Terrorism Page, articles and news, by Emergency Response and Research Institute
• Hazardous Materials Operations Page, articles and news, by Emergency Response and Research Institute

Communications

National Communications System
mission is to "assist the President ... in
• (1) the exercise of the telecommunications functions and responsibilities, and
• (2) the coordination of the planning for and provision of national security and emergency preparedness communications for the Federal government under all circumstances, including crisis or emergency, attack, recovery and reconstitution."

National Coordinating Center (NCC) for Telecommunications

The NCC leverages its unique joint government/industry structure and all-hazard emergency response capabilities to coordinate the initiation, restoration, and reconstitution of United States government national security and emergency preparedness telecommunications services both nationally and internationally.

Incompatible Info Systems Pose a Homeland Security Challenge, White House Info Czar Says, 10 Dec 2002, American Forces Press Service

Disaster Communications - Global, from Disaster Relief Communications Foundation

Documents & Publications

See Homeland Security Act of 2002 signed 25 Nov 2002

FEMA's Virtual Library of online documents and handouts

Disaster Recovery Journal

Crisis Management Functions, brochure from Dept of Transportation

Congressional Research Service (CRS)


First Responder Initiative: Policy Issues and Options
Terrorism and the Military's Role in Domestic Crisis Management: Background and Issues for Congress

Plans, Guides & Manuals

See Federal Resources for the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and National Response Plan (NRP)

See Response and Contingency Plans

National Response Plan (NRP)

Domestic WMD Incident Management, Legal Deskbook, DTRA - Appendix C, Part II, has Comparison of Duty Statuses for National Guard Personnel

On-Scene Commander's Guide for Responding to Biological/Chemical Threats,

from the National Domestic Preparedness Office (NDPO)

Biological Incident Operations: A Guide for Law Enforcement, Edgewood Chemical Biological Center

Decontamination - Firefighter Quick Reference, includes diagrams of Emergency Decontamination Corridor System and also Ladder Pipe Decontamination System

A Guide for Explosion and Bombing Scene Investigation, Dept of Justice, June 2000

Joint Information Center Model - Collaborative Communications During Emergency Response, 21 Jan 2000, National Response Team

DoD 3150.8-M, Nuclear Weapon Accident Response Procedures (NARP) Manual,

developed by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)

DoD Instruction 2000.18, Department of Defense Installation Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive Emergency Response Guidelines

• 1. Implements policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures under references (a) through (g) to establish and implement a program for a worldwide Department of Defense (DoD) installation emergency response to manage the consequences of a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear or High-Yield Explosive (CBRNE) incident.
• 2. Provides guidance for the establishment of a CBRNE preparedness program for emergency responders at all DoD installations. DoD installation emergency responders must be prepared to respond to the effects of a CBRNE incident to preserve life, prevent human suffering, mitigate the incident and protect critical assets and infrastructure.

WMD First Responders home page (not official DoD site)

USCG Incident Management Handbook, includes sections on command, rescue, terrorism, fire, hazardous substance releases, glossary, and standard forms/checklists

Disaster Resources, U. of Illinois Extension

• Staff Guide, Disaster Resources, U. of Ill.
• How to Prepare for Disasters, U. of Ill.
• Disaster Resources: Agencies & Organizations, U. of Ill.
• Disaster Preparedness Resources for Educators, U. of Ill., incl re: children, stress, family prep., post-traumatic stress, etc

Family Stuff

See Family and Self Protection

American Red Cross

Disaster Resources, U. of Illinois Extension

• Staff Guide, Disaster Resources, U. of Ill.
• How to Prepare for Disasters, U. of Ill.
• Disaster Resources: Agencies & Organizations, U. of Ill.
• Disaster Preparedness Resources for Educators, U. of Ill., incl re: children, stress, family prep., post-traumatic stress, etc

Medical

See AWC Gateway to Military Medicine,
including First-Aid, anthrax, disaster medicine, infectious diseases, NBC medicine, combat medicine, ....

See Homeland Security page sections on anthrax, smallpox, and SARS

See Selected medical guides, books, and reports

including Management of Casualties books for radiological, chemical, and biological

See Nuc-Bio-Chem below

immediately dangerous to life or health concentrations (IDLHs), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

Managing Hazardous Material Incidents, ATSDR, CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), incl health issues such as increase in suicides after disasters

• Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response, including bio-chem-nuke

• CDC's National Pharmaceutical Stockpile (NPS) Program
  "to ensure the availability and rapid deployment of life-saving pharmaceuticals, antidotes, other medical supplies, and equipment necessary to counter the effects of nerve agents, biological pathogens, and chemical agents. The NPS Program stands ready for immediate deployment to any U.S. location in the event of a terrorist attack using a biological toxin or chemical agent directed against a civilian population."

Anthrax (and other bio) Information Resources For First Responders

National Disaster Medical System (NDMS)

"a section within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Response Division, Operations Branch, and has the responsibility for managing and coordinating the Federal medical response to major emergencies and Federally declared disasters including:"
• Natural Disasters
• Technological Disasters
• Major Transportation Accidents
• Acts of Terrorism including Weapons of Mass Destruction Events

Preparing for Terrorism: Tools for Evaluating the Metropolitan Medical Response System Program, 2002, online book from the Institute of Medicine (IOM)

• Noble Training Center, Dept of Homeland Security, Ft. McClellan, AL
  Noble Training Center is unique in that it is the only hospital facility in the U.S. devoted entirely to medical training for Weapons of Mass Destruction. It is also co-located at Ft.McClellan with the Center for Domestic Preparedness operated by the Department of Justice and which provides training courses for first responders and others. Also operated by the Center for Domestic Preparedness is a live chemical agent training facility where students wearing protective clothing and masks work in an area where sarin and VX nerve agents are released under stringently controlled conditions. It is the only facility of its type in the nation for civilian training.

  Medical Readiness Training Site (MRTS), at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC)

  Attendees "treat conventional as well as chemically contaminated patients, and respond to a terrorist situation. Emphasis is currently being placed on the medical management of patients injured by Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)."

  Are Local Health Responders Ready for Biological and Chemical Terrorism? a RAND report

  American Red Cross

  International Committee of the Red Cross

  includes links to publications and sites on International Humanitarian Law (incl special section re: armed forces, Geneva Protocols, anti-mine stuff, and "information for defence and military staff", which includes a "Guide for Professional Soldiers" re: law of war courses, info on laws re: lasers to refugees

  Mass-Casualty Medical Training and Evaluation, from SAIC

  Mental Health

  • Emergency Services and Disaster Relief Branch (ESDRB), CMHS, incl material on crisis counseling, trauma, reaction by children, etc
  • Disaster Mental Health Institute, U. of S. Dakota
  • National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, U.S. Dept of Vet. Affairs

  National Institutes of Health

  April 2002 Congressional testimony of Lt Gen Paul Carlton, AF Surgeon General

  includes discussion of new response teams for medical needs at home and abroad. Also includes discussion of new technologies and deployment methodologies. Existing and new intiatives discussed included the following:
  • Critical Care Air Transportable Teams (CCATTs)
  • Critical Incident Stress Management Teams
  • Leadership Program for Regional Disaster and Trauma System Management
  • Hospital-Focused Approach to Biological Weapons and Toxins Course
  • Institute for Global Health
  • International Health Specialist (IHS) teams
  • Expeditionary Medical Support (EMEDS)
  • Lightweight Epidemiological Advanced Detection and Emergency Response System (LEADERS)
  • First Responder Pilot Program
  • National Laboratory Response Network (NLRN)
  • Biological Assessment Teams (BATS)
  • Ruggedized Advanced Pathogen Identification Device (RAPID)
  • joint Microbiology Augmentation Teams
  • Centers for Coalition Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills (CSTARS)
  • telemedicine technology
  • Readiness Skills Verification Program (RSVP)

Humanitarian

Center of Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance
"To promote effective civil-military management in international humanitarian assistance, disaster response and peacekeeping through education, training, research and information programs."

International Committee of the Red Cross

includes links to publications and sites on International Humanitarian Law (incl special section re: armed forces, Geneva Protocols, anti-mine stuff, and "information for defence and military staff", which includes a "Guide for Professional Soldiers" re: law of war courses, info on laws re: lasers to refugees

Responder Links

Homeland Security - First Response, by state

WMD First Responders home page (not official DoD site)

Response and Recovery after a disaster, links by FEMA

Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)

for use by firefighters, police, and other emergency services personnel who may be the first to arrive at the scene of a transportation incident involving a hazardous material
includes

• Full Text of ERG (Local copy)
• Table of Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances (green pages)
  • Instructions for using the Table (Local copy)
  • Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances (Local copy)
  • List of Dangerous Water-Reactive Materials (Local copy)

immediately dangerous to life or health concentrations (IDLHs), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

USCG Incident Management Handbook, includes sections on command, rescue, terrorism, fire, hazardous substance releases, glossary, and standard forms/checklists

U.S. National Reponse Team (NRT), 16 federal agencies concerned with emergency response to pollution incidents (oil and hazmat)

Responder's Toolbox, material from the U.S. National Response Team (NRT)

Disaster Responder's Perception of Time, by Koehler-Jones

Office of Emergency Transportation

• Crisis Management Functions, brochure from Dept of Transportation

Disaster Management: Testing Murphy's Law, testing contingency plans, crowd control, and exercises

Incident Command System (ICS)

National Incident Management System (NIMS) - includes
• Appendix A - Incident Command System (ICS) - over 50 pages

Basic Incident Command System, IS-195, course from the Emergency Management Institute (EMI), FEMA

Incident Command System: Self-Study (Local copy), from National Fire Academy

ICS National Training Curriculum, National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG)

• includes training modules, briefing slides, companion documents, and ICS forms
• Taskbooks for ICS Positions

USCG Incident Management Handbook, includes sections on command, rescue, terrorism, fire, hazardous substance releases, glossary, and standard forms/checklists

ICS Forms


• Note: each set varies slightly, so look for best fit.
• Electronic ICS Forms, standard forms for emergencies, from NOAA
• ICS Forms in .doc format, so you can fill them out on-screen, from USDA Forest Service
• ICS downloadable forms/guides, from Search and Rescue Society of British Columbia,
  incl Incident Commander Field Book, Field Ops Guide, and forms to fill in during incident

Minimum Essential ICS Training Elements, from the National Response Team (NRT)

NRT recommendation on use of Incident Command System (ICS)/Unified Command (UC), includes references on training standards

The U.S. National Response Team (NRT) recommends the following document as guidance for responder training on the use of ICS/UC at incident sites, including incidents involving Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). ...

All federal, state, and local responders should be trained in ICS/UC in order to coordinate effectively at WMD incident sites.

Oil Spills & Hazardous Materials

See Nuc-Bio-Chem also

National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP) and

• EPA overview of NCP
• NCP pieces, versions, etc., posted by EPA

Developing a Hazardous Materials Exercise Program: A Handbook for State and Local Officials, from the National Response Team (NRT)

Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)

for use by firefighters, police, and other emergency services personnel who may be the first to arrive at the scene of a transportation incident involving a hazardous material
includes

• Full Text of ERG (Local copy)
• Table of Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances (aka green pages)
  • Instructions for using the Table (Local copy)
  • Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances (Local copy)
  • List of Dangerous Water-Reactive Materials (Local copy)

immediately dangerous to life or health concentrations (IDLHs), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

USCG Incident Management Handbook, includes sections on command, rescue, terrorism, fire, hazardous substance releases, glossary, and standard forms/checklists

Air Force pubs

• AFI 32-4002 Hazardous Material Emergency Planning and Response Program
• AFMAN 32-4013 Hazardous Material Emergency Planning and Response Guide

U.S. National Reponse Team (NRT), 16 federal agencies concerned with emergency response to pollution incidents (oil and hazmat)

Hazardous Materials Operations Page, with related articles and research

Developing a Hazardous Materials Exercise Program: A Handbook for State and Local Officials, by the National Response Team (NRT)

Environmental Protection CFR 40 links by EPA

Nuc-Bio-Chem

See Chem-Bio references

See Oil Spills and HAZMAT also

See also Medical section above

Chemical/Biological/Radiological Incident Handbook,

from the Interagency Intelligence Committee on Terrorism
- shows differences between the types of attack

Medical Aspects of Chemical and Biological Warfare,

a published volume of the Textbook of Military Medicine

Medical Management of Radiological Casualties Handbook
Medical Management of Biological Casualties Handbook
Medical Management of Chemical Casualties Handbook

Medical NBC Online Information Server, U.S. Army Surgeon General

• includes news, references, training, conferences, etc.
• Medical NBC training offered through the Federal Government and private sector, links to courses

Emergency Response to Chemical/Biological Terrorist Incidents, by Emergency Response and Research Institute, a "Lesson on Line"

Chemical and Biological Defense Information Analysis Center (CBIAC), U.S. Army

Consequence Management: Domestic Response to Weapons of Mass Destruction, from Parameters, Autumn '97

Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office, EPA

Terrorism/Hostage

See also Terrorism page

FBI Hostage Rescue Team (HRT)

Coordinated Terrorist Attacks: Implications for Local Responders, by Houghton and Schachter, in Law Enforcement Bulletin, May 2005

Terrorism/Counter-Terrorism Page, articles and news, by Emergency Response and Research Institute

Emergency Response to Terrorism: Self-Study, from National Fire Academy

Emergency Response to Chemical/Biological Terrorist Incidents, by Emergency Response and Research Institute, a "Lesson on Line"

Negotiation Strategy in Hostage Scenarios, by LTC James O. Pittman

Consequence Management: Domestic Response to Weapons of Mass Destruction, from Parameters, Autumn '97

Other Resources

Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado, a clearinghouse of info on natural hazards and human adjustments to hazards and disasters, incl. publications and aids