wmd, emergency management and medical web sites (66 pages)

WMD, Emergency Management and Medical Web Sites

As of 14 Jan 2009

LINKS PROVIDED BY GREG BANNER

WMD, Emergency Management and Medical Websites

As of 14 Jan 2009

WMD, Emergency Management and Medical Web Sites The following is intended to provide a comprehensive list of internet sites of use for emergency planning and in particular Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and medical emergency planning. To be useful as a working document, the listing is divided into the following categories: Organizations

Federal Agencies (Includes non-US national-level offices) International (International Agencies) Local Emergency Management/BT/Health/WMD web sites Private, Non-Profit, Academic Organizations, Professional Societies

Web Link Compendiums, Glossaries, Search Engines and other Resource Listings References

Agricultural, Animal, Food, Water Issues Business/Facility/School/Installation Information Community/Local Planning Decontamination Diseases/Conditions/Agents/Treatment/Surveillance Systems Dispensing Functions, Strategic National Stockpile, Pharmaceutical and Other Systems. Equipment and Personal Protective Equipment, Federal Plans and Guidance, Laws, Regulations, Public Health Planning and Guidance First responder guides/procedures Hospital and Health Facilities Incident Command System and Emergency Operations Center Tools Individual/Family/Public Guides and Info, Volunteers Information Management/Public Affairs/Alert Systems/GIS Laboratories Legal and Law Enforcement Issues, Intelligence Documents Logistics Mental Health Issues Mortuary Affairs Special Populations Transportation Miscellaneous Weather

Training/Seminars/Classes/Conferences

• There is an incredible amount of information available through the internet. As an introduction to understanding the complexity of all of the federal offices involved in WMD, go to the organizational chart at http://cns.miis.edu/research/cbw/domestic.htm#wmdchart

• To keep this list at a manageable level, some information is specifically omitted. There is a separate document which lists online periodicals and list servers. This list is available from the author below, upon request.

• Inclusion of sources here is done as an information service but in no way implies endorsement of any organization or product.

• PLEASE NOTE - This list is constantly being updated. To contact the author for the latest version, or to provide additional information, send an email to: [email protected]


Organizations – Federal Agencies (US and Other Nations) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Bioterrorism and Emerging Infections Site http://www.bioterrorism.uab.edu/index.htm

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Public Health Service, US Department of Health and Human Service http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/

Air War College, Homeland Security “Portal” http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/awc-hmld.htm

American Red Cross http://www.redcross.org/

Florida Capital Region Chapter http://www.tallytown.com/redcross/ (numerous guides and links)

Armed Forces Institute of Pathology http://www.afip.org/

Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute http://www.afrri.usuhs.mil/

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms http://www.atf.treas.gov/

Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness http://www.ccep.ca/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/

CDC, Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response http://www.bt.cdc.gov/

CDC, Emergency Preparedness and Response Branch, Outlines CDC emergency response assets and system http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/emergency/default.htm

CDC, Environmental Health Services Emergency Planning Site http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehs/ETP/default.htm

CDC, Epidemic Intelligence Service http://www.cdc.gov/eis/

CDC, National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/index.htm

CDC, Office of Health and Safety http://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/default.htm

CDC, Strategic National Stockpile Program http://www.bt.cdc.gov/stockpile/

CDC, Office of Workforce Policy and Planning, Professional Community Training http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/owpp/default.asp

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, US Food and Drug Administration http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html

Defense Threat Reduction Agency - Chemical-Biological Defense http://www.dtra.mil/

Department of Defense/ Department of the Army, Director of Military Support http://www.doms.pentagon.mil/

Department of Defense, Military Vaccine Agency http://www.vaccines.mil/default.aspx


Department of Defense, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counter-proliferation and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs DASD (CP/CBD) http://www.acq.osd.mil/cp/

Department of Education, Emergency Planning http://www.ed.gov/emergencyplan/

Department of Health and Human Services http://dhhs.gov/

DHHS, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Emergency Operations http://www.hhs.gov/disasters/

Department of Homeland Security http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/

NIMS Integration Center http://www.fema.gov/nims/nims.shtm

Department of Justice, Office for Domestic Preparedness http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/

Department of Transportation, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety http://hazmat.dot.gov/

EMAC, Emergency Management Assistance Compact http://www.emacweb.org/

Emergency Management Australia http://www.ema.gov.au/ema/emaInternet.nsf/HeadingPagesDisplay/Home?OpenDocument

Environmental Protection Agency, Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office http://www.epa.gov/swercepp/

http://www.epa.gov/ceppo

EPA, Emergency Response Team http://www.ert.org/

EPA, On Scene Coordinator http://www.epaosc.net/default.htm

Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/

Federal Transit Administration, Department of Transportation http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/Default.asp

FEMA, Office of National Preparedness http://www.fema.gov/onp/

Health Canada Emergency Response Site http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/protection/biotech/bioterrorism.htm

Homeland Security Integration Center, US Army http://www.wood.army.mil/hls/

Joint Interagency Training Center – West. National Guard Homeland Defense Training Site http://www.jitc-west.org/index.html

Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical-Biological Defense http://www.jpeocbd.osd.mil/

Joint Service Chemical Biological Information System, DOD, Tracking System for Equipment Development http://206.37.238.107/jscbis/jscbis.cfm

Metropolitan Medical Response System, DHHS, OEP http://www.mmrs.fema.gov


Military Vaccine Agency, US Department of Defense http://www.vaccines.mil/

Modeling and Simulation Information Analysis Center, DOD http://www.msiac.dmso.mil/wmd/default.asp

National Atmospheric Release Advisory Center, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory http://narac.llnl.gov

National Disaster Medical System, Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) http://ndms.dhhs.gov/index.html

National Incident Management System (NIMS) Integration Center, FEMA/DHS http://www.fema.gov/nims/

National Infrastructure Protection Center http://www.nipc.gov/

National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, NIH, DHHS http://www2.niaid.nih.gov/biodefense/

National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/

National Institutes of Health, Office of Science Education http://science-education.nih.gov

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html

National Nurse Emergency Preparedness Initiative http://www.nnepi.org/

The National Response Center, US Coast Guard http://www.nrc.uscg.mil/index.htm

The National Response Team, HAZMAT and Chemical Spills http://www.nrt.org/

The National Toxicology Program, National Institutes of Health http://ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov

Occupational Safety and Health Administration http://www.osha.gov/

OSHA Emergency Preparedness and Response Resources http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/emergencypreparedness/index.html

Office of Counterproliferation and Chemical and Biological Defense, DOD http://www.acq.osd.mil/cp/welcome.html

The Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Preparedness (OCIPEP), Canadian Department of National Defense http://www.ocipep-bpiepc.gc.ca/home/index_e.asp

Program Director for Biological Defense Systems, DOD agency conducting R and D for Bio systems http://www.sbccom.apgea.army.mil/RDA/pdbio/index.htm

Public Health Agency of Canada http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/new_e.html

Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC) http://www.psepc-sppcc.gc.ca/

The Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS) http://www.orau.gov/reacts/

The Technical Support Working Group, Department of Defense, R&D http://www.tswg.gov/tswg/home/home.htm


United Kingdom Department of Health web site http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en

UK Dpt of Health Policy Index http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/index.htm

UK Resilience, The Civil Contingencies Secretariat, The Home Office (United Kingdom) http://www.ukresilience.info/home.htm

US Air Force Counterproliferation Center http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/awc-cps.htm

U.S. Army Chemical School http://www.wood.army.mil/usacmls/

US Army Corps of Engineers Emergency Ops Site http://209.225.176.11/ceerp/

US Army Edgwood Chemical Biological Center, US Army Research, Development and Engineering Command http://www.ecbc.army.mil/hld/ip/reports.htm

U.S. Army Medical Command http://www.armymedicine.army.mil/default2.htm

US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense http://chemdef.apgea.army.mil/

U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/

U.S. Army North http://www.5tharmy.army.mil/

USAMRIID - US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases http://www.usamriid.army.mil/

U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command http://www.rdecom.army.mil/

USAID the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) http://www.usaid.gov/hum_response/ofda/ http://www.cidi.org/

US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board http://www.chemsafety.gov

US Coast Guard, Command Center http://www.uscg.mil/hq/commandcenter/oc.htm

US Coast Guard, National Response Center http://www.nrc.uscg.mil/

US Northern Command http://www.northcom.mil/

US Nuclear Regulatory Commission http://www.nrc.gov/

US Secret Service http://www.treas.gov/usss/index.shtml

Veterans Administration, Emergency Management Strategic Health Care Group http://www.va.gov/EMSHG/

Organizations – International


Australian Developmental Gateway http://www.developmentgateway.com.au/

European Commission, Public Health Information/References http://europa.eu.int/comm/health/ph_threats/Bioterrorisme/clin_guidelines_en.htm

Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies http://ineesite.org/

International Biodefense Handbook 2007. Center for Security Studies, ETH Zurich An Inventory Of National And International Biodefense Practices And Policies http://www.crn.ethz.ch/publications/crn_team/detail.cfm?id=31124

European Commission, Public Health Information/References http://europa.eu.int/comm/health/ph_threats/Bioterrorisme/clin_guidelines_en.htm

International Atomic Energy Agency http://www.iaea.org/

Latin America and Caribbean Disaster Relief web site (Spanish) http://www.redhum.org/

Relief Web, UN Humanitarian Disaster Site http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf

World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine http://wadem.medicine.wisc.edu/

Organizations - Local Emergency Management/Bt/Health/WMD Web Sites FEMA partners list (state EMAs, local agencies, national agencies) http://www.fema.gov/fema/statedr.shtm

State Health Department Web Sites http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/phtn/sites.asp http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/international/relres.html

Alaska Department of Health BT Web Site http://health.hss.state.ak.us/dph/DPHPP/default.cfm

Arizona Homeland Security Web Site http://www.az.gov/webapp/portal/displaycontent.jsp?id=903&group=main

Boston MMRS http://www.bostonmmrs.org/

California Emergency Medical Services Authority http://www.emsa.ca.gov/dms2/dms_pubs_reports.asp

California Office of Emergency Services http://www.oes.ca.gov/

Colorado Department of Health BT Site http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/dc/bioterror/bioterrorismhom.asp

Denver Emergency Management Site http://www.denvergov.org/jump_emergency.asp

Florida Emergency Management Plan http://floridadisaster.org/bpr/Projects/CEMP%20Online/cemp2000.htm

Florida Department of Health Emergency Operations http://www.doh.state.fl.us/demo/eo/contacts.htm

Healthcare Association of Hawaii, Emergency Management Program https://www.hah-emergency.net/


Houston “Defense of Houston” project and website http://www.defenseofhouston.org/

Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (See BT sub-heading) http://lapublichealth.org/acd/

Los Angeles County Emergency Management Site http://www.lacoa.org/

Massachusetts Department of Public Health http://www.mass.gov/dph/topics/bioterrorism/bt.htm

Missouri Emergency Response Site http://www.dhss.state.mo.us/BT_Response/erp.htm

The New England Disaster Recovery Information Exchange Group http://www.nedrix.com/

New Mexico BT site http://epi.health.state.nm.us/han/

New Mexico Office of Health Emergency Management http://www.health.state.nm.us/ohem/

New York City Department of Health http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/doh/home.html

New York City Office of Emergency Management http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/home.html

Oregon Department of Health BT web site http://www.ohd.hr.state.or.us/bioterrorism/index.cfm

Rhode Island Department of Health BT web site http://www.health.ri.gov/environment/biot/index.php

San Francisco Individual Preparedness Site http://www.72hours.org/index.html

Santa Clara County, California BT site http://www.sccphd.org/diseasecontrol/bioterrorism.asp

Texas Department of Health BT web site http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/preparedness/default.asp

Texas Department of Health Immunization Division Site http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/immunize/default.htm

Texas Department of Emergency Management Plans and Forms download site http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/documents.htm#plans

Texas Medical Association BT Resources Site http://www.texmed.org/has/bioterrorism.asp

University of Colorado at Boulder, Emergency Preparedness Site http://ehs.colorado.edu/embr/

Vermont Department of Health http://www.state.vt.us/health/

Virginia Department of Health BT Site http://www.vdh.state.va.us/epi/bio.htm

Virginia Task Force One Urban Search and Rescue team http://www.vatf1.org/

Washington, DC, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Homeland Security site http://www.mwcog.org/homeland/index.htm


Washington D.C. Emergency Operations Plan http://dcema.dc.gov/info/drp.shtm

Organizations – Private, Non-Profit, Academic Organizations, Professional Societies Academic Centers for Public Health Preparedness (Information on currently 19 public health schools which are federally funded to provide some PH/BT resources and information), The Association of Schools of Public Health http://preparedness.asph.org/home.cfm

http://emergency.cdc.gov/planning/continuationguidance/pdf/appendix-7.pdf

The American Academy of Emergency Medicine http://www.aaem.org/

American Academy of Family Physicians, Disaster Planning/Emergency Web Sites http://www.btresponse.org/

http://www.aafp.org/btresponse.xml

http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/clinical/disasterprep.html

American Academy of Pediatrics, Bioterrorism, Terrorism Resources http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/cad.htm

http://www.aap.org/terrorism/index.html

American Association of Health Plans, BT Site http://www.aahp.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Inside_AAHP/Bioterrorism_Emergency_

The American Biorecovery Association http://www.americanbiorecovery.org

The American Civil Defense Association http://www.tacda.org/

American College of Contingency Planners, American Academy of Medical Administrators http://www.aameda.org/Specialtygroups/ACCP/contingency.html

American College of Emergency Physicians, Disaster and EMS site http://www.acep.org/webportal/Advocacy/ems/

American Medical Association, Center for Public Health Preparedness and Disaster Response http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/6206.html

The American Society for Healthcare Engineering http://www.ashe.org/

The American Society of Professional Emergency Planners http://www.iprimus.ca/~tmheath/INDEX.HTM

ANSER Institute for Homeland Security. Private Non-profit http://www.anser.org/

Association of Contingency Planners, International (Business Emergency Planning) http://www.acp-international.com/

The Association of Healthcare Journalists http://www.healthjournalism.org/index.php

Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology http://www.apic.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials http://www.astho.org/

Business Executives for National Security http://www.bens.org/


Center for Biodefense, George Mason University http://www.gmu.edu/centers/biodefense/

Center for Biodefense, University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ http://biodefense.umdnj.edu/index.asp

Center for Biosecurity, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/aulimp/

Center for Catastrophe Preparedness and Response, NY University http://www.nyu.edu/ccpr/

Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies, Johns Hopkins University http://www.hopkins-biodefense.org/

Center for Disaster Research and Education, Millersville University, PA http://muweb.millersville.edu/~CDRE/

Center for Emergency Preparedness, George Washington University Medical Center http://www.gwumc.edu/c4ep/

Center of Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance http://www.coe-dmha.org/index.htm

Center for Homeland Defense and Security, Naval Postgraduate School http://www.chds.us/

Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, University of Minnesota http://www1.umn.edu/cidrap/

http://www.cidrap.umn.edu

Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute for International Studies http://cns.miis.edu/

Center for Public Health and Disasters, UCLA http://www.cphd.ucla.edu/

Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) http://www.cred.be/cred1/index.htm

Center for State Homeland Security http://www.cshs-us.org/

Center for the study of Bioterrorism and Emerging Infections, Saint Louis University School of Public Health http://www.bioterrorism.slu.edu/

Chemical and Biological Defense Information Analysis Center (CBIAC) http://www.cbiac.apgea.army.mil/

The Chemical and Biological Arms Control Institute http://www.cbaci.org/

CHEMTREC, American Chemistry Council Emergency HAZMAT Information http://www.chemtrec.org/Chemtrec/

The Chemical Education Foundation http://www.chemed.org/

Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc. http://www.crcpd.org/

Consequence Management Interoperability Services, Battelle/DOD http://www.cmi-services.org/

Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists http://www.cste.org/


The Culinary Response Team of America. (Emergency Response Feeding) http://www.icrta.org

Doctors for Disaster Preparedness http://www.oism.org/ddp/

The Emergency Information Infrastructure Partnership http://www.emforum.org/

Emergency Nursing World, Internet Site, Bioterrorism Resources http://enw.org/Bioterrorism.htm

The Emergency Net, Emergency Response and Research Institute, Misc. References http://www.emergency.com/

The Emergency Response Technology Program, National Technology Transfer Center http://www.htfwo.org/ertProgram/default.asp

The Executive Session on Domestic Preparedness, Harvard University, JFK School of Government http://www.esdp.org

Federation of American Scientists, Chemical and Biological Arms Control Program http://www.fas.org/bwc/

Global Emerging Infections System, Department of Defense http://www.geis.fhp.osd.mil/

Global Security Newswire. Nuclear Threat Initiative. Non Profit Information Group http://204.71.60.35/d_newswire/issues/2003_12_11.html

Greater NY Hospital Association http://www.gnyha.org/eprc/

The Harvard Sussex Program on CBW Armament and Arms Limitation http://www.sussex.ac.uk/Units/spru/hsp/

The Health Physics Society, Homeland Security Committee http://hps.org/hsc/reports.html

Henry L. Stimson Center, Chemical and Biological Weapons Non-proliferation Project (Mostly dealing with international non-proliferation issues) http://www.stimson.org/home.cfm

Infectious Disease Society of America http://www.idsociety.org/Template.cfm?Section=Home

The Institute for Crisis, Disaster and Risk Management (ICDRM). The George Washington University http://www.gwu.edu/~icdrm/

International Association for Counterterrorism and Security Professionals http://www.iacsp.com/index.html

International Association of Emergency Managers http://www.iaem.com/

International Society for Respiratory Protection http://www.isrp.com.au/

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory http://www.llnl.gov/

Mass Casualty Planning, International Nursing Coalition for Mass Casualty Education. Vanderbilt University School of Nursing http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/nursing/coalitions/INCMCE/incmce.html

MedicCom.Org, Toledo, Ohio Disaster Medical Assistance Team, Links and Resources http://mediccom.org/public/default.htm


National Academic Consortium for Homeland Security, Ohio State University http://www.osu.edu/homelandsecurity/NACHS/

National Academies of Science, Civilian Emergency Response to Chemical or Biological Weapons Incidents Project http://www4.nas.edu/cp.nsf/57b01c7b1b6493c485256555005853cf/a3861123d7632dc48 52565690079b6f9?OpenDocument

National Academies of Science, Disaster Round Table http://dels.nas.edu/dr/

National Academies of Science, Institute of Medicine http://www.iom.edu/

National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), BT site http://www.naccho.org/project63.htm

National Association of Medical Examiners http://www.thename.org/

The National Association of Sara Title III Program Officials http://www.nasttpo.org/

National Associations of State EMS Directors http://www.nasemsd.org/

National Bioterrorism Civilian Medical Response Center (CiMeRC) http://www.cimerc.org/Default.htm

National Center for Domestic Preparedness, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University http://www.ncdp.mailman.columbia.edu

National Center on Emergency Planning for People with Disabilities Email: [email protected] or call at 202.546.4464 x201 (No web site available)

The National Domestic Preparedness Consortium, Academic Consortium http://www.ncbrt.lsu.edu/ndpc.html

The National Emergency Management Association http://www.nemaweb.org/index.cfm

National Environmental Health Association http://www.neha.org/

The National Fire Protection Association http://www.nfpa.org/Home/index.asp

National Fire Service Incident Management System Consortium http://www.ims-consortium.org/

National Governor’s Association Center for Best Practices, Emergency Management Site http://www.nga.org/center/divisions/1,1188,T_ENVIRONMENT_EMERGENCY,00.html

National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center, Sandia Labs http://www.sandia.gov/mission/homeland/programs/critical/nisac.html

National Institute for Chemical Studies http://www.nicsinfo.org/

National Organization on Disability http://www.nod.org

The National Terrorism Preparedness Institute, St. Petersburg Junior College http://terrorism.spjc.edu/index.htm

http://terrorism.spjc.edu./


National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (NVOAD) http://www.nvoad.org/

The Natural Hazards Center, U. of Colorado at Boulder http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/index.html

The Nebraska Center for Bioterrorism Education http://necenterforbted.org/

The NBC Industry Group http://www.nbcindustrygroup.com/

The Occupational Health Disaster Expert Network http://ohden.sph.unc.edu/

Oklahoma City National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism http://www.mipt.org/index.html

The Public Entity Risk Institute http://www.riskinstitute.org/

The RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org

The RAND Center for Domestic and International Health Security http://www.rand.org/health/healthsecurity/

The Risk Management Resource Center http://www.eriskcenter.org/

Sandia Labs, Chemical/Biological Programs http://www.ca.sandia.gov/chembio/

Survival Ring, Private Civil Defense Site http://www.survivalring.org/

The Terrorism Research Center, Mostly International in Nature http://www.terrorism.com/index.shtml

University of Alabama Center for Domestic Preparedness http://main.uab.edu/show.asp?durki=19254

University of Southern California Homeland Security Center of Excellence http://www.usc.edu/dept/ise/hsc

Yale New Haven Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response http://yalenewhavenhealth.org/emergency/

Web Link Compendiums, Glossaries, Search Engines and other Resource Listings

Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Terms, DOD http://www.tricare.osd.mil/imtr/downloads/dmim_acr.doc

http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/doddict/

Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Terms, FEMA FAAT list http://www.fema.gov/doc/library/faatlist2002.doc

Advanced Practice Centers Toolbox, NACCHO (Misc. Best practices for public health emergency planning) http://www.naccho.org/stockbox/

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Dpt of Health and Human Services. “Quality Tools” site. (Search engine for linked reports and tools) http://www.qualitytools.ahrq.gov/

AHRQ Emergency Preparedness Site http://www.ahrq.gov/prep/


Air War College Military Internet Guide http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/awc-ndex.htm#top

“All Hands” Emergency Management Tool Box, Misc. guides and resources http://allhandsconsulting.com/toolbox.htm

Bibliography of Terrorism, the Disaster Center http://www.disastercenter.com/terror.htm

Biodefense Image Library. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), DHHS http://www2.niaid.nih.gov/Biodefense/Public/Images.htm

BT Toolbox, NACCHO http://www.naccho.org/bttoolbox/

Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness http://www.ccep.ca/cceplink.html

CBRNIAC/Battelle web resource listings http://www.cbrniac.apgea.army.mil/links/directory.php CBS News Disaster Links http://www.cbsnews.com/digitaldan/disaster/disasters.shtml

CBW Events Database, The Harvard Sussex Program on CBW Armament and Arms Limitation http://fas-www.harvard.edu/~hsp/

CDC, A-Z index of resources http://www.cdc.gov/az.do

Centers of Public Health Preparedness, Educational Resource Guides. Multiple Topics http://www.asph.org/CPHP/CPHP_ResourceReport.cfm#

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense Information Analysis Center (CBRNIAC), DOD support center http://www.cbrniac.apgea.army.mil/

CNS - Chemical and Biological Weapons Resource Page http://cns.miis.edu/research/cbw/index.htm

Department of Defense, Defense Technical Information Center Index of resources http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/find.html#d

DisasterHelp.Gov Resource List https://disasterhelp.gov/portal/jhtml/quicklinks/TreeTest.jhtml

DHHS Disasters and Emergencies Web site http://www.hhs.gov/disasters/index.shtml

Disaster and Emergency Management Information Network, Texas A&M http://ccs.tamu.edu/homeland_security/index_home.html

DHS, Office for Domestic Preparedness, Resource/Training Site http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/library/bulletins.htm

DOD Glossary of Healthcare terminology http://www.tricare.osd.mil/imtr/downloads/glossary.doc

Emergency Management News and Information - RSS Feeds and Email Updates, FEMA http://www.lrc.fema.gov/rss_em.html

Emergency Preparedness Information Exchange (EPIX), Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada http://hoshi.cic.sfu.ca/epix/index.html

Emergency Services WWW Site List (Private Canadian Web listing) http://www.district.north-van.bc.ca/eswsl/www-911.htm

Encyclopedia of Occupational Health and Safety, International Labor Organization http://www.ilocis.org/en/contilo.html


Enviro-Health Links - Disaster Recovery and Environmental Health. National Library of Medicine. (Listing of resources for environmental health issues related to emergency response) http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/disasterrecovery.html

EPA, National Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse http://134.67.99.39/clearinghouse/

Federal Environmental Hotline Listings (Phone numbers) http://www.epa.gov/epahome/hotline.htm

FEMA Photo Library http://www.photolibrary.fema.gov/photolibrary/index.jsp

Formats, Collection of Misc. templates, examples, plans. Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness http://www.ccep.ca/cceptemp.html

GAO compendium of disaster products http://www.gao.gov/docsearch/featured/dprr.html

Glossary of clarifying definitions and examples of terms. The National Guideline Clearinghouse™ (NGC™), sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://www.guidelines.gov/resources/glossary.aspx

Glossary of Radiological Terms, CDC http://www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/glossary.asp

Glossary of Terms for Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Agents and Defense Equipment. Technical Guide 204. U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, Dec 2001 http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/documents/TG/TECHGUID/TG204a.pdf

Greater NY Hospital Assn Disaster Resource Site http://www.gnyha.org/eprc/

Hazardous Materials Information Service, Department of Defense http://www.dlis.dla.mil/hmirs/default.asp

The Hazard Response Technology Library http://www.hmtri.org/hart/fire_resource.htm

Homeland Security Digital Library, Naval Postgraduate School https://www.hsdl.org/?auth/login&dest=

Humanitarian Resource Institute, Biodefense Reference Library http://www.humanitarian.net/biodefense

Internet Resources in Toxicology & Environmental Health. National Library of Medicine http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/Tox/ToxSpecial.html

Lessons Learned Information Sharing System, Department of Homeland Security https://www.llis.dhs.gov/frontpage.cfm

Medical Library Association, Web links http://www.mlanet.org/resources/caring/resources.html

MEDLINE Plus, Disasters and Emergency Preparedness Web Reference, National Library of Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/disastersandemergencypreparedness.html

MedTng.Com web link site, Department of Defense http://www.medtrng.com/nbc_information.htm

The MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Database, National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism http://www.tkb.org/Home.jsp

Misc. Reports, Edgwood Chemical-Biological Center http://www.ecbc.army.mil/hld/ip/reports.htm


Misc. Terrorism Articles, Emergency Response and Research Institute http://www.emergency.com/cntrterr.htm

The Monterey CBRN Incident and Response Data Base http://cns.miis.edu/db/irdhome.htm

National Academies, Web Resources Listing and Search Engine (Bioterrorism) http://www.nap.edu/shelves/EMT1/index.html

http://www.nap.edu/shelves/first/

National Communications System Library (listing of key governmental homeland security documents, laws, etc.) http://www.ncs.gov/library.html

National Emergency Preparedness Database, Misc. web links http://www.twotigersonline.com/resources.html

National Fire Protection Association Glossary of Terms http://www.nfpa.org/PDF/definitions.pdf?src=nfpa

National Hazards Center Natural Hazards Library HAZLIT Database and Search Engine http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/library/

National Homeland Security Knowledgebase, Commercial Site http://www.twotigersonline.com/resources.html

National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publications http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/publistd.html

National Library of Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/disasterrecovery.html

National Library of Medicine Search Service, PUBMED http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/

National Response Team web links http://www.nrt.org/

National Technical Information Service Health and Safety Home Page, Links to Government Health Pubs http://www.ntis.gov/products/health.htm

NBC-Links.com, Private site, Misc. Information on Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Issues http://www.nbc-links.com/

NIOSH Emergency Response Resources http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/emres/

OSHA Emergency Response References http://www.osha-slc.gov/SLTC/emergencyresponse/index.html

OSHA Document, Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response http://www.osha-slc.gov/Publications/OSHA3114/osha3114.html

OSHA Publications and Fact Sheets http://www.osha-slc.gov/OshDoc/Additional.html

Project Disaster http://projectdisaster.com/

Public Health Preparedness Resource Center, Association of Schools of Public Health http://www.asph.org/acphp/

Relief Web. UN International Resource Listing http://rw.aidworkers.net/

Resource Guide for Public Health Preparedness, NY Academy of Medicine http://www.phpreparedness.info/index.php


Resource Typing Definitions I (First 60 Resources), FEMA. Jan 2004. http://www.fema.gov/pdf/preparedness/initial_60_rtd.pdf

Responder Knowledge Base (RKB), National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism http://www1.rkb.mipt.org/

RI Disaster Initiative Annoted Bibliography Listing http://www.ridiproject.org/downloads/annotated_bibliography.pdf

Safety and Health Publications, Texas Workers Compensation Commission http://www.twcc.state.tx.us/information/videoresources/onlinepubsb.html#Alphabetical

Two Tigers WMD resource data base http://www.twotigersonline.com/resources.html#homeland-security-3

UK Resilience. Government Publications site http://www.ukresilience.info/publications.aspx

US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, Resources listing http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/ResourceGuide/A_Zindex.aspx

Virology Web Site, Photo library, etc. http://www.virology.net/

Virology BT Web Site http://www.virology.net/garryfavwebbw.html

WMD terrorism data base, Center for Nonproliferation Studies http://cns.miis.edu/wmdt/

World Health Organization, Health Library for Disasters http://www.helid.desastres.net/

References by Topic – Agricultural, Animal, Food and Water Issues Agricultural, Chemical and Petroleum Industry Terrorism Handbook, FBI. 2006 http://www.mn-htcia.org/FBIAgChemHandbook.pdf

American Academy on Veterinary Disaster Medicine http://www.cvmbs.colostate.edu/clinsci/wing/aavdm/aavdm.htm

The American Backflow Prevention Association http://www.abpa.org/

American Veterinary Medical Association www.avma.org

Disaster specific area is www.avma.org/disaster

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture http://www.aphis.usda.gov/

Center for Post-Harvest Food Protection and Defense, University of Minnesota http://www.coafes.umn.edu/

Clean Water Advocacy - Security - General Information – Links. Association of Metropolitan Sewage Agencies http://www.amsa-cleanwater.org/advocacy/security/secinfo.cfm

Diagnosis and Management of Foodborne Illnesses: A Primer for Physicians and Other Healthcare Professionals. AMA et. al., April 2004. http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/3629.html

The Extension Disaster Education Network, Agricultural, Plant, Animal Issues http://www.agctr.lsu.edu/eden/default.aspx


Course and Training resource glossary http://www.agctr.lsu.edu/eden/Resources/onlineext.aspx

Federation of American Scientists, Agricultural Biowarfare and Bioterrorism Site http://www.fas.org/bwc/agr/main.htm

Food and Drug Administration, Bioterrorism Web site http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/bioterrorism.html

Food and Drug Administration, Interim final regulation, Registration Of Food Facilities October 10, 2003 http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fsbtac12.html

Foodborne Outbreak and Surveillance Unit, CDC http://www.cdc.gov/foodborneoutbreaks/

Food ISAC (Information Sharing and Analysis Center) http://www.fmi.org/isac/

Food Safety, “FSIS Security Guidelines for Food Processors,” Food Safety and Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture, April 2002 http://www.fsis.usda.gov/oa/topics/SecurityGuide.pdf

“Foodsafety.gov: Gateway to Government Food Safety Information” http://www.foodsafety.gov/~fsg/bioterr.html

Foodshield Web site http://foodshield.org/

The Groundwater Foundation http://www.groundwater.org/

Guide to developing a Food Defense Plan for Warehouse and Distribution Centers US Dpt of Agriculture. January 2008 http://www.fsis.usda.gov/PDF/Guidance_Document_Warehouses.pdf

International Portal on Food Safety, Animal and Plant Health, United Nations http://www.ipfsaph.org/Biosec/En/default.jsp?language=en

Misc. Resources and Documents, Counter-terrorism.com, government web site. http://www.counterterrorismtraining.gov/pubs/food.html

Model emergency plan for agriculture and animals. September 2002. The National Emergency Management Association http://www.nemaweb.org/library/documents/Model_Plan_for_Animal_ESF.pdf

National Biosecurity Resource Center for Animal Health Emergencies, Purdue Homeland Security Institute http://www.biosecuritycenter.org/

National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense http://fazd.tamu.edu/

National Wildlife Health Center, USGS http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/

http://wildlifedisease.nbii.gov/index.jsp

Physician Preparedness for Acts of Water Terrorism. on-line reference guide http://www.waterhealthconnection.org/

Plum Island, Animal Disease Center http://www.ars.usda.gov/plum/

Securing Small Wastewater Systems, National Environmental Services Center http://www.nesc.wvu.edu/nsfc/SecuringWastewaterSystems.html


Security. State FOIA Laws: A Guide To Protecting Sensitive Water Security Information. Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies. 2002. http://www.amwa.net/security/FOIA.pdf

US Animal Health Association http://www.usaha.org/

US Department of Agriculture, Homeland Defense Web site http://www.usda.gov/homelandsecurity/homeland.html

Water ISAC (Information Sharing and Analysis Center) http://www.waterisac.org/

Water Infrastructure Security. EPA http://www.epa.gov/safewater/security/

Water System Checklists http://www.homelandsecurity.org/journal/Articles/watersafetyguidelines.htm

http://www.homelandsecurity.org/journal/Articles/wastewatersafetyguidelines.htm

Water System Issues, American Water Works Association http://www.safedrinkingwater.com/

Water Emergency Issues, “Physician Preparedness for Acts of Water Terrorism”. Private web site http://www.waterhealthconnection.org/bt/index.asp

Water Infrastructure Security Enhancements Guidance Documents. American Society of Civil Engineers. http://www.asce.org/static/1/wise.cfm

Water Security, EPA Site http://cfpub.epa.gov/safewater/watersecurity/index.cfm

Water Security Handbook: Planning for and Responding to Drinking Water Contamination Threats and Incidents. May 2006. EPA http://www.epa.gov/safewater/watersecurity/pubs/water_security_handbook_rptb.pdf

Water Use Planning Tables (usage indices). US Dpt of Energy. http://www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/water/water_useindices.html

References by Topic – Business/Facility/School/Installation Information Agricultural, Chemical and Petroleum Industry Terrorism Handbook, FBI. 2006 http://www.mn-htcia.org/FBIAgChemHandbook.pdf

Air Handling Systems, Guidance for Filtration and Air-Cleaning Systems to Protect Building Environments from Airborne Chemical, Biological, or Radiological Attacks, NIOSH DHHS (NIOSH) Pub No. 2003-136, April, 2003 http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-136/pdfs/2003-136.pdf

Airports. “Guidelines to Improve Airport Preparedness Against Chemical and Biological Terrorism (Unlimited Release Version). Sandia National Laboratories. May 2005 (Note – FOUO Version also published). http://www.sandia.gov/news-center/news-releases/2005/images/unlsand-2005-3237.pdf

Applied Technology Council. Various Building damage guidelines and tools http://www.atcouncil.org/index.html#

Bridges and Tunnels, “Recommendations for Bridge and Tunnel Security” US Department of Transportation. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/security/brpcover.htm

Building Protection Information, Edgwood Chemical Biological Center http://buildingprotection.rdecom.army.mil/


Building Protection Information, “Protecting Building Occupants from Biological Threats.” Center for Biosecurity, U of Pittsburgh Medical Center http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/special_topics/protecting_building_occupants/index.html

Building Vulnerability Assessment Tool (HVAC and air handling systems), Rhode Island Department of Health. Nov 2004. http://www.health.ri.gov/environment/bvat.pdf

Building Vulnerability Assessment & Mitigation Program (BVAMP) http://securebuildings.lbl.gov/BVAMP.html

Building Protection Guidance and Resources (WMD events), Department of Energy, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory http://securebuildings.lbl.gov/

Building Vulnerability Assessment AND Mitigation Program (BVAMP), Berkeley Lab http://securebuildings.lbl.gov/BVAMP.html

Building Guidance. “Reopening Public Facilities After a Biological Attack: A Decision-Making Framework. Board on Life Sciences (BLS), The National Academies Press. 2005. http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11324

Business Emergency Management Planning, NIOSH, Multiple Resources. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/prepared/

Business Emergency Planning, Ready Gov Web site http://www.ready.gov/business/other/library.html

Business Security Site, Security Industry Association http://www.siaonline.org/index_bst.asp

The Center for Infrastructure Expertise Library, University of New Hampshire http://www.ni2ciel.org/

Chemical Facility Vulnerability Assessment Methodology, National Institute of Justice, 2002. http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/nij/195171.pdf

Company Primer on Preparedness and Response Planning for Terrorist and Bioterrorist Attacks Business Executives for National Security http://www.bens.org/images/GettingReady_042304.pdf

Continuity of Operations (COOP), Federal Preparedness Circular 65, Federal Executive Branch Continuity of Operations, FEMA/DHS, 15 June 2004 http://www.fema.gov/pdf/library/fpc65_0604.pdf

http://www.fema.gov/txt/library/fpc65_0604.txt

Corporate Crisis Response Officers Association http://www.ccroa.org

Critical Infrastructure Protection Information Center, US Fire Academy www.usfa.fema.gov/cipc

Courthouse Security Resource Center, Wisconsin http://www.911summit.org/materials9-11/911/acrobat/27/P3%26C10EmergencyPreparednessPlans/Wisconsinexcerpt.pdf

Daycare Model Emergency Plan, Kitsap County Department of Emergency Management, Washington State http://www.kitsapdem.org/pdfs/biz_schools/daycaredisasterplan.pdf

Daycare Centers. “Head Start Disaster Preparedness Workbook”. UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters. http://www.cphd.ucla.edu/headstart.html


Daycare Centers. “Protecting Our Kids: Nonstructural Mitigation for Childcare Centers.” Institute for Business and Home Safety. http://www.ibhs.org/publications/downloads/461.pdf

“Emergency Response Planning for Child Care Providers” Montgomery County, Maryland and NACCHO http://www.naccho.org/pubs/product1.cfm?Product_ID=161

Department of Defense, DoD Instruction 2000.18, "Department of Defense Installation Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive Emergency Response Guidelines," 12/4/2002 http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/html/200018.htm

“Design Guidance for Shelters and Safe Rooms" FEMA http://www.fema.gov/pdf/plan/prevent/rms/453/fema453.pdf

“Effective Emergency Response Plans” National Safety Council http://www.nsc.org/issues/emerg/99esc.htm

Emergency Exit Pocket Guidance Card, OSHA, 2003http://www.osha.gov/Publications/osha3183.pdf

“Emergency Response Planning for Child Care Providers” Montgomery County, Maryland and NACCHO http://www.naccho.org/pubs/product1.cfm?Product_ID=161

“Evacuating High-Rise Buildings”, OSHA Fact Sheet, 2003. http://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/data_General_Facts/evacuating-highrise-factsheet.pdf

Evacuation Plans and Procedures, OSHA Etool, for small businesses and facilities http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/evacuation/index.html

Evacuation Planning Matrix, Evacuation and Building Emergency Planning Guide, OSHA http://www.osha.gov/dep/evacmatrix/index.html

Federal Manager’s/Decision Maker’s Emergency Guide, U.S. Office of Personal Management http://www.opm.gov/emergency/PDF/ManagersGuide.pdf

Fire and Explosion Planning Matrix, Building and Facility Planning Guides, OSHA. Oct 2003. http://www.osha.gov/dep/fire-expmatrix/index.html

Government Services Administration Mail Room Training Modules http://www.usps.com/news/2001/press/pr01_1022gsa.htm

“Guidance for Protecting Building Environments from Airborne Chemical, Biological, or Radiological Attacks”, NIOSH, May, 2002 http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bldvent/2002-139.html

Installation Preparedness for Weapons of Mass Destruction: Installation Commanders Blueprint. Department of the Army, May 2001. http://www.hqda.army.mil/acsimweb/fd/policy/fire/docs/handbook0420final.pdf

International Facility Management Association http://www.ifma.org

Libraries, the California Preservation Program Library Emergency Planning Web Site http://www.calpreservation.org/disasters/generic/plan_toc.html

Museums, U. of Illinois at Chicago site http://www.uic.edu/sph/glakes/harts/HARTS_library/musemerg.txt

National Institutes of Health, Office of Science Education, School and Teaching Resources http://science-education.nih.gov/biodefenseinsert/

National Safety Council, Multiple Building and Facility Guides http://www.nsc.org/issues/prepare.htm


Occupational Health Guidelines for Remediation Workers at Bacillus Anthracis-Contaminated Sites – United States, 2001_2002. CDC MMWR 6 Sept 2002. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5135a3.htm

Principal Emergency Response and Preparedness: Requirements and Guidance. Occupational Safety and Health Administration U.S. Department of Labor. OSHA 3122-06R. 2004 http://www.osha.gov/Publications/osha3122.pdf

“Protecting Buildings from a Biological or Chemical Attack: Actions to take before or during a release.” LBNL/PUB-51959. Lawrence Berkeley Labs. January 10, 2003 http://securebuildings.lbl.gov/images/BldgAdvice.pdf

“Reference Manual to Mitigate Potential Terrorist Attacks against buildings” Risk Management Series, FEMA, Dec 2003. http://www.fema.gov/pdf/fima/fema426.pdf

“Risk Management Guidance for Health and Safety under Extraordinary Incidents Report” American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). 12 January 2002. http://xp20.ashrae.org/ABOUT/Task_Force_Rpt_12Jan02.pdf

Schools. “A Biosecurity Checklist for School Foodservice Programs: Developing a Biosecurity Management Plan.” US Department of Agriculture. October 2003. http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/Safety/biosecurity.pdf

Schools. “A Practical Guide for University Crisis Response.” The American Academy of Experts of Traumatic Stress, Inc. http://www.crisisinfo.org/universitycrisisresponse/documents.htm

Schools. “Building a Disaster Resistant University”. FEMA . Oct 2003 http://www.fema.gov/fima/dru.shtm

Schools. “Campus Safety Health and Environmental Management Association” Emergency Planning Resources http://www.cshema.org/links/links.htm

Schools, California Department of Education School Flu Planning checklists http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/he/hn/fluinfo.asp

School Disaster Information. National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities http://www.edfacilities.org/rl/disaster.cfm

Schools, CDC/Department of Education program http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/phtn/schools/crse-mat.asp

Schools, Department of Education Disaster Planning Web site http://www.ed.gov/emergencyplan/

http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/emergencyplan/index.html Schools, IAEM College and University Special Interest Sector

http://www.iaem.com/Committees/College/

Schools, National Association of School Nurses http://www.nasn.org

Schools, National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities, Emergency Planning Resources http://www.edfacilities.org/rl/disaster.cfm

Schools, “Preparing Schools for Severe Weather”. National Weather Service Forecast Office Fort Worth/Dallas, TX http://www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd/school_wrkbk.pdf

Schools, “Primer to Design Safe Schools Project in Case of terrorist attacks.” FEMA Risk Management Series publication # 428. Dec 2003 http://www.fema.gov/pdf/fima/fema428.pdf


Schools, SARS Plan, University of California at Berkeley SARS Prevention and Response Plan and Tabletop http://www.ucbcidp.org/sars/plan/index.html

Schools, Texas School Safety Center http://www.cscs.txstate.edu/txssc.htm

Schools, Threatplan.org, Bomb threat training and info site, DOJ/DOE http://www.threatplan.org/

Security and Emergency Planning Guides, National Institute of Chemical Studies http://www.nicsinfo.org/SecurityEmergencyGuides.htm

Shelter in Place Information Center, National Institute of Chemical Studies http://www.nicsinfo.org/SIP%20Center.htm

Shelters. CDC Environmental Health Shelter assessment tool http://www.bt.cdc.gov/shelterassessment/

Model Shelter in Place plan for the workplace, National Institute of Chemical Studies http://www.nicsinfo.org/SIP%20plan%20for%20offices%20NICS%20feb2003.pdf

University of Colorado at Boulder, Emergency Info http://www.colorado.edu/safety/resources.html

US Army Chemical School, Resources for Installation WMD Preparedness http://www.wood.army.mil/ Direct link not available - Go to Chemical School, Doctrine Development, Installation WMD

Whole Building Design Guide. DOD Resource for facility and building designs http://www.wbdg.org/ccb/browse_cat.php?o=29&c=4

Workplace Protection Resources, DHS http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/distributable.html#work

Workplace Violence, OSHA resource site http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/workplaceviolence/index.html

References by Topic – Community/Local Planning “A Governor’s Guide To Emergency Management.” National Governor’s Association. 2001 http://www.nga.org/cda/files/REPORTEMERGUIDE2001.pdf

“A Governor’s Guide to Emergency Management. Volume 2” National Governor’s Association. 2002. http://www.nga.org/cda/files/GOVSGUIDEHS2.pdf

“A Legislator's Checklist to Emergency Preparedness & Public Communication” EMAP. Oct 2006. http://www.emaponline.org/?179

American Red Cross Homeland Security Advisory System Recommendations for Individuals, Families, Neighborhoods, Schools, and Businesses. http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/beprepared/hsas.html

“Beyond the Beltway: Focusing on Hometown Security. Recommendations for State and Local Domestic Preparedness Planning A Year After 9-11.” John F. Kennedy School of Government Harvard University. September 2002 http://ksgnotes1.harvard.edu/BCSIA/Library.nsf/1f2b66b14ec00f24852564ec006b733e/53112e4257f23d6b85256c24006f81f3/$FILE/Beyond%20the%20Beltway_Final.pdf

Bioterrorism Response Plan Clearinghouse, National Association of County and City Health Officials http://www.naccho.org/project63.cfm


“Characteristics of Effective Emergency Management Organizational Structures.” Public Entity Risk Institute. 2003. http://www.riskinstitute.org/ptrdocs/CharacteristicsofEffectiveEmergency.pdf

Community Guide, Bioterrorism Preparedness Case Study, National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology, National Library of Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/ihcm/case5.html

Critical Incident Protocol, Michigan State University/DOJ, Private-Public Partnership Guide for emergency response http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/docs/cip.pdf

Developing a Hazardous Materials Exercise Program: A Handbook for State and Local Officials, US Department of Transportation http://www.bts.gov/smart/cat/254.html

Domestic Preparedness Checklist, National Governor’s Association. http://www.nga.org/cda/files/DomPrepChecklist.pdf

Emergency Manager, FEMA Web Site http://www.fema.gov/emanagers/

Family Assistance Center Guide, DOJ Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/bulletins/prfmf_11_2001/pg4.html

“If Disaster Strikes Today: A Governor’s primer on all-hazards emergency management. National Emergency Management Association. 2003. http://www.nemaweb.org/docs/Gov_Primer.pdf

Isolation and Quarantine Tool Kit, Seattle and King Counties http://www.isolationandquarantine.com/

National Blueprint for Secure Communities http://nationalblueprint.org/

Public Health Emergency Response: A Guide for Leaders and Responders. US Department of Health and Human Services. August 2007. http://www.hhs.gov/disasters/press/newsroom/mediaguide/guideleader.html

Shelters, CDC Shelter Environmental Health Evaluation Guides http://emergency.cdc.gov/shelterassessment/

“Standing Together: An Emergency Planning Guide for America’s Communities” The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. http://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/PressKits/PlanningGuide/

“State and Local Actions for Homeland Security”, Office of Homeland Security, The White House, July 2002. (Report on status of preparedness actions) http://www.whitehouse.gov/homeland/stateandlocal/State_and_Local_Actions_for_Homeland_Security.pdf

References by Topic – Decontamination Cold Weather Decontamination. “Guidelines for Cold Weather Mass Decontamination During a Terrorist Chemical Agent Incident.” Edgwood Chemical Biological Center. Aug 2003 http://www.ecbc.army.mil/hld/cwirp/cwirp_cold_weather_mass_decon_download.htm

Decon fact sheets, US Navy, Virtual Naval Hospital http://www.vnh.org/CHEMCASU/08Decontamination.html#Chemical

Decon. “Guidelines for Mass Casualty Decontamination During a Terrorist Chemical Agent Incident” January 2000. Edgwood Chemical Biological Center http://www.ecbc.army.mil/downloads/cwirp/ECBC_cwirp_gls_mass_casualty_decon.pdf

“The decontamination of people exposed to chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (cbrn) substances or material”. The Civil Contingencies Secretariat, The Home Office (United Kingdom),


2003. http://www.ukresilience.info/cbrn/cbrn_guidance.htm

Guide for the Selection of Chemical and Biological Decontamination Equipment for Emergency First Responders, NIJ Guide 103-00 http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/nij/189724.pdf

Guidelines for Decontamination of Fire Fighters and Their Equipment Following Hazardous Materials Incidents, Chapter 10 from the Hazardous Materials Response Handbook, NFPA, 1997. http://www.nfpa.org/PDF/Sup10.pdf?src=nfpa

http://www.nfpa.org/Codes/CodesandStandards/HazMat/HazMat.asp

Mass Casualty Decontamination, DOJ Fact Sheet, Massachusetts System http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/library/../docs/fs-decon.htm

Radiation Incidents, “Model Radioactive Material or Multiple Hazardous Materials Decontamination Procedure”, Department of Energy http://www.em.doe.gov/PDFs/transPDFs/Decon_Procedure.pdf

“Workshop on Decontamination, Cleanup, and Associated Issues for Sites Contaminated With Chemical, Biological, or Radiological Materials” Washington, D.C., February 23–25, 2005. http://www.epa.gov/NHSRC/pubs/reportDeconWorkshop102805.pdf

References by Topic –Diseases/Conditions/Agents/Treatment/Surveillance Systems Agent Quick Reference, Edgwood Chemical Biological Center, US Army http://www.ecbc.army.mil/hld/ip/bca_qr.htm

Agent Reference, “Bioterrorism Rapid Response Card” NY State Department of Health http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/bt/pdf/rapid_response_card.pdf

Agent Reference, “Coping with an Attack, A Quick Guide to Dealing with Biological, Chemical and ‘Dirty Bomb’ Attacks”. Center for Technology and National Security Policy. National Defense University. http://www.ndu.edu/ctnsp/wmd_tipsheet.htm

Agent Reference, Infectious Disease Society of America, Bioterrorism Information and Resources http://www.idsociety.org/bt/toc.htm

Agent Reference, NIOSH emergency response cards for chemical and toxin agents. http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/agentlistchem.asp

Agent Reference, Stanford University School of Medicine, Misc. Resources and Clinical Guides http://www.stanfordhospital.com/forPhysiciansOthers/bioterrorism/bioterrorism.html

Agent Reference, Quick Response Guides (Biological and Chemical), US National Response Team http://www.nrt.org/

Agent Reference, St. Louis University School of Public Health, Center for the Study of Bioterrorism and Emerging Infections, Infectious Disease Web Site, References http://www.emerginginfections.slu.edu/

Agent Reference, UCLA Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health (Note in particular good resources/documents on previous historical events) http://www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/bioter/bioterrorism.html

American College of Physicians/American Society of Internal Medicine, Bioterrorism Resources http://www.acponline.org/bioterro/index.html

http://www.acponline.org/bioterro/

Palm Downloads for various diseases/conditions http://www.acponline.org/pda/bioterrorism.htm


Anthrax, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology site, Photos and Case Descriptions http://anthrax.radpath.org/index.html

Anthrax, Department of Defense information web site http://www.anthrax.osd.mil/

Anthrax, Guidelines for the Surveillance and Control of Anthrax in Humans and Animals, 3rd edition. World Health Organization. http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/anthrax/WHO_EMC_ZDI_98_6/en/

Anthrax. Update: Investigation of Anthrax Associated with Intentional Exposure and Interim Public Health Guidelines, CDC MMWR, October 19, 2001 / 50(41); 889-893 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5041a1.htm

Anthrax, MMWR guidelines update, misc. documents, November 2, 2001/Vol. 50/No. 43 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5043a1.htm

Anthrax, National Response Team Technical Assistance for Anthrax Response Interim-Final Draft for Review June 2002. http://www.nrt.org/production/NRT/NRTWeb.nsf/AllAttachmentsByTitle/A-47AnthraxTAD/$File/Anthrax_TAD_72905.pdf?OpenElement

Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program, Department of Defense http://www.anthrax.mil/

Antibiotic Treatment Site Guide (Specifies for BT agents), Johns Hopkins Division of Infectious Diseases http://www.hopkins-abxguide.org/

Article Compendium from Emerging Infectious Diseases, CDC http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/bio_links.htm

ATSDR TOXFAQs, Medical Summary Sheets for Hazardous Materials http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html

The “Bad Bug Book.” Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins Handbook. U.S. Food & Drug Administration. Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/intro.html

Biological Agent Fact Sheets, APIC http://www.apic.org/Content/NavigationMenu/PracticeGuidance/Topics/Bioterrorism/Bioterrorism_Agents_.htm

Biological Agent Information, Centers for Disease Control http://www.bt.cdc.gov/Agent/Agentlist.asp

Biological Agent Information, Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies, Johns Hopkins University. http://www.hopkins-biodefense.org/

Biological Agents, OSHA ref site http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/biologicalagents/index.html

Bioterrorism Resource Site, NY State, Includes “Rapid Response Card” http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/bt/bt.htm

Bioterrorism Resource Site, OSHA Bioterrorism Information and Links, Guidance and Federal Documents http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/biologicalagents/index.html

Blast Injuries. Web site http://www.blastinjury.org/

Blast/Bomb Injuries, CDC Site http://emergency.cdc.gov/masscasualties/essentialspro.asp

CBWInfo.com, commercial site with agent information sheets. http://www.cbwinfo.com/


Center for Disease Control Travel Advisory page http://www.cdc.gov/travel/index.htm

CDC, Disease Information, Selected Prevention and Program Areas (Disease Fact Sheets) http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/index.htm

Chemicals, CAMEO on-line database and tools http://cameochemicals.noaa.gov/

Chemicals, OSHA/EPA Chemical Database http://www.osha.gov/web/dep/chemicaldata/#target

Chemical Contamination Treatment Guidelines. Medical Management Guidelines for Acute Chemical Exposures. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/mmg.html

Chemical Exposure. Case Definitions for Chemical Poisoning. CDC MMWR http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5401a1.htm

Chemical Guide. NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (NPG). Feb 2004 http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npg.html

“Chemical Illness Response: Guidelines for Public Health Investigations of Acute Onset Illness Clusters of Chemical Etiology” Michigan Department of Community Health. Sept 2007 http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdch/Chemical_Illness_Response_final_210418_7.pdf

Chemical Terrorism, NY State Information Site, Includes “Rapid Response Card” http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/bt/chemical_terrorism/chemterr.htm

Clinical Guides, “Biological, Chemical and Radiation Induced Illnesses, Clinical Practice Guidelines” Clinical Pocket Cards for download. Department of Veteran’s Affairs. http://www.oqp.med.va.gov/cpg/BCR/BCR_Base.htm#

http://www.oqp.med.va.gov/cpg/PocketGuidesInfo.htm

http://www.oqp.med.va.gov/cpg/BCR/BCR_Base.htm

Cyanide Poisoning Treatment Coalition http://www.cyanidepoisoning.org/

Defense against Toxin Weapons, Department of Defense http://www.nbc-med.org/SiteContent/MedRef/OnlineRef/FieldManuals/datw/index.htm

Disease (Bioterrorism) Wall charts, University of North Carolina http://www.unc.edu/depts/spice/bioterrorism.html

Drug Preparedness and Response to Bioterrorism, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Technical Information on Drug/Vaccine usage for BT Issues. http://www.fda.gov/cder/drugprepare/

Early Aberration Reporting System, CDC http://www.bt.cdc.gov/surveillance/ears/

Explosive and Blast Injuries: A Primer for Clinicians. CDC http://www.cdc.gov/masstrauma/preparedness/primer.htm

Explosive and Blast Injuries. Recommendations for Postexposure Interventions to Prevent Infection with Hepatitis B Virus, Hepatitis C Virus, or Human Immunodeficiency Virus, and Tetanus in Persons Wounded During Bombings and Other Mass-Casualty Events --- United States, 2008 Recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/MMWR/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5706a1.htm

Field Management of Chemical Casualties Handbook, US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense https://ccc.apgea.army.mil/products/info/products.htm

Flu Pandemic Planning, California Department of Education School Flu Planning checklists http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/he/hn/fluinfo.asp


Flu Pandemic Planning. Canadian Flu Pandemic Plan http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/cpip-pclcpi/

Flu Pandemic Planning, Index of Legal Highlights. (From HHS Pandemic Influenza Plan) http://www2a.cdc.gov/phlp/docs/PHLP_HHSPandemicInfluenzaPlan.pdf

Flu Pandemic and Planning. Department of Defense, Military Vaccine Agency http://www.vaccines.mil/default.aspx

Flu Pandemic. DHHS Plan http://www.hhs.gov/nvpo/pandemics/execsumm8.12.doc

Flu Pandemic. Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Promising Practices. CIDRAP, U of Minnesota http://www.pandemicpractices.org http://www.CIDRAPpractices.org

Flu Pandemic. Personal Protective Equipment during Influenza outbreaks, Q&A, US FDA http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/emergency/flu_qa.html

Flu Pandemic. Preparedness Planning for State Officials. Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. Nov 2002. http://www.astho.org/pubs/Pandemic%20Influenza.pdf

Flu Pandemic, US Government Site http://www.pandemicflu.gov/

Flu Pandemic, WHO Plan http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/influenza/WHO_CDS_CSR_GIP_2005_5/en/

Flu Pandemic, WHO Checklist for preparedness planning http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/influenza/CDS_CSR_GIP_2005_4.pdf

Flu Pandemic State Plans. http://www.cste.org/specialprojects/Influenzaplans/StateMap.asp

http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/stateplans.html

Food and Drug Administration Drug and Vaccine Information Site (Bioterrorism Specific) http://www.fda.gov/cder/drugprepare/default.htm

Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins Handbook, US Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/intro.html

HAZ-MAP, Chemical and agent reference. National Library of Medicine http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/

“The History of Bioterrorism”. Video Series. CDC. (Available for purchase or online) http://www.bt.cdc.gov/training/historyofbt/

Management of Public Health Emergencies; A Resource Guide for Physicians and Other Community Responders. American Medical Association. http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/18200.html

Mass Trauma Preparedness and Response. Web resources. CDC http://www.bt.cdc.gov/masstrauma/index.asp

Material Safety Data Sheets, Vermont Site http://hazard.com/msds/

Managing Hazardous Materials Incidents, Volume III, Medical Management Guidelines for Acute Chemical Exposures, ATSDR, April 2001. http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/mhmi.html

Medcial Aspects of Biological Warfare, Textbook of Military Medicine. The Borden Institute. 2007 http://www.bordeninstitute.army.mil/published_volumes/biological_warfare/biological.html


Medical Aspects of Chemical and Biological Warfare, Textbook of Military Medicine http://www.nbc-med.org/SiteContent/HomePage/WhatsNew/MedAspects/contents.html

https://ccc.apgea.army.mil/products/handbooks/books.htm

Medical Management of Biological Casualties Handbook, US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases. 5th Edition http://usamriid.detrick.army.mil/education/bluebookpdf/USAMRIID%20Blue%20Book%205th%20Edition.pdf

6th edition (Log in required) https://ccc.apgea.army.mil/products/handbooks/books.htm

Medical Management of Chemical Casualties Handbook, US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (Log in required) https://ccc.apgea.army.mil/products/handbooks/books.htm

Medical Management of Radiological Casualties Handbook, US Army. 2d Edition, April 2003 http://www.afrri.usuhs.mil/www/outreach/pdf/2edmmrchandbook.pdf

Medical Information System, European Union http://medusa.jrc.it/medisys/homeedition/en/home.html

Misc. Australian Capital Territory Department of Health Fact Sheets http://health.act.gov.au/c/health?a=sp&did=10009573

National Center for Infectious Diseases electronic publications/documents http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/publicat.htm

National Library of Medicine BT site http://www.sis.nlm.nih.gov/Tox/biologicalwarfare.htm

North Carolina Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology (SPICE), Medical Resources (Including Hospital agent charts for biological and chemical issues) http://www.unc.edu/depts/spice/

PDA Documents, “Trauma, Terrorism, and Biochemical and Radiologic Warfare”. Emedicine Book http://www.emedicine.com/specials/

PDA Documents . USAMRICD https://ccc.apgea.army.mil/products/pda_docs/pda_downloads.htm

Pediatric Issues, American Academy of Pediatrics Terrorism Web site http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/cad.htm

Pediatric Issues, Program for Pediatric Preparedness, The National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Mailman Center of Public Health, Columbia University http://www.ncdp.mailman.columbia.edu/pediatric.html

Pediatric Issues. Pediatric Terrorism Disaster Preparedness Resource. AHRQ. 2006 http://www.ahrq.gov/research/pedprep/resource.htm (overview)

http://www.ahrq.gov/research/pedprep/pedresource.pdf (full 354-page pdf report)

“Potential Military Chemical/Biological Agents and Compounds”. FM 3-11.9, JANUARY 2005. Department of Defense. http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/army/fm3-11-9.pdf

Radiation Issues, “Acute Radiation Syndrome Fact Sheet for Physicians.” CDC. December 20, 2002 http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/radiation/factsheets/AcuteRadSyndrome.pdf

Radiation Issues. Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute. Multiple guides and resources. Including: The Biodosimetry Assessment Tool Adult/Pediatric Field Medical Record Biodosimetry Worksheet AFRRI Pocket Guide—Emergency Radiation Medicine Response http://www.afrri.usuhs.mil/www/outreach/biodostools.htm#software


Radiation Issues. CDC's Roles in the Event of a Nuclear or Radiological Terrorist Event http://www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/cdcrole.asp

Radiation Issues, compendium of calculating tables and info http://www.philrutherford.com/radiation_software.html

Radiation Issues, “The Day After: Action in the 24 Hours Following a Nuclear Blast in an American City.” Ashton B. Carter, Michael M. May, and William J. Perry A Report Based on a Workshop Hosted by The Preventive Defense Project Harvard and Stanford Universities. http://iis-db.stanford.edu/pubs/21872/DayAfterWorkshopReport.pdf

Radiation Issues, Patient Treatment Guidelines. Department of Homeland Security Working Group on Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD) Preparedness. 9 Dec 2003. http://www1.va.gov/emshg/docs/Radiological_Medical_Countermeasures_Indexed-final.pdf

Radiation Issues. Dirty Bomb Information Sheet. American Industrial Hygiene Association http://www.aiha.org/GovernmentAffairs-PR/html/pr-dirtybomb.htm

Radiation Issues, “Disaster Preparedness for Radiology Professionals.” American College of Radiology http://www.acr.org/SecondaryMainMenuCategories/ACRStore/FeaturedCategories/print/disaster_preparedness.aspx

Radiation Issues, “Guidance for Industry. KI in Radiation Emergencies — Questions and Answers”. Food and Drug Administration, Dec 2002 (revision 1). http://www.fda.gov/cder/guidance/5386fnl.htm

Radiation Issues, “FDA's guidance on protection of children and adults against thyroid cancer in case of nuclear accident”, Food and Drug Administration, December 10, 2001. http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/answers/2001/ans01126.html

Radiation issues, “Guidance For Protective Actions Following A Radiological Terrorist Event”. Position statement of the Health Physics Society. January 2004. http://hps.org/documents/RDDPAGs.pdf

Radiation Issues. “Background Information on “Guidance for Protective Actions Following a Radiological Terrorist Event” Position Statement of the Health Physics Society. Jan 2004. http://hps.org/documents/RDDPAGs.Background.pdf

Radiation Issues, Fact Sheets. Health Physics Society Information Page (Meant for a lay-man explanation) http://hps.org/publicinformation/ate/faqs/radiation.html

http://hps.org/publicinformation/radfactsheets/

Radiation Issues, Fact Sheet. Radiological attack dirty bombs and other devices. The National Academies. http://nae.edu/NAE/pubundcom.nsf/weblinks/CGOZ-646NVG/$file/radiological%20attack.pdf

Radiation Issues, Medical Management of Internally Radiocontaminated Patients. Los Angeles County Department of Health Services EMS and MMRS http://ladhs.org/ems/disaster/MMRSManual.pdf

Radiation Issues, “Method for Developing Arrangements for Response to a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency.” International Atomic Energy Agency. Oct 2003 http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Method2003_web.pdf

Radiation Issues, National Center for Environmental Health Radiation site, CDC http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/radiation/default.htm

Radiation Issues. NY State Web site including “Rapid Response Card” http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/bt/radiological_terrorism/index.htm

Radiation Issues, “Planning Guidance for Response to a Nuclear Detonation” Homeland Security Council. 16 Jan 2009.


http://hps.org/hsc/documents/Planning_Guidance_for_Response_to_a_Nuclear_Detonation_FINAL.pdf

Radiation Issues, Potassium Iodide guidance, CDC http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/radiation/ki.htm

Radiation Issues, “Prussian Blue”, FDA Site http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/infopage/prussian_blue/Q&A.htm

http://www.fda.gov/cder/foi/label/2003/021626lbl.pdf

Radiation Issues, "Radiological Emergency Information for Vermont Farmers, Food Processors and Distributors." http://www.dps.state.vt.us/vem/ag_booklet_2006.pdf

Radiation Issues, Radiation Event Medical Management web site. US DHHS http://remm.nlm.gov/

UK Recovery Handbook for Radiation Incidents, Health Protection Agency (UK), 2008 http://www.hpa.org.uk/web/HPAwebFile/HPAweb_C/1215501689286

Rare Diseases. National Institutes of Health Office http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/

Realtime Outbreak and Disease Surveillance (RODS), Software Surveillance and Tracking System, University of Pittsburgh Center for Biomedical Informatics http://www.health.pitt.edu/rods/

Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings, EPA, March 1999, 5th Edition http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/safety/healthcare/handbook/handbook.htm

Recognition of Illness Associated with the Intentional Release of a Biologic Agent, CDC, MMWR, October 19, 2001 / 50(41); 893-7 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5041a2.htm

SARS, University of California at Berkeley SARS Prevention and Response Plan and Tabletop http://www.ucbcidp.org/sars/plan/index.html

Smallpox, CDC Site http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/smallpox/

Smallpox, DHHS Site http://www.smallpox.gov

Smallpox, “Scientific and Policy Considerations in Developing Smallpox Vaccination Options: A Workshop Report.” 2002 Institute of Medicine (IOM), Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP), National Academies Press http://www.nap.edu/books/0309086043/html/

“Smallpox, What every clinician should know”. A self study course. CDC http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5116a5.htm

Smallpox Vaccination Program, Department of Defense http://www.smallpox.mil/

Smallpox, Vaccine Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2001 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5010a1.htm

Smallpox, Vaccination Info Site, CDC http://www.bt.cdc.gov/training/smallpoxvaccine/reactions/default.htm

Smallpox Vaccine Information Statement, CDC http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/VIS/vis-spox.pdf

Smallpox, WHO slide set on diagnosis http://www.who.int/emc/diseases/smallpox/slideset/


Terrorism Agent Information and Treatment Guidelines For Hospitals And Clinicians (“Zebra Packet”), County of Los Angeles, Department of Health Services, June 2003 http://www.labt.org/Zebra%20Packet/ZebraFinal.pdf

TOXNET, Toxicology Data Network, National Library of Medicine http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/

Treatment Guide. “Hazardous Materials Exposure Guide: A step-by-step Medical Response Guide” Minnesota Dpt of Health. 2008. http://health.state.mn.us/divs/phl/labep/hazmat/hazmatguide.PDF

Tuleremia, OSHA Information Site http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/tularemia/index.html

References by Topic – Dispensing Functions, Strategic National Stockpile, Pharmaceutical and Other Systems

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, SNS information site http://www.astho.org/?template=national_pharmaceutical_stockpil.html

Biological Detection System (BDS) resources. NJ Dpt of Health http://www.cste.org/NJDHSSAnthraxpage.htm

Bioterrorism and Epidemic Outbreak Response Model (BERM). Mass prophylaxis / vaccination campaign staffing model. Weill Medical College of Cornell University. http://www.hospitalconnect.com/aha/key_issues/disaster_readiness/resources/vaccination.html

http://www.ahcpr.gov/research/biomodel.htm

Center for Emergency Response Analytics, Dispensing models and info http://www.response-analytics.org/pages/1/index.htm

“Community-Based Mass Prophylaxis: A Planning Guide for Public Health Preparedness” The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). August 2004. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/cbmprophyl/cbmpro.htm

CSTE web site, NJ BDS forms and guidance http://www.cste.org/NJDHSSAnthraxpage.htm

Emergency Drug/Vaccine Clinic Planning guidance, Texas Department of Health http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/immunize/docs/bt_plan.pdf

Emergency Use Authorizations, Food and Drug Administration, Draft Guidance

http://www.fda.gov/oc/bioterrorism/emergency_use.html

Interstate Planning for the Strategic National Stockpile: Experiences in Five Regions. ASTHO. 2005 http://www.astho.org/pubs/SNSfinalreport.pdf

Mass Dispensing Clinic Video, Lorrain County Health Dpt, Ohio http://www.loraincountyhealthalert.org/public/video.shtml?cat=1

Missouri Department of Health SNS resource center. (SNS exercise guide and clinical guides) http://www.dhss.mo.gov/BT_Response/erp.htm

Rx Response. Commercial Pharmaceutical Consortium and Response System http://www.iaem.com/Committees/College/

Signs (for use in PODs), Cambridge Public Health http://www.cambridgepublichealth.org/services/emergency-preparedness/products.php

Signs (for use in PODs), Washington State DOH http://www.doh.wa.gov/phepr/signs/

Smallpox, CDC Clinic Guidelines http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/smallpox/response-plan/index.asp


Strategic National Stockpile Guide, Cuyahoga County, Ohio http://www.ccbh.net/services/epidemiology/bt/guide.html

SNS Guides and FOG, Kansas http://www.ksbiot.org/log.html

Strategic National Stockpile Guides, Missouri Emergency Response Site http://www.dhss.state.mo.us/BT_Response/erp.htm

SNS, California Mass Prophylaxis Planning Guide http://www.emsa.ca.gov/dms2/draft_mass_prophy_final.pdf

References by Topic – Equipment and Personal Protective Equipment Biological Agent Detectors. An Introduction to Biological Agent Detection Equipment for Emergency First Responders, NIJ Guide 101-100. Dec 2001. http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/nij/190747.pdf

“Chemical Agent Detection Guide for First Responders” International Safety Equipment Association. http://www.safetyequipment.org/Chem_Guide_9.pdf

Emergency Responder Chemical and Biological Equipment Guides and Database. National Institute of Justice. June 2003 http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/pubs-sum/197978.htm

Guide for the Selection of Chemical and Biological Decontamination Equipment for Emergency First Responders, NIJ Guide 103-00 http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/nij/189724.pdf

Guide for the Selection of PPE for Emergency First Responders, NIJ Guide 102-00

Volume I, Nov 2002 http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/nij/191518.pdf

Volume IIa, Nov 2002 http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/nij/191519.pdf

Volume IIb, Nov 2002 http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/nij/191520.pdf

Volume Iic, Nov 2002 http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/nij/191521.pdf

“Guidelines for Use of Personal Protective Equipment by Law Enforcement Personnel during a Terrorist Chemical Agent Incident”, USASBCCOM, Dec 2003. http://www.ecbc.army.mil/hld/cwirp/ppe_law_enforcement_ca_incident_download.htm

Interim Recommendations for Firefighters and Other First Responders for the Selection and Use of Protective Clothing and Respirators Against Biological Agents, CDC, Oct 2001 http://www.bt.cdc.gov/DocumentsApp/Anthrax/Protective/10242001Protect.asp

Masks, NIOSH Guide to the Selection and Use of Particulate Respirators Certified Under 42 CFR 84. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 96-101. January 1996 http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/userguid.html

NIOSH guide to industrial respiratory protection. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 87-116. September, 1987 http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/87-116.html

NIOSH Respirator Selection Logic. 2004. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2005-100/default.html

NIOSH CBRN Respirator Standards Development http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/standardsdev/cbrn/

NIOSH Personal Protective Technology Laboratory Certified Equipment List http://www2a.cdc.gov/drds/cel/cel_form_code.asp

Personal Protective Equipment during Influenza Outbreaks, Q&A, US FDA http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/emergency/flu_qa.html


Personal Protective Equipment, OSHA PPE factsheet, 2002 http://www.osha-slc.gov/OshDoc/data_General_Facts/ppe-factsheet.pdf

Personal Protective Equipment Program, Office of Health and Safety, CDC http://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/manual/pprotect.htm

Personal Protective Equipment Guide for Military Medical Treatment Facility Personnel Handling Casualties from Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism Events. Technical Guide 275. U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine. August 2003 http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/documents/TG/TECHGUID/TG275new.pdf

PPE. Risk Assessment of Using Firefighter Protective Ensemble (FFPE) with Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) for Rescue Operations During a Terrorist Chemical Agent Incident Edgwood Chem Bio Ctr. Aug 2003 http://www.ecbc.army.mil/hld/cwirp/ffpe_scba_rescue_ops_download.htm

Respirators. NIOSH Approved Disposable Particlate Respirators (Filtering Facepieces) http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/topics/respirators/disp_part/

Respiratory Protection Program Manual, Office of Health and Safety, CDC http://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/manual/respprot.htm

Urban Search and Rescue, HAZMAT PPE. NFPA 1951: Standard on Protective Ensembles for Technical Rescue Incidents http://www.nfpa.org/aboutthecodes/AboutTheCodes.asp?DocNum=1951

References by Topic – Federal Plans and Guidance, Laws, Regulations, Public Health Planning and Guidance

Biological and Chemical Terrorism: Strategic Plan for Preparedness and Response. Recommendations of the CDC Strategic Planning Workgroup. April 21, 2000 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr4904a1.htm

http://www.cdc.gov/epo/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr4904a1.htm

“Biological Weapons Improved Response Program (BW IRP) Response Decision Tree Workshop” Edgwood Chem Bio Ctr. May 2001 http://www.ecbc.army.mil/hld/bwirp/bwirp_updated_decision_tree_report_download.htm

Bioterrorism Act of 2002 (from FDA site) http://www.fda.gov/oc/bioterrorism/bioact.html

BT Toolbox, National Association of County and City Health Officials http://bt.naccho.org/Bt-Toolbox/

Disaster Response: Principles of Preparation and Coordination, Auf der Heide E., St. Louis, CV Mosby 1989. http://orgmail2.coe-dmha.org/dr/index.htm

Emergency Management Accreditation Program http://www.emaponline.org/

Emergency Preparedness Resource Inventory, Resource Tracking Tool, AHRQ http://www.ahrq.gov/research/epri/

Emergency Responder Guidelines, Office for Domestic Preparedness, Department of Justice, 1 Aug 2002 http://www.homelandsecurity.org/bulletin/emergencyresponderguidelines.pdf

EPA, Strategic Plan for Homeland Security, Sept 2002 http://www.epa.gov/epahome/downloads/epa_homeland_security_strategic_plan.pdf

Federal Radiological Emergency Response Plan http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/doctrine/national/frerp.htm

http://www.dca.state.fl.us/bpr/EMTOOLS/Nuclear/frerp.htm


Federal WMD Contingency Plan, “United States Government Interagency Domestic Terrorism Concept of Operations Plan” January 2001 http://www.fas.org/irp/threat/conplan.html

FEMA. "A Guide to the Disaster Declaration Process and Federal Disaster Assistance" http://www.fema.gov/pdf/rebuild/recover/dec_proc.pdf

FEMA, State and Local Guide (SLG) 101: Guide for All-Hazard Emergency Operations Planning http://www.fema.gov/rrr/gaheop.shtm

Grants. Government web site linking all federal grants. http://www.grants.gov/

Homeland Security Reorganization Plan, The White House, Nov 2002 http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/11/reorganization_plan.pdf

"How to lead during Bioattacks with the Publics Trust and Help: A Manual for Mayors, Governors and Top Health Officials." U. of Pittsburgh Medical Center. 2004. http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/pages/resources/leadership.html

HSPD-8 web resource page, DHS http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/assessments/hspd8.htm

Improving Local and State Agency Response to Terrorist Incidents Involving Biological Weapons US Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command. June 2003. http://www.ecbc.army.mil/hld/bwirp/bwirp_planning_guide_download.htm

Introduction to State and Local Emergency Operations Planning Guidance, 2002. http://www.fema.gov/onp/introstate.shtm

http://www.fema.gov/regions/viii/suppgrants.shtm

Kansas City Kansas Bioterrorism Manual http://www.kcmo.org/health.nsf/web/bioterrorism?opendocument

Lessons Learned Information System (LLIS), DHS https://www.llis.dhs.gov/

MAPP - Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships, NACCHO/CDC http://www.naccho.org/project77.cfm

The National Incident Management System. DHS. 1 March 2004. http://www.dhs.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/NIMS-90-web.pdf

National Public Health Preparedness Referral Service. Association of Schools of Public Health/CDC. http://www.asph.org/acphp/referral.cfm

“A National Public Health Strategy For Terrorism Preparedness And Response: 2003 – 2008”, CDC. March 2004. http://www.bt.cdc.gov/planning/tprstrategy/pdf/FinalExternalStrategicPlan4-15-04.pdf

National Response Plan, December 2004. http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/editorial/editorial_0566.xml

http://www.dhs.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/NRP_FullText.pdf

National Response Plan Information Flyer (Overview/Summary), DHS http://www.dhs.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/NRP_Brochure.pdf

National Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction, The White House, Dec 2002 http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/12/WMDStrategy.pdf

National Strategy for Homeland Security, White House, Oct 2007 http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/homeland/nshs/2007/index.html

“The National Strategy for The Physical Protection of Critical Infrastructures and Key Assets”. The White House, Feb 2003. http://www.dhs.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/Physical_Strategy.pdf


National Incident Management System Capability Assessment Support Tool (NIMCAST). DHS http://www.fema.gov/nimcast/AssessmentPdfs.doc

The Office For Domestic Preparedness Guidelines For Homeland Security: DHS. June 2003 http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/docs/ODPPrev1.pdf

OSHA 1910.120. Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9765&p_text_version=FALSE

OSHA National Emergency Management Plan, December 2003 http://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/Directive_pdf/HSO_01-00-001.pdf

Planning Document, “Elements of Effective Bioterrorism Preparedness: A Planning Primer for Local Public Health Agencies”. National Association of County and City Health Officials, Jan 2001. http://www.naccho.org/files/documents/Final_Effective_Bioterrism.pdf

Preparedness Planning for State Health Officials: An Analysis of State Emergency Operations Plans: Responsible Agencies, Common Functions, and Innovative Elements. Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. 2002. http://www.astho.org/pubs/SEOP.pdf

Public Health Surveillance After a Disaster. CDC Web site (multiple resources) http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/surveillance/

“The Public Health Incident Command System (PHICS): A Guide for the Management of Emergencies or Other Unusual Incidents within Public Health Agencies.” Center for Public Health Preparedness, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of NY http://www.ualbanycphp.org/pinata/phics/default.cfm

“The public health response to Biological and Chemical Terrorism”, Interim planning guidance for State Public health officials, CDC, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, July 2001. http://www.bt.cdc.gov/Documents/Planning/PlanningGuidance.PDF

“Public Health Emergency Response Guide for State, Local, and Tribal Public Health Directors” CDC. Oct 2004. http://www.bt.cdc.gov/planning/responseguide.asp

“Public Health Authorities. "Legal Authority for Implementation of a Federal Public Health and Medical Services Response" http://www.hhs.gov/disasters/discussion/planners/legalauthority.html

State Strategies for Fully Integrating Public Health into Homeland Security “ Issues Brief. National Governors Association Center for Best Practices. November 23, 2005 http://preview.nga.org/Files/pdf/FULLYPUBLICHEALTH.pdf

Stafford Act http://www.fema.gov/about/stafact.shtm

Strategic Plan, CDC, National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/emergplan/1toc.htm

Strategic Planning. US Army Strategic Planning and Resource Reference Book http://www.pokerleadership.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/strategicplanningreferenceandresourcebook.pdf

“Task Force on Protecting Democracy”, Final Report (Recommendations for improving planning between local, state and federal government). National Conference of State Legislatures, July 2002 http://www.homelandsecurity.org/hls/ncslreport.doc

“Toolkit For Managing The Emergency Consequences Of Terrorist Incidents”. FEMA http://www.fema.gov/preparedness/toolkit.shtm


“Writing a Disaster Plan: A Guide For Health Departments” UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters, 2005. http://www.cphd.ucla.edu/

References by Topic – First Responder Guides/Procedures AGILE, Communications Program (DOJ) http://www.agileprogram.org/

Ambulance Personnel. “Minimum Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Ambulance Personnel in California. Guidelines. California Emergency Medical Services Authority. June 2005. http://www.emsa.ca.gov/aboutemsa/emsa216.doc

The Application of HAZWOPER to Worksite Response and Cleanup Activities, OSHA, Dec 2005 http://www.osha.gov/dep/ohe/application_worksiteresponse.html

CERT Field Operations Guide http://www.training.fema.gov/emiweb/downloads/fog.pdf

Chemical Weapons Improved Response Program Play Book: Guidelines for Responding to and Managing a Chemical Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorist Event. US Army. Dec 03 http://www.ecbc.army.mil/hld/cwirp/cwirp_playbook_download.htm

CHRIS Manual (Chemical Hazards Response Information System), US Coast Guard http://www.chrismanual.com/

Connecting Communities: Emergency Preparedness and Security Resources, Federal Transit Administration http://www.connectingcommunities.net/resources.html

“Coping with an Attack, a Quick Guide to Dealing with Biological, Chemical and ‘Dirty Bomb’ Attacks” Posters. The Center for Technology and National Security Policy (CTNSP). National Defense University http://www.ndu.edu/ctnsp/wmd_tipsheet.htm

Disaster Site Worker Outreach Training Program, OSHA http://www.osha.gov/fso/ote/training/disaster/disaster.html

Dispatcher’s Guide for WMD Incidents. U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC). Sept 2004. http://www.ecbc.army.mil/hld/dl/ECBC_ACWA_WMD_DISPATCH.pdf

DOJ, Office for Domestic Preparedness, 1 August 2002. http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/docs/EmergencyRespGuidelinesRevB.pdf

EMS Sector Standard Operating Procedures, Supplement 11, Hazardous Materials Response Handbook, NFPA, 1997. http://www.nfpa.org/PDF/Sup11.pdf?src=nfpa

EMS Response Resources. Minnesota EMS http://www.emsrb.state.mn.us/bioterrorism.asp

Emergency Response Guidebook (First Responder’s Guide for HAZMAT operations), DOT. 2008. http://hazmat.dot.gov/pubs/erg/erg2008_eng.pdf

http://hazmat.dot.gov/pubs/erg/gydebook.htm

Emergency Responder Guidelines, ODP, 1 Aug 2002. http://www.shsasresources.com/documents/emerg_resp_guide.pdf

Emergency Response to Incidents Involving Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents, Supplement 14, Hazardous Materials Response Handbook, NFPA, 1997. http://www.nfpa.org/Codes/CodesandStandards/HazMat/HazMat.asp

Emergency Response Resources, NIOSH http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/emres01.html


Emergency Response Resources, OSHA http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/emergencyresponse/index.html

Emergency Response to Terrorism Job Aid, National Fire Academy, (2d Edition) http://www.usfa.fema.gov/fire-service/c-terror/download-jobaid.shtm

EMS Sector Standard Operating Procedures, NFPA Guidelines http://www.nfpa.org/PDF/Sup11.pdf?src=nfpa&MSCSProfile=95385A1F52DEA1A229D5B375420544648052E7FC8E62FC4116B24D115A30D1CBFD76CF9B96F06B117E4637935BD27E732CF52194FFCE84 4B89ED19E75D5058A8955A02C7A475164AE95BD5DB508F0843252098586C73A23AB4F782A1AA4

Field Guides (Misc.), Wisconsin Chapter, International Association of Arson Investigators. http://www.wiiaai.com/news.htm

Bottle Bombs First Responder Awareness Card http://www.wiiaai.com/news.htm

Clandestine Drug Labs First Responder Awareness Card http://www.wiiaai.com/news.htm

Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) First Responder Awareness Card http://www.wiiaai.com/news.htm

Operations Security (OPSEC) Public Safety Awareness Card http://www.wiiaai.com/news.htm

Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) First Responder Awareness Card http://www.wiiaai.com/news.htm

Suspicious Letter or Package Awareness Card S http://www.wiiaai.com/news.htm

Suicide Bomber Awareness Card http://www.wiiaai.com/news.htm

Mass Shooting Awareness Card http://www.wiiaai.com/news.htm

Field Operations Guide, Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, USAID http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/humanitarian_assistance/disaster_assistance/resources/pdf/fog_v3.pdf

USAID Disaster Response resources http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/humanitarian_assistance/disaster_assistance/resources/

Field Operating Guide, US Coast Guard http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/mor/Articles/ICS.htm

Fire Chief’s Guide to Smallpox Vaccination, International Association of Fire Chiefs, January 2003 http://www.iafc.org/downloads/smallpoxguide2003.pdf

Firefighter Quick Reference Card for Mass Casualty Decontamination. Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, US Army. September 2003 http://www.ecbc.army.mil/hld/ip/firefighter_quick_ref_download.htm

Firefighter Quick Reference Card for a Suspected Chem/Bio Attack. Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, US Army. http://www.ecbc.army.mil/hld/ip/firefighter_quick_ref_download.htm

http://www.ecbc.army.mil/hld/ip/firefighter_quick_ref_guide_download.htm

Fire Fighters Protective Ensemble. Guidelines for Incident Commander's Use of Firefighter Protective Ensemble (FFPE) with Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) for Rescue Operations During a Terrorist Chemical Agent Incident http://www.ecbc.army.mil/hld/cwirp/cwirp_final_incident_command_download.htm


Guidelines for Decontamination of Fire Fighters and Their Equipment Following Hazardous Materials Incidents. NFPA. http://www.nfpa.org/PDF/Sup10.pdf?src=nfpa&MSCSProfile=95385A1F52DEA1A229D5B37542054464 8052E7FC8E62FC4116B24D115A30D1CBFD76CF9B96F06B117E4637935BD27E732CF52194FFCE844B89ED19E75D5058A8955A02C7A475164AE95BD5DB508F0843252098586C73A23AB4F782A1AA49E

Guide to Managing an Emergency Service Infection Control Program, US Fire Academy, Jan 2002 http://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/fa-112.pdf

Hazardous Materials Employee Resource Book, US Department of Transportation, 9/06 http://hazmat.dot.gov/contact/Hazmat_Employee_Resource_Book.pdf

Hazardous Materials Guide for First Responders, US Fire Academy, FEMA. (Available only as a CD) http://www.usfa.fema.gov/hazmat/

Hazardous Materials, Medical Management Protocols, 2d Edition, Feb 1991, California EMS http://www.emsa.ca.gov/aboutemsa/emsa231.pdf

Hazardous Materials Response Special Teams Capabilities and Contact Handbook, US Coast Guard. 2005 http://www.uscg.mil/HQ/G-M/2005SpecialTeamsHandbook.pdf

“The HAZMAT Laptop”, Consolidated resource listing, electronic resources http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/7392/hazmatlaptop.htm

HAZMAT 101 web site, information source http://www.hazmat101.com/

Homeland Security Advisory System, “Fire and Emergency Services Preparedness Guide for the Homeland Security Advisory System” US Fire Administration. First Edition - January 2004 http://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/hsas-guide.pdf

Incident Management Handbook, US Coast Guard, 2001 http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/mor/page2index.htm

Introduction to Biological Agent Detection Equipment for Emergency First Responders NCJ 190747, December 2001. National Institute of Justice http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/nij/190747.pdf

Law Enforcement Officers Guide for Responding to Chemical Terrorist Incidents, US Army SBCCOM, Jan 2003. http://www.ecbc.army.mil/hld/ip/le_officers_guide_download.htm

Managing Hazardous Materials Incidents, Volume I, Emergency Medical Services: A Planning Guide for the Management of Contaminated Patients, ATSDR, April, 2001. http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/mhmi.html

Managing Hazardous Materials Incidents, Volume I, Emergency Medical Services: A Planning Guide for the Management of Contaminated Patients, ATSDR, April, 2001. http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/mhmi.html

The Medical NBC Battlebook, US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine (USACHPPM), Tech Guide 244, May 2000. https://ccc.apgea.army.mil/products/handbooks/books.htm

August 2002 version (pdf file. Much larger file = longer download) http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/documents/TG/TECHGUID/tg244.pdf

“Model Procedures for Responding to a Package with Suspicion of a Biological Threat” International Association of Fire Chiefs (In cooperation with FBI Hazardous Materials Response Unit, FBI Laboratory). October 2008 http://www.iafc.org/associations/4685/files/haz_IAFCmodelproceduresforbiohazardresponse.pdf


The National Academies, First Responder Web Resources http://stills.nap.edu/shelves/first/

NFPA 472: Standard for Professional Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials Incidents, 1997. http://www.nfpa.org/aboutthecodes/list_of_codes_and_standards.asp

NFPA 473: Standard for Competencies for EMS Personnel Responding to Hazardous Materials Incidents, 1997. http://www.nfpa.org/aboutthecodes/list_of_codes_and_standards.asp

NFPA 1994 Standard on Protective Ensembles for Chemical/Biological Terrorism Incidents http://www.nfpa.org/aboutthecodes/list_of_codes_and_standards.asp

National Safety Council, Multiple guides http://www.nsc.org/issues/prepare.htm

Police Guides for Homeland Security, "Protecting Your Community from Terrorism: Strategies for Local Law Enforcement". US Department of Justice: The first three reports in a series of five on are now available on the COPS Web site. (COPS) Volume 1, Part 1: http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/mime/open.pdf?Item=1362

Volume 1, Part 2: http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/mime/open.pdf?Item=1363

Volume 2: http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/mime/open.pdf?Item=1364

Volume 3: http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/mime/open.pdf?Item=1365

PPE. “Attention Emergency Responders: Guidance on Emergency Responder Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) forResponse to CBRN Terrorism Incidents.” NIOSH/CDC. June 2008. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2008-132/pdfs/2008-132.pdf

Protecting Emergency Responders Series. NIOSH and the RAND Corporation http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/guidancedocs/rand.html

“Protecting First Responders: Lessons Learned From Terrorist Attacks”, RAND Corporation Study, Feb 2002. http://www.rand.org/publications/CF/CF176/CF176.pdf

Protecting Emergency Responders, Volume 2: Community Views of Safety and Health Risks and Personal Protection Needs http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1646/

Protecting Emergency Responders: Volume 3: Safety Management In Disaster And Terrorism Response. NIOSH and RAND. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2004-144/

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2004-144/pdfs/2004-144.pdf

Public Health Emergency Response: A Guide for Leaders and Responders. US Department of Health and Human Services. August 2007.

http://www.hhs.gov/disasters/press/newsroom/mediaguide/guideleader.html

Radiation Incidents, “Casualty Management after Detonation of a Nuclear Weapon In an Urban Area”, CDC http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/radiation/casualties_detonation.htm

Radiation Incidents, “Casualty Management after a Deliberate Release of Radioactive Material”, CDC Fact Sheet. http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/radiation/casualties_radioactive.htm

Radiation Incidents, “Guidance for Radiation Accident Management - Prehospital Emergency Services” Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS) http://www.orau.gov/reacts/manage.htm


Radiation Incidents, “Manual for First Responders to a Radiological Emergency” International Atomic Energy Agency. Oct 2006. http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/EPR_FirstResponder_web.pdf

Radiation Incidents, “Pocket Guide for Responders to Ionizing Radiation Terrorism.” Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute. http://www.afrri.usuhs.mil/www/outreach/pdf/pcktcard.pdf

Radiation Incidents, Protection Action Guides, EPA http://www.epa.gov/radiation/rert/pags.htm

Radiation Incidents, Transportation Emergency Preparedness Program, Dpt of Energy, Radiological Transportation Issues http://www.em.doe.gov/otem/program.html

Radiation Incidents, “What Every Public Safety Officer Should Know About Radiation and Radioactive Materials”. National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center. Feb 2003. http://www.nlectc.org/radiation/radiation_brochure.pdf

Security Personnel. Preparing and Protecting Security Personnel in Emergencies. OSHA. 2007 http://www.osha.gov/Publications/3335-security-personnel.pdf

Special Populations, “Tips for First Responders” 2d edition. Ctr for Development and Disability. U. of New Mexico http://cdd.unm.edu/products/tips_web020205.pdf

“Suggested Guidance for Supervisors at Disaster Rescue Sites” National Institute for Occupational Safetyand Health, Centers for Disease Control, October 2001. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/emhaz2.html

Suspicious Package/Item Response. “Model Procedures for Responding to a Package with Suspicion of a Biological Threat.” International Association of Fire Chiefs. Jan 2004. http://www.iafc.org/downloads/suspicious_packages.pdf

“Understanding Wireless Communications in Public Safety A Guidebook to Technology, Issues, Planning, and Management.” Imel and Hart, The National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center A Program of the National Institute of Justice. Second Edition: January 2003 http://www.justnet.org/pdffiles/wireless2003.pdf

Vaccinations. CDC Immunization Recommendations for First Responders http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/disease/responderimmun.asp

“Why Can't We Talk? Working Together to Bridge the Communications Gap to Save Lives." A Guide for Public Officials. National Task Force on Interoperability. February 2003 http://www.agileprogram.org/ntfi/ntfi_guide.pdf

Wireless Information System for First Responders (WISER), National Library of Medicine,HAZMAT PDA reference guide. http://wiser.nlm.nih.gov/

References by Topic – Hospitals and Health Facilities

Academic Medical Centers. “Managing Emergency Preparedness: Academic Health Centers Organize and Innovate.” The Association of Academic Health Centers (AAHC) 2008 http://www.aahcdc.org/policy/reports/AAHC_Emergency_Prep_08.pdf

Acute Care Center: A Mass Casualty Care Strategy for Biological Terrorism Incidents. USASBCCOM. Dec. 1, 2001 http://www.ecbc.army.mil/hld/bwirp/bwirp_acc_blue_book_download.htm

Alternative Medical Care Site Selection Matrix. AHRQ http://www.ahrq.gov/research/altsites/altmatrix1_final.htm


American Hospital Association Disaster Planning Resource List (Note hospital biological and chemical planning checklist) http://www.hospitalconnect.com/aha/key_issues/disaster_readiness/index.html

“An Alternative Health Care Facility: Concept of Operations for the Off-Site Triage, Treatment, and Transportation Center (OST³C) Mass Casualty Care Strategy for a Chemical Terrorism Incident”, US Army SBCCOM, March 2001. http://www.ecbc.army.mil/hld/cwirp/cwirp_concept_ops_ost3c_download.htm

Anthrax Treatment Protocol for Emergency Rooms, American Academy of Emergency Medicine, Nov 2001 http://www.aaem.org/terrorismresources/index.shtml

Bioterrorism Emergency Planning and Preparedness Questionnaire for Healthcare Facilities, AHRQ, DHHS, 10 Mar 2002 http://www.ahrq.gov/about/cpcr/bioterr.pdf

Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response: Use of Information Technologies and Decision Support Systems, Study Report, AHRQ, DHHS, July 2002. http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcsums/bioitsum.htm

Bioterrorism Reference Materials for Hospitals, Kentucky Hospital Association http://www.kyha.com/prepare.htm

California Hospital Bioterrorism Planning Guide, Department of Health Services, 2002 http://www.dhs.ca.gov/lnc/download/default.htm

Chemical Response. “Recommendations for Hospitals: Chemical Decontamination, Staff Protection, Chemical Decontamination Equipment and Medication List, Evidence Collection. California Emergency Medical Services Authority. 2003. http://www.emsa.cahwnet.gov/dms2/recommendation.doc

“Clinician Competencies in Emergency Preparedness” Columbia School of Nursing and the Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine. 2005. http://www.nursing.hs.columbia.edu/institutes-centers/chphsr/clinician-comps.pdf

Community Clinic and Health Center Emergency Operations Plan Template, California Clinic Emergency Preparedness Project, California EMS Authority/California Primary Care Association, June 2004. http://www.emsa.ca.gov/hbppc/hbppc.asp

Decontamination Operations, “Recommendations for Hospitals Addressing Water Containment and Run Off During Decontamination Operations.” California Emergency Medical Services Authority. 2003. http://www.emsa.cahwnet.gov/dms2/waste_water.doc

Disaster Medical Standards Grant Project, California EMS http://www.mvemsa.com/Disaster/DMS%20Grant%20Proj/DisasterGrantProj.htm

Emergency Management (EM) Principles and Practices for Healthcare Systems. VA. 2006 http://www1.va.gov/emshg/page.cfm?pg=122

Emergency Management Program Guidebook, Veterans Administration (Hospital Planning Guide), 2002 http://www1.va.gov/emshg/apps/emp/emp.htm

Emergency Room Procedures in Chemical Hazard Emergencies: A Job Aid, CDC National Center for Environmental Health http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/demil/articles/initialtreat.htm

Emergency Severity Index. AHRQ http://www.ahrq.gov/research/esi/esi1.htm

ER1 Project, MEDSTAR Emergency, Washington DC, Emergency Room Preparation http://er1.org/


Field Manual for Capacity Assessment of Health Facilities in Responding To Emergencies. World Health Organization. April 2007. http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/EVOD-72RHHL/$FILE/WHO.pdf?OpenElement

Greater NY Hospital Association Web Site – Misc. resources http://www.gnyha.org/1/Default.aspx

Guidelines for Infection Control in Health Care Personnel, CDC, 1998 http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/GUIDE/InfectControl98.pdf

Guidelines for Isolation Precautions in Hospitals, CDC http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/isolat/isolat.htm

Guidelines for Protecting the Health and Safety of Health Care Workers: 4/24/98, NIOSH http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/hcwold0.html

Hazardous Materials, Medical Management Protocols, 2d Edition, Feb 1991, California EMS http://www.emsa.ca.gov/aboutemsa/emsa231.pdf

“HAZMAT for Healthcare” Web site. http://www.hazmatforhealthcare.org

Health Center Emergency Management Program Expectations ftp://ftp.hrsa.gov/bphc/docs/2007pins/pin200715.pdf

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule: Disclosures for Emergency Preparedness - A Decision Tool http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/decisiontool/

“Hospital Capability Assessment for Readiness”, Healthcare Association of Hawaii https://www.HAH-Emergency.net/ Then go to “Public Library”

Hospital Exercise evaluation tool, AHRQ http://www.ahrq.gov/research/hospdrills/hospdrill.htm

Hospitals and Community Emergency Response - What You Need to Know, OSHA Document http://www.osha-slc.gov/Publications/OSHA3152/osha3152.html

Hospital Emergency Incident Command System, California EMS http://www.heics.com/

Hospitals Safe From Disasters, Project and Web Site, Pan-American Health Organization/World Health Organization http://www.safehospitals.info/

Hospital Status Report Format. Veterans Administration http://www1.va.gov/emshg/docs/OperatingStatusCkList-Report.doc

"In a Moment's Notice: Surge Capacity in Terrorist Bombings" CDC. Apr 2007. http://www.bt.cdc.gov/masscasualties/surgecapacity.asp

Investigation of Air-dispersed pulmonary Agents work sheet, Texas Department of Health http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/bioterrorism/btform.pdf

Managing Hazardous Materials Incidents, Volume II, Hospital Emergency Departments: A Planning Guide for the Management of Contaminated Patients, ATSDR, April 2001. http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/mhmi.html

“Medical and Health Incident Management (MaHIM) System: A Comprehensive Functional System Description for Mass Casualty Medical and Health Incident Management.” Barbera J.A., Macintyre A.G. Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management, The George Washington University. Washington, D.C., October 2002. Supported by a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. http://www.gwu.edu/~icdrm/MaHIM%20V2%20final%20report%20sec%202.pdf


Medical Surge Capacity and Capability Handbook, Department of Health and Human Services. 2004 http://www.hhs.gov/asphep/mscc_handbook.html

National Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program, Health Resources and Services Administration, DHHS http://www.hrsa.gov/bioterrorism/index.htm

“Neighborhood Emergency Help Center Pamphlet: A Mass Casualty Care Strategy for Biological Terrorism Incidents”, US Army SBCCOM, May 2001. http://www.ecbc.army.mil/hld/bwirp/bwirp_nehc_green_book_download.htm

NIMS and the Hospital Emergency Incident Command System http://www.fema.gov/pdf/nims/NIMSWebArticle1.pdf

NIMS Implementation Activities for Hospitals and Healthcare Systems http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nims/imp_hos.pdf

Nursing Homes, Emergency Planning Site, Florida Health Care Association http://www.fhca.org/emerprep/index.php

Nursing Home and Facility Planning, All Hazards model plan. North Carolina Healthcare Facility Assn. http://www.nursinghomesnc.com/member-center/disaster-preparedness/all-hazards-planning-tool/

OSHA Best Practices for Hospital-Based First Receivers of Victims. December 2004. http://www.osha.gov/dts/osta/bestpractices/firstreceivers_hospital.html

OSHA Health Facility Safety Resources http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/healthcarefacilities/index.html

http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/hospital_etool/mainpage.html

OSHA Standards Interpretation and Compliance Letters 03/10/1999 - Emergency response training necessary for hospital physicians/nurses that may treat contaminated patients. http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=INTERPRETATIONS&p_id=22710&p_text_version=FALSE

OSHA Standards Interpretation and Compliance Letters 10/27/1992 - Training requirements for hospital personnel involved in an emergency response of a hazardous substance. http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=INTERPRETATIONS&p_id=20911&p_text_version=FALSE

OSHA Standards Interpretation and Compliance Letters 03/31/1992 - Medical personnel exposed to patients contaminated with hazardous waste. http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=INTERPRETATIONS&p_id=20609&p_text_version=FALSE

Patient Handling Precautions for BT agents, Walter Reed Army Medical Center (on Texas BT Web site) http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/bioterrorism/btmanag.pdf

Pediatric Mass Casualty Planning. The Program for Pediatric Preparedness. The Children's Hospital at Montefiore. NYC http://www.pediatricpreparedness.org/

Personal Protective Equipment Guide for Military Medical Treatment Facility Personnel Handling Casualties from Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism Events. Technical Guide 275. U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine. August 2003 http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/documents/TG/TECHGUID/TG275new.pdf

Providing Mass Medical Care with Scarce Resources: A Community Planning Guide. AHRQ. 2006 http://www.ahrq.gov/research/mce/


Public Health Emergencies: Quick Primer for Clinicians on Detecting Public Health Emergencies. Medical Society of the State of New York. http://www.mssny.org/pub_health/Emergency_Primer.htm

Radiation Incidents, “Interim Guidelines for Hospital Response to Mass Casualties from a Radiological Incident.” December 2003. Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental Health. CDC http://www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/pdf/MassCasualtiesGuidelines.pdf

Radiation Incidents, “Guidance for Radiation Accident Management - Guidance for Hospital Medical Management” Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS) http://www.orau.gov/reacts/care.htm

Radiation Incidents, “Hospital Emergency Department Management of Radiation Incidents”. The Health Physics Society. https://hps.org/hsc/responsemed.html

Radiation Incidents, “Terrorism with Ionizing Radiation General Guidance Pocket Guide.” Department of Veterans Affairs. http://www.afrri.usuhs.mil/www/outreach/pdf/pcktcard.pdf

Recovery Checklist for Hospitals After Disasters. GNYHA http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/bhpp/bhpp-hospital-tools-checklist.pdf

Stanford University Medical Center BT site, plans http://www.stanfordhospital.com/forPhysiciansOthers/bioterrorism/bioterrorism.html

Surge, Hospital Surge Planning and Model. AHRQ http://hospitalsurgemodel.ahrq.gov/

TB Respiratory Protection Program in Health Care Facilities, Administrators Guide, NIOSH http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/99-143.html

“Use of Former (“Shuttered”) Hospitals to Expand Surge Capacity: Requirements for Reopening a Shuttered Hospital in an Emergency and Suggestions for Meeting These Requirements.” AHRQ http://www.ahrq.gov/research/shuttered/

Violence, Occupational Hazards in Hospitals, NIOSH, April 2002 http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/2002-101.html

References by Topic - Incident Command System and Emergency Operations Center Tools British Columbia Emergency Response Management System http://www.pep.bc.ca/bcerms/bcerms.html

Capital Region, Florida Chapter, American Red Cross, Various forms and guides http://www.tallytown.com/redcross/dsu.html#des

EOC Guide, Florida Emergency Management http://floridadisaster.org/bpr/Response/engineers/eoc/eocguide.pdf

FEMA Forms http://www.fema.gov/government/grant/pa/forms.shtm

Health Emergency Assistance Line and Triage Hub (HEALTH) Model, AHRQ http://www.ahrq.gov/research/health/

ICS All Hazard Core Competencies, FEMA http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/ics_competencies.shtm

Incident Command System, California Office of Emergency Services (See site for Standardized Emergency Management System “SEMS”) http://www.oes.ca.gov/

Incident Command System, FEMA Reference Site http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/ICSResource/


Incident Command System, FIRESCOPE site. http://www.firescope.org/

http://www.firescope.org/ics-8x11-fog.htm

Incident Command System, Forms and Guides http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/mor/Articles/ICS.htm

http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/oilaids/ICS/ICS.html

http://www.nmt.edu/sar/IcsForms.html

Incident Command System, National Fire Service Incident Management Consortium http://www.ims-consortium.org/

ICS, National Forest Service, ICS Forms. (pdf and dot formats) http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/planning/nist/ics_forms.htm

ICS, National Wildlife Coordinating Group, Main site (Courses and resources listed) http://www.nwcg.gov/pms/forms/ics.htm

Incident Command System, National Fire Service Incident Management Consortium, ICS Guides http://www.ims-consortium.org/

Incident Command System, OSHA site http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/ics/index.html

ICS, Simplified Guide to the Incident Command System for Transportation Professionals http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/ics%5Fguide/

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/ics_guide/

Incident Command System, US Coast Guard Site http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/mor/Articles/ICS.htm

http://www.uscg.mil/hq/ics/icssplash/index.html

http://homeport.uscg.mil/mycg/portal/ep/browse.do?channelId=-17668

Incident Command System, US Fire Academy Position Task Books http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/subjects/incident/imt/imt-training.shtm

ICS Course and information, OSHA http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/ics/index.html

ICS Orientation Course, NY State Emergency Management Office http://www.nysemo.state.ny.us/training/ics/module1.htm

National Incident Management System, Department of Homeland Security, 1 March 2004 http://www.dhs.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/NIMS-90-web.pdf

National Incident Management System Course, IS-700, FEMA http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is700.asp

National Interagency Coordination Center http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/

NICC Forms, Guides, Handbooks http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/logistics/references.htm

NIMS online.com. Commercial site. Multiple references http://www.nimsonline.com/

Public Health system Models, U. of Maryland http://www.isr.umd.edu/Labs/CIM/projects/clinic/phpm.html

Resource Typing, FEMA Health and Medical Team Lists http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3316


Unified Facilities Criteria: Emergency Operations Center Planning and Design (DOD Guide to EOC design). DOD. 15 July 2008. http://www.wbdg.org/ccb/DOD/UFC/ufc_4_141_04.pdf

References by Topic – Individual/Public Guides and Information/Volunteers American Red Cross Disaster Guide http://www.redcross.org/disaster/safety/guide.html

American Red Cross Guides, Specialty guides for animals, disabled, foreign languages, special populations http://www.redcross.org/disaster/safety/prepare.html

Anthrax Training Program (for the public), South Carolina Department of Health http://teamxtend.com/anthraxprevention/index.htm

“Are You Ready: A Guide to Citizen Preparedness”, FEMA, Sept 2002 http://www.fema.gov/areyouready/

Are You Prepared. San Francisco Preparedness site http://www.72hours.org/

Australian Government Preparation Guidance http://nationalsecurity.ag.gov.au/www/rwpattach.nsf/viewasattachmentPersonal/4CF56D120B9E6497CA256CC100797443/$file/ntlbooklet.pdf

Bioterror Web Site, Linked to Television NOVA series, misc. resources http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bioterror/

Bioterrorism Disease Primer, USA Today http://www.usatoday.com/graphics/news/gra/gbioterror/frame.htm

CDC Health Update, “Addressing public concern about response to public health emergencies” October 2, 2001 http://www.bt.cdc.gov/DocumentsAPP/CDCHealthUpdateOctober022001.pdf

Charitable Immunity Manual, A review of Charitable Immunity Legislation for Volunteer Health Care Providers, Volunteers in Health Care http://www.volunteersinhealthcare.org/Manuals/charit.imm.man.pdf

Chemical Agents: Facts about Personal Cleaning and Disposal of Contaminated Clothing. CDC http://www.bt.cdc.gov/planning/personalcleaningfacts.asp

Chemical Emergencies, American Red Cross Family Information Brochure http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/keepsafe/readychemical.html

Citizens Corps, FEMA (volunteer efforts) www.citizencorps.gov

Code of Federal Regulations. Title 42, Chapter 139, Section 14503. Limitation on liability for volunteers. http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/42/14503.html

Community Guidelines For Developing A Spontaneous Volunteer Plan. Illinois Office of Homeland Security. http://www.illinois.gov/security/pdf/spontvol.PDF

Community Emergency Response Teams. Online training course. “IS 317 Introduction to Community Emergency Response Teams” FEMA http://www.training.fema.gov/emiweb/is/is317.asp

The Community Preparedness Website Project, Multiple Resources http://www.preparenow.org/


Corporation for National and Community Service http://www.nationalservice.org/news/homeland.html

Crisis Checklist (for individuals), Organizing Made Simple (commercial firm) http://www.organizingmadesimple.com/download/crisis-checklist-locked.pdf

Disaster/Emergency Preparedness Guidelines For Directors of Volunteer Services in Healthcare Facilities http://www.hospitalconnect.com/asdvs/files/ASDVS_Disaster_Preparedness_Guidelines.doc

Disaster Preparedness for Persons with Chronic Diseases. University Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky http://www.chronicdiseasepreparedness.org/

Do One Thing. Personal Preparedness web site http://www.do1thing.us/

Emergency Planning for Your Family: The Five-Step Guide. Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada. (PSEPC) http://www.emergencypreparednessweek.ca/index_e.asp

Emergency Preparedness Guides (for general population – multi-lingual), City of Denver http://www.denvergov.org/jump_emergency.asp

Emergency Preparedness: Guidance and General Preparation. Department of Justice. Feb 2003. http://www.usdoj.gov/jmd/ps/dojepm.htm

Emergency Survival Program, Los Angeles County http://www.espfocus.org/

A Federal Employee’s Emergency Guide, US Office of Personnel Management http://www.opm.gov/emergency/PDF/EmployeesGuide.pdf

A Federal Employee’s Family Preparedness Guide, US Office of Personnel Management http://www.opm.gov/emergency/PDF/NationalFamilyGuide.pdf

Frequently Asked Questions (Public), Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies, Johns Hopkins http://www.hopkins-biodefense.org/faq.html

“Giving Birth “In Place”: A Guide to Emergency Preparedness for Childbirth”. American College of Nurse-Midwives. 2003. http://www.midwife.org/focus/inplace.cfm

Good Samaritan Laws, List of State Laws (and AED Laws), Less Stress Instructional Services http://www.cprinstructor.com/legal.htm

Good Samaritan Laws, Wikipedia citation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Samaritan_Act

HAZMAT Guide. American Society of Safety Engineers http://www.asse.org/naoshweek02_brochure_haz.pdf

Home Guides for Emergency Preparedness, Arlington County, VA, Multi-lingual. http://www.co.arlington.va.us/emergency/

Homeowner emergency preparedness guide. Homeownership alliance & DHS http://www.homeownershipalliance.com/documents/emergency_final.pdf

Individual Preparedness Guide. “Are You Ready: Guidelines for Navy Family Emergency Preparedness” Naval Services Family Line. January 2008 http://www.lifelines.navy.mil/idc/groups/public/documents/image/areyouready0308.pdf

“Individual Preparedness Response to Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear, and Biological Terrorist Attacks.” The Rand Corporation. 2003. http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1731/

Quick Guide http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1731.1/MR1731.1.pdf


What You Should Do to Prepare for and Respond to Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear, and Biological Terrorist Attacks. Pocket Edition Survival Guide. RAND Corporation. 2004. http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1731.2/

“Keep It With You” Personal medical information form. CDC http://www.emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/kiwy.asp

“Managing Spontaneous Volunteers in Times of Disaster: The Synergy of Structure and Good Intentions” Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters (VOAD) http://www.nvoad.org/ManagingSpontaneousVol.pdf

Medical Reserve Corps Web Link (Citizen’s Corps Volunteer Program, FEMA) http://www.medicalreservecorps.gov/

Medical Reserve Corps Technical Assistance Series. http://www.medicalreservecorps.gov/TASeries

National Library of Medicine Anthrax and Biological Warfare Information Resources http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/anthrax.html

Personal Protection and Chemical or Biological Terrorism, Frequently Asked Questions, Henry L. Stimson Center, Chemical and Biological Weapons Nonproliferation Project http://www.stimson.org/cwc/persprot.htm

Personal Protection Measures against the Terrorist Threat. Defense Intelligence Agency. http://www.ncix.gov/publications/booklets_brochures/booklet_personalProtection/PersonalProt.php

“Preparing for Emergencies”, United Kingdom preparedness guides http://www.preparingforemergencies.gov.uk

Ready.Gov web site, Department of Homeland Security, Misc. Information http://www.ready.gov/

Respirator fact sheet: “What you should know in deciding whether to buy escape hoods, gas masks, or other respirators for preparedness at home and work.” NIOSH. April 14, 2003 http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/npptlrespfact.html

Retention and Recruitment for the Volunteer Emergency Services Challenges and Solutions. U.S. Fire Administration. May 2007 http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/fa-310.pdf

Shelter in Place Planning, Partnership Toward Safer Communities Program, Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs. http://www.ptsc-program.org/shelter_in_place.htm

“Sheltering in Place as a Public Protective Action”, National Institute for Chemical Studies, June 2001. http://www.nicsinfo.org/shelter%20in%20place.pdf

Sheltering in Place, Redefiningreadiness.doc study and resources http://www.redefiningreadiness.net/

“State Liability Laws for Charitable Organizations and Volunteers” Nonprofit Risk Management Center http://nonprofitrisk.org/downloads/state-liability.pdf

“Terrorism – Preparing for the Unexpected” American Red Cross, Sept 2001 http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/keepsafe/unexpected.html

Unaffiliated Volunteers in Response and Recovery. Florida Commission on Voluntary Service. 2003. http://www.tallytown.com/redcross/library/UnaffiliatedVolunteersInResponseAndRecovery.pdf

USA Freedom Corps http://www.usafreedomcorps.gov/

US Government, FirstGov Web Site “Protect Yourself and Your country”, numerous resources http://www.firstgov.gov/Topics/Usgresponse.shtml


Volunteer Center Response Plan http://www.preparenow.org/vcdplan.html

Volunteers in Health Care, Organizational Site (Specifically Information on volunteers for free clinics and has info on medical volunteer systems and recommendations) http://www.volunteersinhealthcare.org/home.htm

References by Topic – Information Management/Public Affairs/Alert Systems/GIS A Journalist’s Guide to Covering Bioterrorism. Radio and Television News Directors Foundation. 2002. http://www.rtnda.org/resources/bioguide.pdf

“Assessing Your Disaster Public Awareness Program, A guide to strengthening public education,” EMAP. Oct 2006. http://www.emaponline.org/?179

CDC, Health Alert Network homepage http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/han/

CDC, Media Relations Site http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/

“Communicating in a Crisis: Risk Communication Guidelines for Public Officials,” US Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration , 2002 http://www.riskcommunication.samhsa.gov/index.htm

Communications. Talking About Disaster: Guide for Standard Messages by the National Disaster Education Coalition, Washington, D.C., 2004 http://www.disastereducation.org/guide.html

Communicating in the First Hours: Initial Communication with the Public during a Potential Terrorism Event. CDC Web Resource http://www.bt.cdc.gov/firsthours/

Communicator’s Guide, Federal Communications Network http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/npr/library/papers/bkgrd/communicators.html

Communicating With the Public Using ATIS (Advanced Traveler Information Systems) During Disasters: A Guide for Practitioners. US Dpt of Transportation. April 2007. http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/atis/index.htm

The Emergency Email Network http://www.emergencyemailnetwork.com/

The Emergency Managers Weather Information Network http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/emwin/index.htm

FCC Clearinghouse for Emergency Information http://www.fcc.gov/pshs/clearinghouse/index.html

“The Five Pillars of Emergency Communications Planning” An Envoy World Wide White Paper. Aug 2005 http://www.envoyworldwide.com/pdf/PillarsWppr0805.pdf

First Responder’s Guide To Satellite Communications, Satellite Industry Association http://www.sia.org/frg_files/FirstResponder%27sGuidetoSatelliteCommunications.pdf

GIS: Baystate Medical Center's Health Geographics Program - the only hospital-based full time GIS department in the U.S. http://www.baystatehealth.com/gis

GIS: Chuck Croner's "Public Health GIS News and Information" http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/otheract/gis/gis_publichealthinfo.htm.


GIS for Health and Human Services http://www.esri.com/industries/health/index.html

GIS and Homeland Security - Preparedness (including health) http://www.esri.com/industries/homelandsecurity/business/preparedness.html

Homeland Security Advisory System (color coded system), The White House http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/03/20020312-5.html

Homeland Security Advisory System. “Threat Advisory System Response Guideline: Considerations and Potential Actions in Response to the Department of Homeland Security Advisory System” American Society for Industrial Security. 2008. http://www.asisonline.org/guidelines/guidelinesthreat.pdf

Model Emergency Response Communications Plan for Infectious Disease Outbreaks and Bioterrorist Events, The Association of State and Territorial Directors of Health Promotion and Public Health Education (ASTDHPPHE), May 2000. http://www.astdhpphe.org/bioterr/bioterror.pdf

National Emergency and Alerting Response System http://comcare.org/nears/

National Public Health Radio Network http://www.cdc.gov/cchis/nphrn.htm National Retail Data Monitor System http://rods.health.pitt.edu/NRDMContact.htm

News and Terrorism: Coordinating in a Crisis. The National Academies. Workshop Series. Various media products. http://www.nae.edu/NAE/pubundcom.nsf/weblinks/MKEZ-538P3X?OpenDocument

Partnership for Public Warning, Working group web site http://www.partnershipforpublicwarning.org/

http://ppw.us/ppw/index.html

Public Information. A Primer on Health Risk Communication Principles and Practices. ATSDR http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HEC/primer.html

Public Information. An Evaluation Primer on Health Risk Communication Programs and Outcomes. ATSDR http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HEC/evalprmr.html

Terrorism and Other Public Health Emergencies: A Reference Guide for the Media. US Department of Health and Human Services. http://www.hhs.gov/disasters/press/newsroom/mediaguide/media.html

Terrorism and Other Public Health Emergencies: A Field Guide for Media. US Department of Health and Human Services. http://www.hhs.gov/disasters/press/newsroom/mediaguide/

References by Topic – Laboratories Anthrax environmental sampling guidance, NIOSH, April 2002 http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/unp-envsamp.html

Association of Public Health Laboratories http://www.aphl.org/

Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Institutes of Health, Fifth Edition, Feb 2007. http://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/biosfty/bmbl5/bmbl5toc.htm


General Laboratory Health and Safety Program, Office of Health and Safety, CDC http://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/manual/labsfty.htm

Laboratory biosafety manual. WHO. 2004. http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/biosafety/en/Biosafety7.pdf

Laboratory Security and Emergency Response Guidance for Laboratories Working with Select Agents, MMWR Guidance, Dec 6, 2002 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5119a1.htm

References by Topic – Legal and Law Enforcement Issues. Intelligence Documents American Bar Association Standing Committee on Law and National Security http://www.abanet.org/natsecurity/home.html

The American Health Lawyers Association http://www.healthlawyers.org/

The American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics http://www.aslme.org/

Biological Incident Operations: A Guide for Law Enforcement. Edgwood Chemical Biological Center. Sept 2004 http://www.ecbc.army.mil/hld/dl/ecbc_le_bio_guide.pdf

Bremer Commission, Study of US Laws, National Commission on Terrorism http://www.terrorism.com/documents/bremercommission/index.shtml

Center’s for Disease Control, Public Health Law Program http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/od/phlp/

Bench Book Links http://www2a.cdc.gov/phlp/port_bench.asp

CDC Mutual Aid Agreement info and catalog http://www2a.cdc.gov/phlp/mutualaid/index.asp

CDC Public Health Law 101 Course Materials http://www2a.cdc.gov/phlp/phl101/

Center for the Law and Public’s Health, Johns Hopkins and Georgetown Universities http://www.publichealthlaw.net/

Various checklists for legal and disaster operations and planning http://www.publichealthlaw.net/Resources/BTlaw.htm

Center for State Homeland Security, Legislation site (listing of proposed and approved federal legislation) http://www.cshs-us.org/cshs/cshs.nsf/Main/HomelandSecurityLegislation

Center for Terrorism Law, St. Mary’s University School of Law http://www.stmarytx.edu/law/ctl/

Code of Federal Regulations, Browse by topic http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html

Code of Federal Regulations, Quarantine Extract, CDC http://www.bt.cdc.gov/legal/42USC264.pdf

Code of Federal Regulations. Title 18. Ch 10. Biological Weapons http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/pIch10.html

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 42- The Public Health and Welfare http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/42/

Counter-terrorism.com: Training and Resources for Law Enforcement. US Government Site http://www.counterterrorismtraining.gov/mission/index.html


Criminal and Epidemiological Investigation Handbook, Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the US Department of Justice, and the US Army Soldier Biological Chemical Command. 2006. http://www2a.cdc.gov/phlp/docs/CrimEpiHandbook2006.pdf

Disaster and Law Database. UC Berkely http://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/disasters.html

“Domestic WMD Incident Management Legal Deskbook” Defense Threat Reduction Agency. http://www.dtra.mil/newsservices/publications/deskbook/index.cfm

“Draft Checklist for State and Local Government Attorneys To Prepare For Possible Disasters.” Task Force on Emergency Management and Homeland Security. American Bar AssociationState and Local Government Law Section. March 2003. http://www.abanet.org/statelocal/disaster.pdf

The Emergency Management Assistance Compact, Web Site. http://www.emacweb.org/

EMAC. “ Beyond EMAC: Legal Issues in Mutual Aid for Public Health Practice” National Governor’s Association Center for Best Practices. Dec 2005 http://preview.nga.org/Files/pdf/05LEGALISSUES.pdf

Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery Checklist: Beyond the Emergency Management Plan. The American Health Lawyers Association http://www.healthlawyers.org/docs/pi_EmergencyPreparedness.pdf

Federal and State Quarantine and Isolation Authority. Congressional Research Service. 16 Aug 2006 http://www.opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=51923

FindLaw.com web site. Commercial. Index and links to Terrorism Legal Cases http://news.findlaw.com/legalnews/us/terrorism/cases/index.html

Freedom of Information Act, Provisions in the Homeland Security Act of 2002, Public Law 107-296. Department of Justice information sheet. http://www.usdoj.gov/oip/foiapost/2003foiapost4.htm

“Guidelines for Pandemic Emergency Preparedness Planning: A Road Map for Courts” Criminal Courts Technical Assistance Project at American University. March 2007. http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/pandemic/Pandemic_Road_Map.pdf

HAZMAT Law Web site, Misc. Regulations and law issues http://www.hazmatlaw.com/

International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding (NE states and Canada), 25th Annual Conference of the New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers July 16-18, 2000 http://www.scics.gc.ca/cinfo00/85007918_e.html

Interpol Bioterrorism Incident Pre-Planning and Response Guide http://www.interpol.int/Public/BioTerrorism/

Laws, Federal Public Health Laws and Information, CDC Web sites http://www.bt.cdc.gov/Legal/

Legal Issues. U.S. Preparations for Biological Terrorism: Legal Limitations and the Need for Planning. Juliette N. Kayyem. March 2001. JFK School of Government, Harvard University. http://ksgnotes1.harvard.edu/BCSIA/Library.nsf/1f2b66b14ec00f24852564ec006b733e/389cc3837fdab0cf85256a1c00707bd2/$FILE/U.S.+Preparations+for+Biological+Terrorism.pdf

Legal Documents, National Level Laws and PDDs ref WMD, National Security Institute Links http://nsi.org/terrorism.html

Managing Terrorism’s Consequences, National Memorial Institute for The Prevention of Terrorism, Legal Guidebook. Dec 2002. http://www.mipt.org/managing-terrorism-consequences.asp


Medical and Public Health Law Site, Louisiana State University http://biotech.law.lsu.edu/index.htm

The MidAmerica Public Health Law Emergency Response Committee. Resources Site. http://www.phelegalresponse.org/

A Military Guide to Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century. U.S. Army DCSINT Handbook No. 1 (Version 3.0). 15 August 2005. Supplement 1 Terror Operations: Case Studies in Terrorism Supplement 2 Cyber Operations and Cyber Terrorism Supplement 3 Suicide Bombing in the Contemporary Supplement 4 Defense Support of Civil Authorities http://www.hitechcj.com/homelandsecurity/id7.html

Model State Emergency Health Powers Act, Center for the Law and Public’s Health, Johns Hopkins and Georgetown Universities http://www.publichealthlaw.net/Resources/Modellaws.htm

Posse Comitatus. NORTHCOM Fact Sheet http://www.northcom.mil/index.cfm?fuseaction=news.factsheets&factsheet=5

Public Entity Risk Institute, Non-profit Information Clearinghouse (Risk and Legal Issues) http://www.riskinstitute.org/lib.asp

The Public Health Law Association http://www.phla.info/

Public Health Emergency Legal Preparedness Checklist: Civil Legal Liability and Public Health Emergencies. The Center for Law and the Public’s Health at Georgetown& Johns Hopkins Universities. December 2004. http://www.publichealthlaw.net/Resources/ResourcesPDFs/Checklist%203.pdf

Public Health Emergency Legal Preparedness Checklist: Inter-jurisdictional Legal Coordination for Public Health Emergency Preparedness. The Center for Law & the Public’s Health at Georgetown& Johns Hopkins Universities. December 2004. http://www.publichealthlaw.net/Resources/ResourcesPDFs/Checklist%201.pdf

Public Health Emergency Legal Preparedness Checklist: Local Government Public Health Emergency Legal Preparedness and Response. The Center for Law and the Public’s Health at Georgetown& Johns Hopkins Universities. December 2004 http://www.publichealthlaw.net/Resources/ResourcesPDFs/Checklist%202.pdf

“The Role of Law Enforcement in Public Health Emergencies” US Department of Justice. Sept 2006 http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/pdf/role_law_enforce.pdf

Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act Questions and Answers (The Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (“PREP Act”) … about liability related to the manufacture, testing, development, distribution, administration and use of countermeasures against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear agents of terrorism, epidemics, and pandemics.1 http://www.hhs.gov/disasters/emergency/manmadedisasters/bioterorism/medication-vaccine-qa.html

Security. State FOIA Laws: A Guide To Protecting Sensitive Water Security Information. Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies. 2002. http://www.amwa.net/security/FOIA.pdf

The Smallpox Vaccine Injury and Law Guide, Louisiana State University’s School of Law http://biotech.law.lsu.edu/blaw/bt/smallpox/svlaw.htm

Stafford Act http://www.fema.gov/library/stafact.shtm

“State Liability Laws for Charitable Organizations and Volunteers” Nonprofit Risk Management Center Updated 2006. http://nonprofitrisk.org/downloads/state-liability.pdf


US Law. Library of Congress Site http://www.loc.gov/law/public/law.html

References by Topic – Logistics AidMatrix. Cooperative for emergency donation management

http://www.aidmatrixnetwork.org/FEMA/Index.aspx

Blood Supply Issues. Disaster Operations Handbook: Coordinating The Nation’s Blood Supply During Disasters And Biological Events. American Association of Blood Banks. 2003. http://www.aabb.org/Documents/Programs_and_Services/Disaster_Response/dohdbk030503.pdf

Blood Supply Issues. Disaster Operations Handbook: Hospital Supplement. American Association of Blood Banks. http://www.aabb.org/Documents/Programs_and_Services/Disaster_Response/dohdbksupp030503.pdf

Emergency Management Assistance Compact http://www.emacweb.org/

EMAC – CDC and Public Health Site http://www.bt.cdc.gov/planning/emac/

Emergency Preparedness Resource Inventory, AHRQ Project http://www.ahrq.gov/research/epri/

Homeland Security Standards Database http://www.hssd.us/

Incident Resource Inventory System. FEMA http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/rm/iris.shtm

References by Topic – Mental Health Issues American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress http://www.aaets.org/

American Psychiatric Association, Disaster Psychiatry Page http://www.psych.org/disasterpsych/

Death Notification Guidance, California Youth Authority http://www.cya.ca.gov/staff/death.html

Disaster Mental Health Services: A Guidebook for Clinicians and Administrators, Department of Veterans Affairs, National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder http://www.wramc.amedd.army.mil/departments/socialwork/Provider/DMHS.htm#toc

Disaster Mental Health Primer: Key Principles, Issues and Questions. CDC www.bt.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/pdf/primer.pdf

The Emergency Services and Disaster Relief Branch, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, DHHS http://www.mentalhealth.org/cmhs/EmergencyServices/index.htm

IASC (Interagency Standing Committee) Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial support in Emergency settings. (UN). 2007 http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/iasc/content/documents/weekly/20070620-1345/Guidelines%20IASC%20Mental%20Health%20Psychosocial.pdf

International Critical Incident Stress Foundation http://www.icisf.org/

A Manager's Handbook: Handling Traumatic Events. US Government Office of Personnel Management. February 2003 http://www.opm.gov/ehs/html/toc.asp


Mass Trauma Mental Health Survey Instrument. CDC http://www.cdc.gov/masstrauma/response/mhsurvey.htm

Mental health, Field Manual for mental health and human service workers in major disasters, DHHS Publication No. ADM 90-537, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2000. http://www.mentalhealth.org/publications/allpubs/ADM90-537/index.htm

http://www.mentalhealth.org/publications/allpubs/ADM90-537/Default.asp

“Mental Health Response to Mass Violence and Terrorism: A Training Manual” U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Center for Mental Health Services. 2004. http://media.shs.net/ken/pdf/SMA-3959/MassViolenceAndTerrorism.pdf

National Center for PTSD http://www.ncptsd.org/

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network http://www.nctsnet.org/nccts/nav.do?pid=hom_main

The National Mass Fatalities Institute http://www.nmfi.org/

OVC Handbook for Coping After Terrorism: A Guide to Healing and Recovery. Office for Victims of Crime, Department of Justice. September 2001. http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/infores/cat_hndbk/welcome.html

Preparing for the Psychological Consequences of Terrorism: A Public Health Strategy (2003) Institute of Medicine (IOM) http://books.nap.edu/books/0309089530/html/index.html

Project Liberty, NYS post 9-11 Mental Health Project http://www.projectliberty.state.ny.us/

Psychological and Emotional Effects of the September 11 Attacks on the World Trade Center Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York, 2001. CDC MMWR 6 Sept 2002. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5135a2.htm

“Surviving Field Stress for First Responders” ATSDR, May 2005 http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/phtn/webcast/stress-05/TrainingWorkbookstress-editp1.pdf

Traumatic Incident Stress, Information for Emergency Response Workers, NIOSH http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/unp-trinstrs.html

University of South Dakota, Disaster Mental Health Institute http://www.usd.edu/dmhi/

Victim Assistance Online, Professional Resource Center http://www.vaonline.org/

References by Topic – Mortuary Affairs Coroner’s Mutual Aid Information Site. California Office of Emergency Services http://www.oes.ca.gov/Operational/OESHome.nsf/Content/A3F586FD13D795C788256B7B0029BBFF?O penDocument#Coroner's%20Mutual%20Aid_0

“Dealing with the Stress of Recovering Human Dead Bodies”, USACHPPM Fact Sheet, Feb 02 http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/documents/FACT/36-004-0202.pdf

Disaster Mortuary Teams Web Site http://www.dmort.org/

Disaster Victim Identification Report (Forms), INTERPOL http://www.interpol.int/Public/DisasterVictim/Forms/Default.asp


Florida Emergency Mortuary Operations Emergency Response System https://www.femors.org/ssl/

“Guidance on dealing with fatalities in emergencies”. United Kingdom Home Office. 2004. http://www.ukresilience.info/contingencies/pubs/fatalities.pdf

Guidelines for Mass Fatality Management During Terrorist Incidents Involving Chemical Agents, Edgewood Chem Bio Center, Dec 2003 update http://www.ecbc.army.mil/hld/cwirp/guidelines_mass_fatality_mgmt_download.htm

Guidelines for Protecting Mortuary Affairs Personnel from Potentially Infectious Materials, U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, Technical Guide 195, Oct 2001. http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/documents/TG/TECHGUID/TG195a.pdf

The International Mass Fatalities Center http://www.massfatalities.com/index.asp

Interim Health Recommendations for Workers who Handle Human Remains After a Disaster, CDC http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/handleremains.asp

“Management of Dead Bodies in Disaster Situations.” Pan American Health Organization. 2004 http://www.paho.org/english/dd/ped/DeadBodiesBook.pdf

Management of Dead Bodies after Disasters: A Field Manual for First Responders. Pan American Health Organization, WHO, ICRC. 2006 http://www.paho.org/english/dd/ped/DeadBodiesFieldManual.htm

Mass Fatality Incident Management: Guidance for Hospitals and Other Healthcare Entities. LA County. August 2008 http://ems.dhs.lacounty.gov/ManualsProtocols/MFIM/MFIGuidanceForHospitals808.pdf

“Medical Examiners, Coroners, and Biologic Terrorism: A Guidebook for Surveillance and Case Management” MMWR June 2004. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5308a1.htm

Medical Examiner/Coroner Guide for Mass Fatality Management of Chemically Contaminated Remains. Edgewood Chem Bio Center http://www.ecbc.army.mil/hld/ip/coroner_guide_download.htm

Model Procedure for Medical Examiner/Coroner on the Handling of a Body/Human Remains that are Potentially Radiologically Contaminated. Department of Energy www.em.doe.gov/PDFs/transPDFs/Medical_Examiner_Coroner.pdf

National Association of Medical Examiners Mass Fatality Plan http://www.thename.org/Library/NAME%20Mass%20Fatality%20Plan%20with%20appendices.pdf

National Association of Medical Examiners Resource Listing http://www.thename.org/library_index.htm

National Mass Fatalities Institute, Misc. Resources http://www.nmfi.org/resources.htm

Planning for a Possible Influenza Pandemic – A Framework for Planners Preparing to Manage Deaths. United Kingdom. http://www.ukresilience.info/news/manage_deaths_guidance.aspx

US Army Mortuary Affairs Center http://www.quartermaster.army.mil/mac/

References by Topic – Special Populations Access to Emergency Alerts for People with Disabilities. WGBH Project http://ncam.wgbh.org/alerts/


Accommodating Individuals with Disabilities In The Provision Of Disaster Mass Care, Housing, And Human Services, Reference Guide. FEMA http://www.fema.gov/oer/reference/

“An ADA Guide for Local Governments: Making Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Programs Accessible to People with Disabilities. US Dpt of Justice. 30 Sept 2004. http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/emergencyprep.htm

http://www.ada.gov/emergencyprep.htm

“A Guide For People with Disabilities and Other Activity Limitations.” Western University of Health Sciences, Pamona, California. 2003 http://www.cdihp.org/evacuationpdf.htm

Children in Emergencies Planning Guide. Save The Children. Sept 2007 http://www.savethechildren.org/publications/emergencies/Children-in-Emergencies-Planning-Guide.pdf

Child Welfare Agency Planning: “Coping With Disasters and Strengthening Systems: A Framework for Child Welfare Agencies” National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement. Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine. February, 2007 A service of the Children's Bureau, US Department of Health and Human Services http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/helpkids/rcpdfs/copingwithdisasters.pdf

Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 301 (CPG-301): Emergency Management Planning Guide for Special Needs Populations. FEMA and DHS. 15 Aug 2008. http://www.fema.gov/pdf/media/2008/301.pdf

Dialysis Patients. “Preparing for Emergencies: A Guide for People on Dialysis” The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. US DHHS. http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/10150.pdf

Disability.Gov Web site. http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/

Department of Homeland Security Videos: For People with Disabilities: https://www.ready.gov/america/getakit/disabled.html

For Older Americans https://www.ready.gov/america/getakit/seniors.html

Preparing Pets for Emergencies http://www.ready.gov/america/getakit/pets.html

“Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities”, web resource. http://www.jik.com/disaster.html

http://www.disabilityresources.org/DISASTER.html

DisastersRUS web site http://www.disastersrus.org/MyDisasters/disability/disability_preparedness.htm

Department of Transportation Emergency Planning Guide and Resource List for Special Populations http://www.dotcr.ost.dot.gov/asp/emergencyprep.asp

Home Health Care Guides: Emergency Preparedness Packet for Home Health Agencies National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) http://www.nahc.org/regulatory/EP_Binder.pdf

Preparedness Planning for Home Health Care Providers U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) http://www.dhs.gov/xprepresp/programs/gc_1221055966370.shtm

Disaster Planning Guide for Home Health Care Providers U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)


http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/oha-home-health-care-preparedness.pdf Interactive Map of Disability & Emergency Preparedness Resources. National Organization on Disabilities http://www.nod.org/EPIResources/interactive_map.html

Manual for the Health Care of Children in Humanitarian Emergencies. WHO. 2008 http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2008/9789241596879_eng.pdf

Multilingual Emergency Medical Phrase Book, British Red Cross Society http://www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidanceArticle/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4073230&chk=8XboAN

The National Center on Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities http://www.disabilitypreparedness.com/

National Collaboration for Youth, Misc. Mental Health and Info resources http://www.nydic.org/resource_crises.cfm

National Resource Center on Advancing Emergency Preparedness for Culturally Diverse Communities. US DHHS and Drexel University http://www.diversitypreparedness.org/

Refugee Health Information Network (Multi-lingual resources) http://www.rhin.org/

“Sheltering People With Disabilities: Draft Space and Layout Considerations” Universal Access Committee. Connecticut. Dept. of Emergency Management and Homeland Security. Jan 2007. http://www.ct.gov/demhs/lib/demhs/emergmgmt/planningguides/space_layout_considerations.pdf

The SPIN Registry (Special Needs Populations), Florida State University http://www.spinreg.org/

US Access Board http://www.access-board.gov/evac.htm

U.S. Department of Justice, Americans with Disabilities Act Website http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm

References by Topic – Transportation Air Charity Network http://www.aircharitynetwork.org/

Aircraft Emergencies. Federal Family Assistance Plan for Aviation Disasters. NTSB http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/2000/spc0001.htm

Airports. “National Aviation Resource Manual For Quarantinable Diseases” Department of Transportation. Dec 2006 http://isddc.dot.gov/OLPFiles/OST/013334.pdf

DOT EM site, transportation and general EM resources http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/security/emergencymgmt/profcapacitybldg/

“The Public Transportation System Security and Emergency Preparedness Planning Guide.” U.S. DOT Federal Transit Administration. January 2003. Final Report http://www.transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/Publications/security/PlanningGuide.pdf

“Guide To Developing An Effective Security Plan For The Highway Transportation Of Hazardous Materials. Battelle and Total Security. US for The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. 2003 (undated). http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/safetyprogs/hm/Security_Plan_Guide.pdf

“A Guide to Public Transportation Security Resources. Transit Cooperative Research Program, Federal Transit Administration. May 2003. http://gulliver.trb.org/publications/tcrp/tcrp_rrd_59.pdf


Homeland Security Air Transport System http://www.hseats.org/

Mass Evacuation Transport Planning Model. AHRQ. 2008 http://massevacmodel.ahrq.gov/

References by Topic – Miscellaneous Ataxia: The Chemical and Biological Terrorism Threat and the US Response. Stimson Center Report Number 35. http://www.stimson.org/cwc/ataxia.htm

Bomb and Explosive Information, Bomb Security.Com http://www.bombsecurity.com/

CANUTEC’s Home Page (HAZMAT Transport, Canadian Government) http://www.canutec.gc.ca/

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance, List of Grant Programs http://www.cfda.gov/911.htm

The Cold War Era Civil Defense Museum http://www.civildefensemuseum.com/index.html

Combating Terrorism, GAO Report on Federal Assets, Nov 2000, Good summary of Federal Documents, Plans and Assets for managing WMD Incidents. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0114.pdf

Disasterhelp.com Government Information Site https://disasterhelp.gov/portal/jhtml/index.jhtml

Disaster Response: Principles of Preparation and Coordination. By Erik Auf der Heide. Online version of book. http://www.coe-dmha.org/dr/flash.htm

EPA, National Response System http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/er/nrs/nrsrrt.htm

FEMA, A Guide to the Disaster Declaration Process www.fema.gov/pdf/rebuild/recover/dec_proc.pdf

Gilmore Commission, Terrorism Planning, Rand Report, 2d annual report http://www.rand.org/organization/nsrd/terrpanel/

Grants, Guide to Federal Resources for Emergency Services Departments, USFA http://www.usfa.fema.gov/fire-service/grants/fedguide/fedguide.shtm

International Travel, CDC Site, “Yellow Book” http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/contentYellowBook.aspx

Military Operations. “The United Nations Civil-Military Coordination (UN-CMCoord) Officer Field Handbook” 10 March 2008. http://ochaonline.un.org/OchaLinkClick.aspx?link=ocha&docId=1087066

Mitigation Practitioner’s Handbook, Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, USAID http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/humanitarian_assistance/disaster_assistance/resources/pdf/disaster_reduction_2002.pdf

The National Response Center, Chemical/HAZMAT spills http://www.nrc.uscg.mil/index.html

National Warnings Area http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/nationalwarnings.html

NIOSH Pocket Guide http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/pgdstart.html#english


Occupational Safety and Health Guidance Manual for Hazardous Waste Site Activities. October, 1985 DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 85-115 http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/85-115.html

Pro-Med Mail. Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases, International Society for Infectious Diseases http://www.promedmail.org

Public Health Competencies for Emergency Response, Columbia U. /CDC project, April 2001 http://www.ncdp.mailman.columbia.edu/video.htm

Public Health Image Library (PHIL), CDC http://phil.cdc.gov/Phil/default.asp

Recovery. Disaster Assistance: A Guide to Recovery Programs. FEMA-229 / September 2005 www.fema.gov/pdf/rebuild/ltrc/recoveryprograms229.pdf

Recovery. Long-Term Community Recovery Planning Process: A Self-Help Guide FEMA. December 2005. http://www.fema.gov/pdf/rebuild/ltrc/selfhelp.pdf

Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Tool, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Coastal Services Center http://www.csc.noaa.gov/rvat/

Sexual Violence in Disasters: A planning guide for prevention and response (Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault (LaFASA) & National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) ) http://www.nsvrc.org/_cms/fileUpload/Projects/NSVRCPUB_SV_Disaster_web.pdf

Special Events. “Special Events Contingency Planning Job Aids Manual”. FEMA. March 2005 http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/downloads/is15aSpecialEventsPlanning-JAmanual.pdf

Special Events. “Planned Special Events: Checklists for Practitioners” US Department of Transportation http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/psechecklists/index.htm

The Sphere Handbook, Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response. The Sphere Project, Red Cross, Red Crescent http://www.sphereproject.org/index.php

State Emergency Response Commission/Local Emergency Planning Committees Emergency Planning and Community Right To Know Act, Summary, CRS, Jan07 http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL32683.pdf

Title III of SARA, Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986. http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/42/ch116.text.html

Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) Data Base http://www.epa.gov/ceppo/lepclist.htm

LEPCs and Deliberate Releases: Addressing Terrorist Activities in the Local Emergency Plan. EPA, May 2001. http://www.epa.gov/ceppo/factsheets/lepcct.pdf

LEPC Information Exchange http://www.lepcinfoexchange.com/

Supercourse, Epidemiology, the Internet, and Global Health, Collection of Public Health Lectures/Classes http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/

Terrorists, Freedom Fighters, Crusaders, Propagandists, and Military Professionals on the Net (Web site links to numerous organizations) http://www.cromwell-intl.com/security/netusers.html


Weather Information Aviation Weather http://www.aviationweather.noaa.gov/

Education/Outreach http://www.weather.gov/os/edures.htm

Flooding/Water http://www.floodsafety.noaa.gov/

Hurricane Awareness http://www.weather.gov/om/hurricane/index.shtml

Lightning Safety http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/

Marine Weather http://www.weather.gov/os/marine/home.htm

MIC/WCM/SOO/DOH List http://www.weather.gov/os/wcm-soo.pdf

Natural Hazards Statistics http://www.weather.gov/os/hazstats.shtml

National Digital Forecast Database http://www.weather.gov/ndfd/

NOAA Weather Radio Information http://www.weather.gov/nwr/

Past Weather/Climate:

http://www.lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html

Publications List http://www.weather.gov/os/pubslist.htm

Rip Current Awareness http://www.ripcurrents.noaa.gov/

StormReady Home Page http://www.stormready.noaa.gov/

Severe Weather Safety http://www.weather.gov/os/severeweather/index.shtml

World Health Organization Documents http://who.int/emc-documents/index.html

Training/Seminars/Classes/Conferences Advanced Hazmat Life Support Program, Emergency Medicine Research Center, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center http://www.ahls.org/

Alaska BT exercise web site http://www.ci.anchorage.ak.us/healthchd/bugwars.cfm

American Hospital Association Disaster Training Site http://www.aha.org/emergency/Education/EducationIndex.asp

American Red Cross Disaster Training Resource Guide http://www.redcross.org/pubs/dspubs/cde.html

Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Training Site http://www.afip.org/edu/index.html


Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute. Seminars http://www.afrri.usuhs.mil/www/outreach/seminars/schedule.html

Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute. Training http://www.afrri.usuhs.mil/www/outreach/training.htm

Automated Exercise and Assessment System, Army National Guard https://firstmuster.ngb.army.mil/aeas/

Bioterrorism Awareness Training Course, Online, Kentucky http://www.kiprc.uky.edu/trap/bioterrorism.html

Bioterrorism Learning Center http://bioterrorism.digiscript.com/

Bioterrorist Attack on Food: A Tabletop Exercise. Northwest Center for Public Health Practice. University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine. http://healthlinks.washington.edu/nwcphp/edu/phe/

BT Create: A Customizable Bioterrorism Tabletop Exercise Builder. The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) http://www.naccho.org/prod140.cfm

California Distance Learning Health Network http://www.cdlhn.com/

Case Studies, Public Health Training Network Training Site (Includes epidemiological case studies and training materials) http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/phtn/casestudies/default.htm

Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Events List http://www.hopkins-biodefense.org/pages/events/calevents.html

Center for Domestic Preparedness, Training Site, Anniston, Alabama. Medical Training Courses https://cdp.dhs.gov/resident/healthcare.html

Center for National Response, DOD West Virginia training site http://www.centerfornationalresponse.com/

CDC, Distance Learning Web Sites http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/phtn/sites.asp

CDC, Emergency Training and Education web link http://emergency.cdc.gov/training/#ph

CDC, Public Health Practice Programs Office (PHPPO) Training Sites http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/training.asp

http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/trainingproducts.asp

Columbia University Disaster Tng Courses http://www.ncdp.mailman.columbia.edu/training.htm

Community Emergency Response Teams. Online training course. “IS 317 Introduction to Community Emergency Response Teams” FEMA http://www.training.fema.gov/emiweb/is/is317.asp

Compendium of Federal WMD and Domestic Preparedness courses, FEMA http://www.fema.gov/compendium/index.jsp

Counter-terrorism Training. Federal site for police training opportunities http://www.counterterrorismtraining.gov/

CSEPP (Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program) training packages. Chemical, decon, Mark I training. http://CSEPPweb-emc.ornl.gov/CSEPPTraining.html

Department of Justice, Office for Domestic Preparedness http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/ta/overview.htm


http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/docs/coursecatalog.pdf

DOD Defense Spt to Civil Authories Course http://www.arnorth.org

DOJ Technical Assistance Training http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/docs/dpetap.htm

DOT Training Site, Multiple homeland security and ICS products http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/Security/TrainingTools/default.asp

Electronic Mass Casualty Assessment and Planning Scenarios (EMCAPS), Johns Hopkins http://www.hopkins-cepar.org/EMCAPS/

Emedicine, Online medical education site http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/WARFARE__CHEMICAL_BIOLOGICAL_RADIOLOGICAL_NUCLEAR_AND_EXPLOSIVES.htm

The Emergency Information Infrastructure Partnership Forum http://www.emforum.org/

Emergency Management Exercise Reporting System (EMERS), FEMA http://www.fema.gov/onp/emers/

EPA Environmental Response Television (Video Catalog) http://www.ertvideo.org/Home.html

EPA Environmental Response Training Program ERTP Virtual University

http://www.ertpvu.org/kc/login/login.asp?kc_ident=kc0001

FEMA homeland security college course listings http://www.training.fema.gov/emiweb/edu/collegelist/

FEMA Training Portal http://training.fema.gov/

FEMA Education Resources http://www.fema.gov/tab_education.shtm

“Guide for Contracting Local Drills and Exercises” Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health National Center for Disaster Preparedness http://www.ncdp.mailman.columbia.edu/files/contracting.pdf

Health Care Master Exercise Practitioner Program (HC MEPP) Series. Emergency Management Institute, Noble Training Center. Training Courses. http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/cec/hcmepp.asp

Health TV. Education Channel http://www.healthtvchannel.org/main/index.php

The Homeland Security Defense Education Consortium http://hsdec.org/

Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/docs/hseep.htm

Illinois Public Health Preparedness Center. http://www.uic.edu/sph/prepare/

Incident Command System and Public Health. U. of Minnesota online training http://www.umncphp.umn.edu/IMS/

Integrated Emergency Management Courses, FEMA http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IEMC/

The International College of Homeland Security http://www.homeland-security-college.org/


Introduction to Radiological Terrorism, the Nuclear Threat Initiative http://www.nti.org/h_learnmore/radtutorial/index.html

Kentucky BT training site (online training program) http://www.kiprc.uky.edu/trap/index.html

Learning Resource Center, National Emergency Training Center, FEMA/NFA, Bibliographic Card Catalog system http://www.lrc.fema.gov/

Med Training.Com, Department of Defense Medical Training Site http://www.medtrng.com/index2.html

The National Disaster Education Coalition (NDEC), Disaster Education Web site http://www.disastereducation.org/

The National Emergency Rescue and Response Training Center, Texas A&M University http://teexweb.tamu.edu/nerrtc/

NIH Videocasting series http://videocast.nih.gov/default.asp

National Nurse Emergency Preparedness Initiative http://www.nnepi.org/index.htm

National Terrorism Preparedness Institute, St. Petersburg Junior College http://terrorism.spjc.edu/

National Wildlife Coordinating Group, Training Materials Site http://www.nwcg.gov/pms/training/training.htm

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, DOJ Bomb Training for First Responders http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/docs/fs-nmt.htm

The Ohio Center for Public Health Preparedness at the Ohio State University School of Public Health http://www.publichealthexercises.osu.edu

Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism http://www.mipt.org/

Public Health Basic Emergency Preparedness Course, Columbia University Center for Public Health Preparedness. http://cds.osr.columbia.edu/bepcourse/1.html

Public Health Emergency Exercise Toolkit: Planning, Designing, Conducting, and Evaluating Local Public Health Emergency Exercises. Columbia University School of Nursing. June 2006. http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/dept/nursing/research/ResCenters/chphsr/pdf/PublicHealthBooklet_060803.pdf

Public Health Foundation Training Resource Center http://bookstore.phf.org/index.cfm

http://bookstore.phf.org/cat20.htm

Public Health Training Network, CDC http://www2a.cdc.gov/phtn/default.asp

Radiation Emergencies, Department of Energy Training for First Responders/Fire Departments http://tis.eh.doe.gov/fire/training.html

RAND database of Public Health Emergency Training http://www.rand.org/health/projects/php/index.html

South Central Public Health Partnerships (Tulane and University of Alabama) http://lms.southcentralpartnership.org/scphp


St. Louis University, Center for the Study of Bioterrorism and Emerging Infections, Resource Listing http://www.slu.edu/colleges/sph/csbei/bioterrorism/products/orderform.pdf

“Supercourse” U. of Pittsburgh compilation of Public Health Training Resources. http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/index.htm

Tech Escort school/training, US Army http://www.omems.redstone.army.mil/default.aspx?site_id=128&page_id=314

TRAIN – Public Health Foundation – Training calendars – multiple states https://www.train.org/DesktopShell.aspx

University of Alabama at Birmingham, Hospital BT Continuing education Courses http://www.bioterrorism.uab.edu/

University of Findlay, Center for Terrorism Preparedness http://seem.findlay.edu/

University of Minnesota Public Health Emergency Training (UM PHET) http://www.sph.umn.edu/umncphp/phet.html. http://cpheo.sph.umn.edu/cpheo/umncphp/online/home.html

University of North Carolina, School of Public Health, Web Broadcast list http://www.sph.unc.edu/about/webcasts/

US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine Training Site http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/trng/datepage.htm#Force

US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense training list http://chemdef.apgea.army.mil/

http://ccc.apgea.army.mil/

US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases training list http://www.usamriid.army.mil/education/index.html

US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Sept 2000 training http://www.biomedtraining.org/

Workers Education and Training Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health http://www.wetp.org/cgi-bin/apexec.cgi

Yale New Haven Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response. Online training http://ynhhs.emergencyeducation.org/