Linkpage




Governmental Organizations:


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


www.disasterhelp.gov


US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


US Environmental Protection Agency


http://www.ntsb.gov
National Transportation Safety Board


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


http://www.osha.gov
U.S. Dept of Labor, Occupational Safety & Health Administration


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International & U.S. Emergency Organizations:


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


http://www.adrc.or.jp
Asian Disaster Reduction Center


http://www.iafc.org
International Association of Fire Chiefs


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


http://www.nfpa.org
National Fire Protection Association


http://www.nsc.org
National Safety Council


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Emergency Management:


CBS News Disaster Links

http://www.emforum.org

Emergency Information Infrastructure Project ( EIIP )


Emergency Management Gold! 2000

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Emergency Magazines:


http://www.jems.com
Journal of Emergency Medical Services


http://www.9-1-1magazine.com
9-1-1 Magazine


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Foreign Fire Associations:


http://www.oebfv.or.at
Fire Association of Austria


http://www.swissfire.ch
Fire Association of Switzerland


http://www.dfv.org
Fire Association of Germany


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Miscellaneous:

Libraries


Maps

http://www.live-radio.net

Facts from the U.S. 2000 Census

International Phone Directories

Currency Converter

www.onlineconversion.com


TERRORISM PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE RESOURCES:

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

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

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/

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

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

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

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

CDC, Bioterrorism Preparedness & 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/emergency.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, National Pharmaceutical Stockpile Program
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/nps/

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

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

The Chemical Education Foundation
http://www.chemed.org/html-index.html

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

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

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

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Office of Emergency Preparedness (OEP)
http://ndms.dhhs.gov/index.html

Department of Justice, Office of State and Local Domestic Preparedness Support
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/osldps/

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

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


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

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

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/

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

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

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.ha.osd.mil/

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

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

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

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

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
http://www.llnl.gov/nai/rdiv/rdiv.html

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

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

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

National Academies of Science, Civilian Emergency Response to Chemical or Biological Weapons Incidents Project

National Academies of Science, Institute of Medicine
http://www4.nas.edu/IOM/IOMHome.nsf

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

The National Domestic Preparedness Consortium, Academic Consortium
http://www.emrtc.nmt.edu/ndpc/main.html

The National Domestic Preparedness Office, FBI
http://www.ndpo.gov/

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

National Governor's Association Center for Best Practices, Emergency Management Site

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

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

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

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

The National Terrorism Preparedness Institute
http://terrorism.spjc.edu/index.htm

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

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

North Carolina Hazardous Materials Regional Response Team #4
http://www.duke.edu/~pirre001/rrt4.html

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

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

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

Pan American Health Organization, Disaster/Humanitarian Assistance Office
http://165.158.1.110/english/ped/pedhome.htm

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

Pub Health Svc (DHHS) Office of Emergency Prep, Manages the National Disaster Medical System
http://ndms.dhhs.gov/

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

Technical Escort Unit, US Army
http://www2.sbccom.army.mil/teu/

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

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

UCLA Center for Public Health and Disaster Relief
http://www.ph.ucla.edu/cphdr/

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

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/

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

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

US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Chemical Casualty Care Division
http://ccc.apgea.army.mil/

US Army Medical Research and Material Cmd
http://mrmc-www.army.mil/

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

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

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

US Army National Guard Bureau (Info on Military Support, WMD teams, background studies)
http://www.ngb.dtic.mil/

US Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command (SBCCOM)
http://www.sbccom.apgea.army.mil/

US Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command (SBCCOM), Homeland Defense
http://www2.sbccom.army.mil/hld/

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 Marine Corps, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force
http://www.mcwl.quantico.usmc.mil/openingposter3.jpg
http://158.237.108.181/

US Navy Chem/Bio program
http://www.chembiodef.navy.mil/o_nav.htm

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

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

World Health Organization (WHO)
http://www.who.int/


LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT/BT/HEALTH/WMD WEB SITES:

FEMA partners list (state EMAs, local agencies, national agencies)
http://www.fema.gov/about/partners.htm

State Health Department Web Sites
http://www.cdc.gov/phtn/sites.htm#state
http://www.cdc.gov/search2.htm

State Emergency Management Agencies Web Site
http://www.ndpo.gov/stateema.htm

Alaska Department of Health BT Web Site
http://www.chems.alaska.gov/bioterrorism_home.htm

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

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

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

Massachusetts Department of Public Health
http://www.state.ma.us/dph/topics/bioterrorism/BT.htm

New Mexico Weapons of Mass Destruction Web Site
http://www.wmd-nm.org/

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

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

New York State Emergency Management Office Planning Tools
http://www.nysemo.state.ny.us/Planning/index.html

Oregon Dpt of Health BT web site
http://www.ohd.hr.state.or.us/acd/bioterr/home.htm

Rhode Island Department of Health BT web site
http://www.health.state.ri.us/environment/biot/anthrax_adv.htm


Rhode Island State Library Terrorism Resource Page
http://www.info.state.ri.us/attack.htm

Texas Dpt of Health BT web site
http://www.tdh.texas.gov/bioterrorism/default.htm

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

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

REFERENCES BY TOPIC - AGRICULTURAL AND ANIMAL ISSUES:

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

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

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

National Animal Health Emergency Management System
http://www.usaha.org/NAHEMS/

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

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

REFERENCES BY TOPIC - DECONTAMINATION:

Decontamination Fact Sheet, US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense
http://chemdef.apgea.army.mil/chemcasu/Decontam.htm

Decontamination, Commercial Resources

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. USASBCCOM

Decon liability for first responders, EPA fact paper.
http://www.epa.gov/ceppo/pubs/onepage.pdf

REFERENCES BY TOPIC - DISEASES/CONDITIONS/AGENTS/TREATMENT:

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/emc-documents/zoonoses/docs/whoemczdi986.pdf

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

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

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

Biological Agent Fact Sheets, APIC
http://www.apic.org/bioterror/agentsheets.cfm

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/pages/agents/agent.html

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

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

Defense against Toxin Weapons, Dpt of Defense

Diagnosis and Management of Foodborne Illnesses: A Primer for Physicians. MMWR/CDC and AMA, January 26, 2001.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5002.pdf

Field Management of Chemical Casualties Handbook, US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense
http://ccc.apgea.army.mil/Documents/fmcc/ncohandbook2000.htm

Flu Pandemic Site, CDC (Include mortality/morbidity calculator)
http://www.cdc.gov/od/nvpo/pandemics/

Flu Pandemic. Pandemic Influenza, A Planning Guide for State and Local Officials
http://www.cdc.gov/od/nvpo/pandemicflu.htm#State

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

Material Safety Data Sheets,
http://www.dlis.dla.mil/hmis/

Cornell University Site
http://msds.pdc.cornell.edu/msdssrch.asp

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

Medical Aspects of Chemical and Biological Warfare, Textbook of Military Medicine *

http://ccc.apgea.army.mil/Documents/HTML_Restricted/index.htm

Medical Management of Biological Casualties Handbook, US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases

Download site (Includes product for PDA use)
http://www.usamriid.army.mil/education/bluebook.html

Medical Management of Chemical Casualties Handbook, US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense
http://ccc.apgea.army.mil/Documents/Red%20Handbook/001TitlePage.htm

Medical Management of Radiological Casualties Handbook, US Army
http://www.afrri.usuhs.mil/www/outreach/pdf/radiologicalhandbooksp99-2.pdf

Military Infectious Diseases
http://mrmc-www.army.mil/researchAreas/infectious/index.htm

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

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

Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings, EPA, March 1999

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

Smallpox, CDC/Dpt of Defense Smallpox workshop, 17-19 April 2000, Summary Report

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

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

US Army Field Manual, 8-284, Treatment of Biological Warfare Casualties, 17 Jul 2000.
http://www.adtdl.army.mil/cgi-bin/atdl.dll/fm/8-284/fm8-284.pdf

REFERENCES BY TOPIC - FEDERAL PLANS & 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

Department of Health and Human Services, Health and Medical Services Support Plan for the Federal Response to Acts of Chemical/Biological (C/B) Terrorism. 21 June 1996.
http://ndms.dhhs.gov/CT_Program/Response_Planning/C-BHMPlan.pdf

EPA, (Planning document for Chemical/HAZMAT response)
http://www.epa.gov/swercepp/pubs/one-plan.wp5

Federal Response Plan, FEMA
http://www.fema.gov/r-n-r/frp/

Federal Response Plan, Emergency Support Function #8 Health and Medical Services Annex () - basic document for Federal Health support in an emergency.
http://www.fema.gov/r-n-r/frp/frpesf8.htm

Federal WMD Con tingency Plan, "United States Government Interagency Domestic Terrorism Concept of Operations Plan" January 2001
http://www.fema.gov/r-n-r/conplan/conplan.pdf

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

SLG 101 Chapter 6, Attachment G - Terrorism
http://www.fema.gov/library/allhzpln.htm

"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

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

REFERENCES BY TOPIC - FIRST RESPONDER GUIDES/PROCEDURES:

Biological Agent Detectors. An Introduction to Biological Agent Detection Equipment for Emergency First Responders, NIJ Guide 101-11.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/DRAFTGuide101.pdf

Chemical, Biological, Radiological Incident Handbook, Director of Central Intelligence, Oct 1998
http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/AEOD/ER/HANDBOOK/CBR_hdbk.html

"Chemical Protective Clothing for Law Enforcement Patrol Officers and Emergency Medical Services when Responding to Terrorism with Chemical Weapons" November 1999. USASBCCOM

Chemical Weapons Improved Response Program Play Book: Guidelines for Responding to and Managing a Chemical Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorist Event. US Army SBCCOM.
http://www2.sbccom.army.mil/hld/downloads/cwirp/cwirp_playbook.pdf

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

Disaster Medical Standards Grant Project, California EMS
http://www.mvemsa.com/DisasterGrantProj.htm

Emergency Response Guidebook (First Responder's Guide for HAZMAT operations), DOT. 2000.
http://hazmat.dot.gov/erg2000/erg2000.pdf
www.tc.gc.ca/canutec/en/guide/guide.htm

Emergency Response to Terrorism Job Aid, National Fire Academy
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/nfa/tr_ssadd.htm

FEMA Terrorism Training Resources
http://www.fema.gov/emi/ctrt.htm

Field Operations Guide, Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, USAID
http://www.info.usaid.gov/ofda/fog/

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

Firefighters. "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" August 1999. USASBCCOM

Guide for the Selection of Chemical Agent and Toxic Industrial Material Detection Equipment for Emergency First Responders June 2000. DOJ
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/pubs-sum/184449.htm

Guide for the Selection of Chemical and Biological Decontamination Equipment for Emergency First Responders, NIJ Guide 103-00
Volume I (includes Appendices A-C and E-H)
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/DRAFTGuide103VI.pdf
Volume I Appendix D
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/DRAFTGuide103VIAppD.pdf
Volume II (includes Appendices A-D)
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/DRAFTGuide103VII.pdf
Volume II Appendix E pages 1-50
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/DRAFTGuide103VIIAppE1-50.pdf
Volume II Appendix E pages 51-99
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/DRAFTGuide103VIIAppE51-99.pdf
Volume II Appendix E pages 100-149
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/DRAFTGuide103VIIAppE99-149.pdf

Guidelines for Responding to a Chemical Weapons Incident. Domestic Preparedness Program. USASBCCOM. March 2001.

Guide for the Selection of Communication Equipment for Emergency First Responders, NIJ Guide 104-00
Volume I
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/DRAFTGuide104VI.pdf
Volume II (includes Appendices A-D)
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/DRAFTGuide104VII.pdf
Volume II Appendix E pages 1-200
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/DRAFTGuide104VIIAppE1-200pdf
Volume II Appendix E pages 201-361
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/DRAFTGuide104VIIAppE201-361.pdf

Hazardous Materials Employee Resource Book, US Dpt of Transportation,
http://hazmat.dot.gov/pubtrain/hmpe_resourcehandbook.pdf

Hazardous Materials Guide for First Responders, US Fire Academy, FEMA
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

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

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.

Metropolitan Medical Response System, Field Operating Guide and other documents, DHHS

Statewide Disaster Medical Standards Development Project Final Report, August 21, 2000, California EMS
http://www.mvemsa.com/Final%20DMS%20Report.htm

Training, "Developing Objectives, Content, and Competencies for the Training of Emergency Medical Technicians, Emergency Physicians, and Emergency Nurses to Care for Casualties Resulting From Nuclear, Biological, or Chemical (NBC) Incidents" FINAL REPORT, April 23, 2001, US DHHS/OEP and the American College of Emergency Physicians
http://www.acep.org/library/index.cfm/id/2676.pdf

US Fire Academy Hazardous Materials/Anthrax Resource Listing
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/hazmat/bioagents.htm

REFERENCES BY TOPIC - HOSPITALS & HEALTH FACILITIES:

"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://www2.sbccom.army.mil/hld/cwirp/cwirp_concept_ops_ost3c_download.htm

Bioterrorism Readiness Plan, A Template for Health Care Facilities, Association for
Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC).

Disaster Medical Standards Grant Project, California EMS
http://www.mvemsa.com/DisasterGrantProj.htm

EMTALA, Emergency Care: EMTALA Implementation and Enforcement Issues. GAO Report. GAO-01-747, June 22, 2001.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?gao-01-747

FEMA Terrorism Training Resources
http://www.fema.gov/emi/ctrt.htm

Guidelines for Infection Control in Health Care Personnel, CDC, 1998
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/GUIDE/InfectControl98.pdf

Guideline for Environmental Infection Control in Healthcare Facilities, 2001 (Draft)
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/enviro/env_guide_draft.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

"Hospital Capability Assessment for Readiness" , Healthcare Association of Hawaii
https://www.HAH-Emergency.net/
Then go to "Public Library"

"Hospital Preparedness for Mass Casualties", Final Report, August 2000, Summary of an Invitational Forum Convened on March 8-9,2000. American Hospital Association and Office of Emergency Preparedness, DHHS.
http://www.ahapolicyforum.org/policyresources/MOdisaster.asp

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.emsa.cahwnet.gov/Dms2/heics3.htm

Investigation of Air-dispersed pulmonary agents work sheet, Texas Dpt of Health
http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/bioterrorism/btform.pdf

JCAHO emergency management standards
http://www.jcaho.org/standard/ecer.html
http://www.jcaho.org/standard/s2_hap_ec29.html

JCAHO standards for WMD, On-Line discussion transcript, Nov 2000
http://www.emforum.org/vforum/001122.htm

Management of the Contaminated Patient, "HAZMAT for Healthcare", California
http://www.hazmatforhealthcare.org/pdf/1.4_management.pdf

Managing Hazardous Materials Incidents, Volume II, Hospital Emergency Departments: A Planning Guide for the Management of Contaminated Patients, ATSDR, Apr 2001.
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/mhmi.html

"Neighborhood Emergency Help Center Pamphlet: A Mass Casualty Care Strategy for Biological Terrorism Incidents", US Army SBCCOM, May 2001.
http://www2.sbccom.army.mil/hld/bwirp/bwirp_nehc_green_book_download.htm

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-slc.gov/OshDoc/Interp_data/I19990310.html

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-slc.gov/OshDoc/Interp_data/I19921027D.html

OSHA Standards Interpretation and Compliance Letters 03/31/1992 - Medical personnel exposed to patients contaminated with hazardous waste.
http://www.osha-slc.gov/OshDoc/Interp_data/I19920331B.html

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

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

Statewide Disaster Medical Standards Development Project Final Report, August 21, 2000, California EMS
http://www.mvemsa.com/Final%20DMS%20Report.htm

TB Respiratory Protection Program in Health Care Facilities, Administrators Guide, NIOSH
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/99-143.html

Training, "Developing Objectives, Content, and Competencies for the Training of Emergency Medical Technicians, Emergency Physicians, and Emergency Nurses to Care for Casualties Resulting From Nuclear, Biological, or Chemical (NBC) Incidents" FINAL REPORT, April 23, 2001, US DHHS/OEP and the American College of Emergency Physicians
http://www.acep.org/library/index.cfm/id/2676.pdf

REFERENCES BY TOPIC - INDIVIDUAL/PUBLIC GUIDES AND INFORMATION :

American Red Cross Disaster Guide
http://www.redcross.org/disaster/safety/guide.html

CDC Health Update, "Addressing public concern about response to public health emergencies" October 2, 2001
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/DocumentsAPP/CDCHealthUpdateOctober022001.pdf

Chemical Emergencies, American Red Cross Family Information Brochure
http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/keepsafe/readychemical.html

FEMA Terrorism Training Resources
http://www.fema.gov/emi/ctrt.htm

Frequently Asked Questions (Public), Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies, Johns Hopkins
http://www.hopkins-biodefense.org/faq.html

Home Sheltering, Israeli Defense Forces Guide
http://www.idf.il/english/organization/homefronthomefront2.stm

Mail Information, FBI poster
http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel01/poster101201b.pdf

National Library of Medicine Anthrax and Biological Warfare Information Resources
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/anthrax.html

OSHA Bioterrorism Information and Links, Guidance and Federal Documents
http://www.osha.gov/bioterrorism/about-anthrax.html

Personal Protection & Chemical or Biological Terrorism, Frequently Asked Questions, Henry L. Stimson Center, Chemical and Biological Weapons Nonproliferation Project
http://www.stimson.org/cwc/persprot.htm

"Terrorism - Preparing for the Unexpected" American Red Cross, Sept 2001
http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/keepsafe/unexpected.html

US Government, FirstGov Web Site "Protect Yourself and Your country", numerous resources
http://www.firstgov.gov/featured/usgresponse.html#protect

REFERENCES BY TOPIC - INFORMATION MANAGEMENT:

CDC, Health Alert Network homepage
http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/han/

Communications. Talking About Disaster: Guide for Standard Messages by the National Disaster Education Coalition, Washington, D.C., 1999
http://www.redcross.org/disaster/safety/guide.html

Joint Information Center Guide, 21 Jan 2000, The National Response Team
http://www.nrt.org/nrt/home.nsf/Web+Pages/publications.htm/$FILE/JIC.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

"The News Media's Vital Role in Chemical Emergency Planning and Response", Chemical Education Foundation.
http://www.chemed.org/publicat/Bulletins/stew22/bulletin22.pdf

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

REFERENCES BY TOPIC - LABORATORIES:

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, Fourth Edition, May 1999
http://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/biosfty/bmbl4/bmbl4toc.htm


"Bioterrorism Threats to Our Future: The Role of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory in
Detection, Identification, and Confirmation of Biological Agents", American Academy of Microbiology
and the American College of Microbiology, 2001.
http://dev.asmusa.org/acasrc/pdfs/bioterrorism.pdf

TB Med 296, ASSAY TECHNIQUES FOR DETECTION OF EXPOSURE TO SULFUR MUSTARD, CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS, SARIN, SOMAN, GF, AND CYANIDE, US Army
http://chemdef.apgea.army.mil/TBMed296/TBMED296.asp


REFERENCES BY TOPIC - LEGAL ISSUES:

Biological Warfare Antiterrorism Act. S. 993, approved May 22 1990, Public Law No. 101 - 298.
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/ch10.html
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/ch10.text.html

Bremer Commission, Study of US Laws, National Commission on Terrorism
http://www.terrorism.com/documents/bremercommission/index.shtml

Center for the Law and Public's Health, Johns Hopkins and Georgetown Universities
http://www.publichealthlaw.net/

Law Enforcement Issues. NDPO/DOD Criminal and Epidemiological Investigation Report. 19-21 Jan 2000 Conference Report. USASBCCOM.
http://www2.sbccom.army.mil/hld/downloads/bwirp/bwirp_npdo_dod_ceir.pdf
http://www2.sbccom.army.mil/hld/bwirp/bwirp_npdo_dod_ceir_download.htm

Laws, Federal Public Health Laws, CDC BT Web site
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/Legal/

Legal Issues. State of Colorado Legal Guidance for BT planning
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/bioterrorismruls.pdf

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.

Legal Issues. Biological Weapons and US Law. James R. Ferguson, JD. JAMA. Vol. 278 No. 5,August 6, 1997.
http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v278n5/ffull/jpp71008.html

Legal Documents, National Level Laws and PDDs ref WMD, National Security Institute Links
http://nsi.org/terrorism.html

US Law. Library of Congress Search and reference system.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/glin/us-code.html

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/pract_of_psych/disaster_psych.cfm

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

Human Behavior and WMD Crisis/Risk Communication Workshop Report, December 11-12, 2000, Defense Threat Reduction Agency
http://www.dtra.mil/about/organization/finalreport.pdf

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

University of South Dakota, Disaster Mental Health Institute
http://www.usd.edu/dmhi/

REFERENCES BY TOPIC - MISCELLANEOUS:

Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Terms, DOD
http://www.tricare.osd.mil/references/acroterms.html
http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/doddict/

Acronyms, US Navy Chemical Biological program
http://www.chembiodef.navy.mil/acronyms.htm

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

Army Medical Department Publications
http://www.armymedicine.army.mil/armymed/publications/publications.htm

Ataxia: The Chemical and Biological Terrorism Threat and the US Response. Stimson Center Report Number 35.
http://www.stimson.org/cwc/ataxia.htm

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

Biological Terrorism in the United states: Threat, Preparedness, And response. Final report Submitted by the Chemical and biological Arms control institute. November 2000
http://www.cbaci.org/CDCSectionLinksMain.htm

"Biological Weapons Improved Response Program (BW IRP) Response Decision Tree Workshop" August 1999. USASBCCOM

Bioterrorism Article Compendium, Maryland Department of Health
http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/eis6501/biotbiot.htm

Bomb and Explosive Information, Bomb Security.Com
http://www.bombsecurity.com/

Cal Poly Chemical and Biological Warfare Page, 1996, Academic Course Web Page
http://www.calpoly.edu/~drjones/chemwarf.html

CANUTEC's Home Page (HAZMAT Transport, Canadian Government)
http://www.tc.gc.ca/canutec/english/main-e.htm

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

CDC, Prevention Guidelines Index (Multiple documents for preventing injury/disease)
http://aepo-xdv-www.epo.cdc.gov/wonder/prevguid/titles_a.shtml

The Chemical and Biological Defense Information Analysis Center, DOD contractor site
http://www.cbiac.apgea.army.mil/

The Chemical Education Foundation, Education and Training References
http://www.chemed.org/pubs.htm#psb

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

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

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

Department of Defense, Joint Service Chemical and Biological Defense Program, FY 00-02 Overview

Department of Defense, Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Medical reference site
http://www.nbc-med.org/others/Default.html

Department of Defense, Tiger Team Report, Study on Military Support for WMD event
http://www.ngb.dtic.mil/referenc/briefngs/wmd/TigerFrameSet1.html

DHHS, Office of Emergency Preparedness planning documents/guides
http://ndms.dhhs.gov/CT_Program/Response_Planning/response_planning.html

Department of Justice, Office of State and Local Domestic Preparedness Support, Technical Support Help
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/ta/tech.htm

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

Disaster Management Central Resource, The Joint Military Medical Centers, San Antonio, TX
http://206.39.77.2/dmcr/dmrhome.html

Disaster Response: Principles of Preparation and Coordination. By Erik Auf der Heide. On line version of book.
http://www.coe-dmha.org/dr/flash.htm

The Emergency Email Network
http://208.184.24.125/

The Emergency Management Assistance Compact, Web Site.
http://www.nemaweb.org/emac/index.cfm

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

Emergency Preparedness Medical Information Center" or "epMedic".
http://sites.netscape.net/wmdmedicalinfo/

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

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

EPA, National Response System
http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/er/nrs/nrsrrt.htm

Event Notification. CDC recommended protocols
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/protocols.asp

FBI, Terrorism in the US reports
http://www.fbi.gov/publish/terror/terroris.htm

Federal Coordinating Center Guide, NDMS, Dpt of Health and Human Resources, OEP
http://ndms.dhhs.gov/NDMS/Downloads/downloads.html

Federal Environmental Hotline Listings (Phone numbers)
http://www.govinst.com/resourcecenter/resource/envirohotlines.html
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/hotline.htm

FEMA bibliography listing for emergency management
http://www.fema.gov/EMI/edu/biblo.htm

FEMA Library of reference documents
http://www.fema.gov/library/lib07.htm

FEMA, A Guide To the Disaster Declaration Process
http://www.fema.gov/r-n-r/dec_guid.htm

FEMA Library of reference documents
http://www.fema.gov/library/lib07.htm

Gilmore Commission, Terrorism Planning, Rand Report, 2d annual report
http://www.rand.org/organization/nsrd/terrpanel/

Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System, DOD, Reference List
http://141.236.12.246/

Grants, Catalog of Federal Grants for Domestic Preparedness
http://www.cmi-services.org/grants.asp

Hazardous Materials Information Service, Dpt of Defense
http://www.dlis.dla.mil/hmis/

The Health Library for Disasters, World Health Organization and Pan-American Health Organization
http://www.helid.desastres.net/

Improving Local and State Agency Response to Terrorist Incidents Involving Biological Weapons Final Draft date 1 Aug 2000. SBCCOM

Incident Command System, Forms and Guides
http://www.uscg.mil/pacarea/pm/icsforms/ics.htm
http://www.uscg.mil/d11/msosf/links/guides.htm
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/nmc/response/forms/Default.htm

Incident Command System, NY State Site
http://www.nysemo.state.ny.us/ICS/explain.htm

Incident Command System, US Coast Guard Site
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/mor/Articles/ICS.htm

Incident Command System, Master site with textbooks, forms, etc…
http://www.wildlandfire.net/

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

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

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

Joint Chiefs of Staff, J-3 WMD Handbook (Dpt of Defense), Lists DOD Assets
http://www.homelanddefense.org/J3WMDHandbook.pdf

Joint Service Chem Bio Info System (Server 1)
http://ws236.rdaisa.sarda.army.mil/jscbis/jscbis.cfm

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

Learning Resource Center, National Emergency Training Center, FEMA/NFA, Bibliographic Card Catalog system
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/

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

Local Officals Guide: Domestic Terrorism, Resources for Local Government, National League of Cities
http://www.nlc.org/nlc_org/site/files/reports/terrorism.pdf

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

Metropolitan Medical Response System Planning/Operational Documents
http://207.91.118.34/

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

Misc. WMD articles. "Infowar.com" web site.
http://www.infowar.com/wmd/wmd.shtml

Mitigation Practitioner's Handbook, Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, USAID *
http://www.info.usaid.gov/hum_response/ofda/files/hbkoct18.pdf

National Institutes of Health Periodical Listing and browser *
http://www.nih.gov/health/consumer/index.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/

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

The National Response Center, Chemical/HAZMAT spills *
http://www.nrc.uscg.mil/index.html

National Response Team Publications, HAZMAT Tng, Operations, Reports

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

National Warnings Area
http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/nationalwarnings.html

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

NBC Products and Services Handbook, the US joint service material group (JSMG) and the NBC industry group
http://www.nbcindustrygroup.com/handbook/index08.htm

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

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 Document, How To Prepare For Workplace Emergencies
http://www.osha-slc.gov/Publications/Osha3088.pdf

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

OSHA Regulations (Standards - 29 CFR) Hazardous waste operations and emergency response. -
1910 - Occupational Safety and Health Standards (see in particular I - PPE)
http://www.osha-slc.gov/OshStd_toc/OSHA_Std_toc_1910.html

1910.120 (See in particular paragraph q - ref emergency response plans)
http://www.osha-slc.gov/OshStd_data/1910_0120.html

OSHA CPL 2-2.59A. Inspection Procedures for the Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard, 29 CFR 1910.120 and 1926.65, Paragraph (q): Emergency Response to Hazardous Substance Releases.
http://www.osha-slc.gov/OshDoc/Directive_data/CPL_2-2_59A.html

OSHA Regulations (Standards - 29 CFR) Training Curriculum Guidelines - (Non-mandatory) - 1910.120 App E
http://www.osha-slc.gov/OshStd_data/1910_0120_APP_E.html

Physical Security. National Sheriffs Association Physical Security Checklist
http://www.ncsc.dni.us/RESEARCH/tcps_web/Forms/Form%20121.pdf

Planning Documents, DHHS, OEP, NDMS *
http://ndms.dhhs.gov/CT_Program/Response_Planning/response_planning.html

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

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://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/nursing/institute-centers/chphsr/ERMain.html

http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/nursing/institute-centers/chphsr/Leader.pdf
http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/nursing/institute-centers/chphsr/Prof.pdf
http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/nursing/institute-centers/chphsr/Tech.pdf

Public Health Image Library (PHIL), CDC
http://phil.cdc.gov/Phil/default.asp

Rapid Response Information System (RRIS), FEMA *
http://www.rris.fema.gov/

State Emergency Response Commission/Local Emergency Planning Committees
Code of Federal Regulations CFR 40. Part PART 355
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfrhtml_00/Title_40/40cfr355_00.html

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, SERC, CAP information sheet, Chemical Education Foundation
http://www.chemed.org/publicat/Bulletins/stew15/stew15.html

National Association of SARA Title III Program Officials
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/6286/index.htm

Storage and Handling of Hazardous Materials, DOD publication
http://www.dscr.dla.mil/htis/i414511.pdf

Supercourse, Epidemiology, the Internet, and Global Health, Collection of Public Health Lectures/Classes
http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/

Surveillance Systems, Updated Guidelines for Evaluating Public Health Surveillance Systems, July 27, 2001, MMWR, CDC
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5013a1.htm

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

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

US Army Field Manual 8-10-7, Health service support in a nuclear, biological, and chemical environment
http://155.217.58.58/cgi-bin/atdl.dll/fm/8-10-7/toc.htm

USA Today Health Information/Article Index
http://www.usatoday.com/life/health/archive.htm

U.S. Army Medical Department Information Sources
http://www.armymedicine.army.mil/medcom/medlinet/virtual2.htm

U.S. Army Surgeon General. Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Reference materials
http://www.nbc-med.org/others/

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

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

Vulnerable Zone Indicator System, EPA (checks local hazards to any given site)
http://www.epa.gov/ceppo/vzis.htm

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

Welcome to Hazmat on the Web
http://www.hazmat48.wpafb.af.mil/

Workers Education and Training Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health
http://www.wetp.org/cgi-bin/apexec.cgi

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/

American Military University, Homeland Defense Fields of Study
http://www.amunet.edu/amuv2/default.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

Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Events List *
http://www.hopkins-biodefense.org/pages/events/calevents.html

CDC, Distance Learning Web Sites
http://www.cdc.gov/phtn/sites.htm#dl

CDC, Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Learning Resources
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/learningresources.asp

CDC, Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response News and Events
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/newsandevents.asp

CDC, Public Health Practice Programs Office (PHPPO) Training Sites
http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/training.asp

Compendium of Federal WMD courses, NDPO, FBI, January 2000
http://www.ndpo.gov/compenium.pdf

Department of Health and Human Services, OEP, National Disaster Medical System Annual Conference *
http://ndms.dhhs.gov/NDMS_Conference/ndms_conference.html

DHHS, OEP consolidated training list
http://ndms.dhhs.gov/CT_Program/Training/training.html

Department of Justice, Office of State and Local Domestic Preparedness Assets and Assistance
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/osldps/ta/overview.htm

Department of Justice, Office of State and Local Domestic Preparedness Support , Center for Domestic Preparedness courses (Fort McClellan, Alabama) *
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/osldps/training_cdp.htm

Department of Justice, Office of State and Local Domestic Preparedness Support, Course Catalog
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/osldps/docs/coursecatalog.pdf

Domestic Preparedness Campus, OSLDPS, Dpt of Justice, Links to commercial sites
http://www.teex.com/campus/index.cfm
http://www.teex.com/campus/campus.cfm

The Emergency Education Network, FEMA
http://www.fema.gov/emi/eenet.htm

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

Emergency Management Institute, FEMA
http://www.fema.gov/emi/

EPA HAZMAT Conference Listings *
http://www.epa.gov/swercepp/events.html

EPA Annual Response to Event Conference (2000 Conference Notes)
http://www.epa.gov/reg3hwmd/epacepp/index.htm

FEMA terrorism consequence courses
http://www.fema.gov/emi/termng.htm

FEMA WMD courses for local officials, course guide and plan for local exercises
http://www.fema.gov/emi/g310wmd.htm

Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System, Conference and training List,
Department of Defense *
http://141.236.12.246/contact/upcoming.asp

International Society for Infectious Diseases Event Calendar
http://www.promedmail.org:8080/promed/promed.folder.home?p_cornerid=374