- State of California Information Bulletin on handling suspicious envelopes/packages
- Department of Homeland Security's Web page for all First Responders
- Procedures & contact telephone for to ask persons calling from aircraft & reporting an emergency
- ATF's definitive advice on bomb threats, searching, handling, etc., and their Bomb Threat Checklist, illustrations, etc.
- Suspicious mail questionnaire for law enforcement officers [pdf]
- National Safety Council (NSC) info on emergency preparedness
- Final report of Wireless Emergency Response Team [pdf, 372k]
- Calltaking guide when handling wireless callers, from WERT report
- Decision tree explanation and diagram for biological weapons incidents (pdf)
- Guidelines for responding to a chemical weapons incident--includes excellent, dispatch-specific advice for the initial call and actions to take.
- Guidance for Protecting Building Environments from Airborne Chemical, Biological, or Radiological Attacks
- Excellent trio of pocket cards on handling biological, chemical or radiological incidents from the DoD. [pdf
- Security assessment material by MitreTek; also a very comprehensive NIST security controls for Federal IT systems [pdf]
- Disaster response: principles of preparation and coordination (pdf)
- Training materials from NTIS on terrorism threats
- White House Office of Homeland Security
- Weapons of mass destriction video training, Video Techniques Inc., (941) 758-3077 [no active Web site]
- FEMA "Guide for All-Hazard Emergency Operations Planning," to aid State and local emergency managers in developing and maintaining emergency operations plans. (pdf)
- Wireless Emergency Response Team (WERT) final report [pdf, 372k]
- DOJ's Office for Domestic Preparedness Office - law enforcement resources on the subject
- Center for Strategic & International Studies - many reports on threat assessment and preparedness
- National Institute of Justice: collection of links on domestic terrorism preparedness
- An Introduction to Biological Agent Detection Equipment for
Emergency First Responders; by federal National Institute of Justice. [pdf, 1.7 Mb]
- Legislation and other federal action on domestic terrorism preparedness - Center for Nonproliferation Studies excellent!
- Report on Pentagon site communications from the Public Safety Wireless Network (PSWN) [pdf, 4.1 Mb
- Third annual "Gilmore Commission" report, the Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction, 270 pages. [pdf version for printing 3.9 Mb] [Acrobat version for on-screen 1.9 Mb]
- Advice on securing buildings against chemical and biological attacks.
- The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs wrote a paper on obstacles to radio interoperability, and another with recommendations on public safety communications.
- Collection of emergency preparedness publications from the Government Printing Office (GPO).
- The federal Technical Support Working Group has a broad collection of information about preparedness and physical protection measures (most information is restricted and upon-request only).
- A Guide To Strengthen Emergency Management Of High-Rise And High-Risk Buildings, prepared by the city of Ontario (Canada)
- National Homeland Security Database, a huge collection of links to other sites and resources.
- The Metro Washington (DC) Council of Governments has posted a framework for a Regional Emergency Coordination Plan.
- Guide for radiation emergency accidents
- The Department of Energy has prepared a Quick Reference Sheet (pdf) on radiological incidents, and at guide on "Hazardous Materials Response Procedures." (pdf)
- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has a number of Web-based courses, including "Special Events Contingency Planning." You register on-line and download the course materials (which are also available separately).
- An on-line quick-reference table of chemical and biological agents.
- A discussion of vehicle bomb preparation and aftermath operations
- This PBS Web site lets you type in an address and see if you'd be vaporized by a 1-megaton atomic bomb, while this Web site lets you map nuclear waste transportation routes.
- The National Academy of Sciences has an extensive list of security resources.
- Explanation of how the terrorist threat expands an existing emergency plan, from DOT material. [pdf, 69k] [see the previous listing for more DOT material]
- Arlington County (Virg.) has published their after-action report for the Pentagon incident. [pdf, 7.9 Mb]
- Consultants McKinsey & Co. published two reports on police and fire department operations at the World Trade Center, including comm issues. View the multi-part FDNY report, and download the full NYPD (pdf) report.
- CALEA report on revisions to standards for crisis managemen
- Office of Domestic Preparedness, Guidelines for First Responders - more for law enforcement, fire and EMS agencies, but provides insights into the communications support function. [pdf, 478k]
- The industry's Network Reliability & Interoperability Council published "Essential Communications During Emergencies, " which analyzes the availability of different technologies to provide telecommunications services during emergencies, including an extensive review of 911 systems.
- "National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace," draft for public comment [pdf, 2.3 Mb]
- The U.S. Commission on National Security was convened in 1999 to study security issues, and issued several reports over several years--the so-called Hart-Rudman Reports. You can find them for download here.
- Former Senators Hart and Rudman also chaired a 2002 panel sponsored by the Council on Foreign Affairs, and published another report on homeland security. [pdf, 215k]
- The Council on Foreign Relations published a report on terrorism preparations--or the lack of it. The report covers radio interoperability and other topics.
- CBS News has a very long list of disaster preparedness links.
- The American Institute of Architects bookstore has several publications related to building design and security, and FEMA has a complete course on the subject for new buildings, and a course on incremental building protection plans. Also download (pdf) a FEMA primer on commercial building design to mitigate terrorist attacks.
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- FEMA has created a one-stop Web page with information on disaster preparedness.
- Chart of biologoical agents, their symptoms and treatments, from the University of North Carolina. [pdf, 161k]
- National Conference of State Legislatures keeps track of legislation on radio interoperability.
- FEMA guide for citizen preparedness: "Are You Ready", but which also has good info on general preparedness.
- The Infectious Disease Society of America has a Web page with lots of information on chemical and biological agents, and preparedness.
- APCO issues suspicious calls alert.
- The Department of Homeland Security issued information on 2003 grants, including for interoperablaw enforcement communications gear. [pdf]
- FCC posts Web page to encourage PSAPs to join the Telecommunications Priority Service (TSP)
- The National Fire Service's Incident Management Consortium has published a draft of a joint fire, law enforcement, EMS, tow agency incident management system, which ties together all the agencies that might handle a highway-related incident. Very complete! [pdf, 2 Mb]
- Collection of police and fire radio audio during the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks.
- The Council on Foreign Relations published a report "First Responders: Drastically Underfunded, Dangerously Unprepared," that include a recommendation on funding 911. [pdf]
- The National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities has posted disaster resources for schools.
- The federal Department of Veterans Affairs has produced an excellent pocketcard on the symptoms and effects of radiation. [pdf]
- A General Accounting Office (GAO) report on information sharing, and how it could be improved among law enforcement agencies. [pdf]
- The Center for State Homeland Security has posted a Web site with lots of links and resources.
- The Rand institute has published an excellent 35-page quick guide to individual preparedness for chemical, radiological and biological attack. [pdf]
- The Pocket Partner was first published in 1998, but is more relevant today, with 576 pages of vital emergency information in a -- what else? -- pocket-sized book.
- South Carolina Dept. of Labor handbook on developing a workplace security plan. [pdf, 1.5 Mb]
- List of OSHA resources on fire and explosion assessment and planning.
- Office of Domestic Preparedness, "Emergency Responder Guidelines," good basics for law enforcement, fire, EMS and public works agencies. [pdf]
- Yale-New Haven Health Service, listing of Web preparedness resources with links
- The U.S. Coast Guard's regional contingency plan for the western states, which is an excellent example of considerations for your own plan. Also has lots of good resource listings.[pdf]
- FEMA's "Fire And Emergency Services Preparedness Guide For The Homeland Security Advisory System" [pdf]
- NENA standard on PSAPs handling airborne emergencies [pdf]
- Rand Corp. guide to personal preparedness for WMD incidents
- 9-11 Commission timeline on communications at both terrorist attack sites [Chapter 9, pdf] [list of all chapters]
- Personal preparedness guide issued to all households in the UK
- Dept. of Defense minimum anti-terrorism standards (pdf), including technical "stand-off" distance requirements for explosive devices; article (pdf) about development of standard
- New York State Police - bomb information-taking card (pdf)
- Public Transportation Emergency Mobilization and Emergency Operations Guide (pdf, 3.9Mb)
- Evacuation plan and suggested kit (pdf)
- Department of Homeland Security's general business preparedness information page
- Lessons of Hurricane Katrina (2005)
- On-line guide to disaster communications
- 73-minute tape of World Trade Center fireground channel (mp3)
- U.S. Army, Protective Design Center - building security resources
- FEMA document on comm center construction & security (pdf)
- FCC recommendations from Hurricane Katrina experience, particularly on mass and local communications. (pdf)
- Awareness Guide by the Miami Date Police Department [pdf]
- Department of Homeland Security indicators of possible terrorist activity, which is informative for calltakers who might be handling calls from the public, describing suspicious behaviors.
- FEMA case study on construction of Smith County (Tex.) 911 center, highlighting security and safety architecture [pdf]
- Department of Homeland Security "National Preparedness Guidelines," including a chapter on interoperable communications. [pdf]
- National Highway Transportation Administration guide on PSAPs and the flu pandemic (pdf)
- IAFC first-responder procedures for handling suspicious package (pdf)
- Cisco Systems explains its Network Emergency Response Vehicle in this video
- CDC Web page on handling Swine Flu incidents
- World Teleport Assoc. paper (pdf) on Missouri DOT use of satellite links
- NENA training presentation on railroad incidents (pdf)
- WMD on-line training
- Institute for Homeland Security Solutions
- Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative Training
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