ODP INFORMATION BULLETIN
                   No. 00-005  March 6, 2000

               TO:            All State Agency Heads
All State Agency Points of Contact

               FROM:          C. H. "Butch" Straub II
Director

               SUBJECT:       Release of Office for Domestic Preparedness
               Support Training Videos: "Surviving Weapons Mass Destruction" and
               "Weapons of Mass Destruction and First the Responder."

It is my pleasure to announce the release of two first responder training videos produced with
funding provided by the Office for Domestic Preparedness Support (ODP). 
The videos are intended to provide emergency response agencies with helpful information that
could be used to enhance the emergency services and first responder capabilities in their
jurisdictions.  

The production of the films were made possible with the dedication and support of the Georgia
Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) and the Seattle Fire Department.  GEMA coordinated
the production of the, "Surviving Weapons of Mass Destruction" training video which is designed
to enhance the survivability of first responders during an incident of biological terrorism.  The
Seattle Fire Department handled the production of the "Weapons of Mass Destruction and the
First Responder" video, and provides the viewer with helpful information to recognize when to
use existing assets and resources on-hand within the jurisdiction which could be used to mitigate a
terrorist incident and shape a jurisdiction-wide response to mass casualty terrorism.     

Feel free to incorporate the video in your training programs or to share them with agencies that
may benefit from their use.  Additional copies of the training videos may be obtained by
contacting ODP at 202-305-9887.