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Each April 19, the anniversary of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, the Nation focuses anew on this tragedy and how to defend against future terrorist attacks. Events such as Hurricane Katrina also call for increased awareness of quick and effective responses to emergency situations of all kinds. The Federal Government makes available a number of publications dealing with emergency responses to both man-made and natural disasters. Emergency Response to Terrorism Aid: Job Aid Publisher: Federal Emergency Management Agency, United States Fire Administration, National Fire Academy, and Justice Dept., Office of Justice Programs Description: Edition 2.0. This best selling key resource for emergency responders nationwide identifies strategic and tactical considerations that should be assessed within the first hour of a terrorist incident. 2003. Year/Pages: 2003: 74 p. and 7 index dividers. Homeland Security Threat Level Signs (Poster) Publisher: Federal Emergency Management Agency and Homeland Security Dept. Description: Contains posters for five levels of security alerts, from low to severe, with color codes from green to red. Includes the level of visitor access to the building for each security level. Year/Pages: 2003: 5 posters, 23x28 in.; flat. Terrorist Bomb Threat Stand-Off (Card) (Package of 10) Publisher: Federal Emergency Management Agency and Defense Dept., Technical Support Working Group (TSWG) Description: Describes terrorist bomb threats by: threat description, explosives capacity, building evacuation distance, and outdoor evacuation distance. 1999: Laminated card; il. Sold in packages of 10 copies only Year/Pages: 1999: Laminated card; ill. Price: $4.00 Publisher: Homeland Security Dept., Federal Emergency Management Agency Description: Provides guidance to building designers, owners, and state and local governments to mitigate the effects of hazards resulting from terrorist attacks on new buildings. Year/Pages: 2004: 108 p.; ill. Price: $7.00 Publisher: Federal Emergency Management Agency Description: Provides architects, engineers, and school administrators with the basic principles and techniques to make a school safe from terrorist attacks. Year/Pages: 2004: 304 p.; ill. Publisher: Federal Emergency Management Agency Description: Provides guidance to architects and engineers in reducing damage to buildings, related infrastructure, and people when the damage is caused by a terrorist attack. Year/Pages: 2003: 414 p.; ill. Publisher: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, FEMA Region 2 Description: Examines the damage to the World Trade Center and surrounding buildings caused by the events of September 11, 2001. Also identifies additional studies that should be performed. Year/Pages: 2002: 303 p.; ill. Preparing Makes Sense: Get Ready Now Publisher: Homeland Security Dept. Description: Discusses how to prepare for unexpected emergencies including terrorist threats. Information is also online at www.ready.gov and available by phone at 1-800-BE-READY (1-800-237-3239). Year/Pages: 2003: 11 p.; ill. Price: $0.90 Publisher: National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (9-11 Commission) Description: Official Government Edition. Provides a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks, including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks. Also includes recommendations designed to guard against future attacks. Year/Pages: 2004: 567 P. Price: $13.00 Emergency Response to Hazardous Material Incidents Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response Description: Provides emergency response personnel, primarily firefighters, police officers, and emergency medical services personnel, with the information and skills needed to recognize, evaluate, and control an incident involving the release or potential release of hazardous materials. Intended for members of hazardous materials response teams. Year/Pages: 1999: 774 p.; ill. Price: $18.00 Publisher: Transportation Dept., Research and Special Programs Administration Description: This standard reference book contains guides describing potential hazards of various types of hazardous materials, and appropriate emergency actions to take when arriving at the scene of an accident involving hazardous materials. It includes indexes of hazardous materials by identification number and by chemical name. Also includes a table of initial isolation and protective action distances. Year/Pages: 2004: 372 p.; ill. Price: $8.00 Field Operations Guide for Disaster Assessment and Response Publisher: State Dept., US Agency for International Development, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance and Agriculture Dept., Forest Service Description: FOG Version 4.0. 3rd revision. Contains information on general responsibilities for disaster responders, formats and reference material for assessing and reporting on populations at risk, Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) position descriptions and duty checklists, descriptions of Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) stockpile commodities, general information related to disaster activities, information on working with the military in the field, and a glossary of acronyms and terms used by OFDA and other organizations with which OFDA works. Year/Pages: 2006: 394 p. U.S. Coast Guard Incident Management Handbook, 2006 Publisher: Homeland Security Dept., Coast Guard Description: This publication provides important assistance to Coast Guard personnel responding to oil spills, search and rescue operations and other emergency situations. Year/Pages: 2006: 364 p. Federal On-Scene Coordinator Finance and Resource Management Field Guide (FFARM), 1999 Publisher: Transportation Dept., Coast Guard, Office of Response and National Pollution Funds Center Description: Presents the key requirements and policies concerning contracting and financial management of oil and hazardous substance response activities. Year/Pages: 1999: 76 p.; ill. Price: $13.00 Publisher: Labor Dept., Office of Disability Employment Policy Description: Provides practical information on developing, implementing, and maintaining emergency preparedness plans for people with disabilities. Year/Pages: 2004: 81 p.; ill. Planning for Post-Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction Publisher: Federal Emergency Management Agency Description: Helps community leaders and planners educate their constituents on how informed decisions and choices can affect the rebuilding process and yield a safer, more sustainable community. Year/Pages: 1998: 348 p.; ill. Price: $47.00 Personal Security for the American Business Traveler Overseas Publisher: State Dept., Overseas Security Advisory Council Description: Quick Security Guidelines. Provides specific security guidelines for Americans who travel abroad on business. Year/Pages: 1996: 20 p.; ill. Hurricane Katrina: A Nation Still Unprepared, Special Report, Together with Additional Views Publisher: Senate, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Description: This report by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs sets out seven recommendations together with a series of supporting tactical recommendations, all designed to make the nation's emergency-preparedness and response system strong, agile, effective, and robust. Year/Pages: 2006: 738 p.; ill. Price: $38.00 Publisher: House, Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina Description: Tells the story of inadequate preparation and response in evacuations, medical care, communications, and contracting, and concludes that the government's best efforts, at all levels of government, were not good enough. The writers hope that their findings will prompt the changes needed to make all levels of government better prepared and better able to respond the next time. Year/Pages: 2006: 581 p.; ill. Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned, February 2006 Publisher: President of the United States, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Description: This White House report identifies and establishes a roadmap for doing better in the future. Lays the groundwork for transforming how this Nation - from every level of government to the private sector to individual citizens and communities - pursues a real and lasting vision of emergency preparedness. Year/Pages: 2006: 223 p.; ill. [ Top ]
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