THE ORIGINS
Sanctioned by the Attorney General of the United States, the InterAgency Board for
Equipment Standardization and Interoperability (IAB) was founded by the Department
of Defense's Consequence Management Program Integration Office and the Department
of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation Weapons of Mass Destruction Countermeasures
on October 13, 1998. With the participation of various local, state, and federal
government organizations, the IAB formulated its mission statement, organized the
board into four SubGroups and two committees, developed a Charter, and identified
the IAB Process and Strategic Objectives.
THE MISSION OF THE IAB
The InterAgency Board (IAB) for Equipment Standardization and Interoperability
is designed to establish and coordinate local, state, and federal standardization,
interoperability, compatibility, and responder health and safety to prepare for,
train and respond to, mitigate, and recover from any incident by identifying
requirements for an all-hazards incident response with a special emphasis on Chemical,
Biological, Radiological, Nuclear or Explosive (CBRNE) issues.
Priority List News
IAB Research and Development Priority List and Standards Development Priority List Now Available! Click here for more information.
The most current First Responder Technologies Program Newsletters are now available: Oct 2008 Vol 1 No 7
Nov 2008 Vol 1 No 8
Now Available
2007 Annual Report
2008 Standardized Equipment List
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with a trusted, integrated, on-line source of information on products, standards,
certifications, grants, and other equipment-related information.
The current electronic version of the IAB Standardized Equipment List is integrated
with this website!
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