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EH Resource Directory

Training Resources1) AgERT Agricultural Emergency Response Training-Center For Domestic PreparednessAnniston, Alabamahttp://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/training/agert/

2) SERV SAFE/Food Safety ISU Extension-Various locations across Statehttp://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/training/index.cfm?parent=138

3) WMD Technical Emergency Response Training Course (TERT) http://cdp.dhs.gov/courses_tert.html

4) Community training and Response Center-Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar Rapidshttp://www.hmtri.org/ehs_trng/index_ehs.htm

5) Hazardous Materials Incident Management-6 day course in Ames see pdf. http://www.state.ia.us/government/dps/fm/fstb/PDFs/NFA-HazMat.pdf

6) Hazmat Opshttp://www.cedarnet.org/hmrtc/

7) University of Minnesota Onsite Wastewater Courses (Soils/Large systemManagement, etc….)http://septic.umn.edu/Events/index.html

8) University of Minnesota School of Public Health- Outreach education.Each Spring and Winter, the school offers 4 day intensive classes that have coursesgeared toward public health preparedness.http://www.sph.umn.edu/publichealthplanet/about/home.html

9) University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory-BCTA Sampling Protocol and other BTcourses. Awaiting info at this time

ONLINE Training

1) Emergency Response and Training Fundamentals-Twin Cities Metro AdvancedPractice Center http://www.umncphp.umn.edu/preparedness/site/index.htm



Bioterrorist Attack on Food: A Tabletop Exercise. Northwest Center for Public Health Practice.University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine.http://healthlinks.washington.edu/nwcphp/edu/phe/

Bt Create: A Customizable Bioterrorism Tabletop Exercise Builder. The National Association of Countyand City Health Officials (NACCHO) http://www.naccho.org/prod140.cfm

California Distance Learning Health Networkhttp://www.cdlhn.com/

Case Studies, Public Health Training Network Training Site (Includes epidemiological case studies andtraining materials).http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/phtn/casestudies/default.htm

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

Center for Domestic Preparedness, Training Site, McClellan, Alabamahttp://www.cdptraining.com/

National Fire Academy, FEMA,http://www.usfa.fema.gov/dhtml/fire-service/nfa.cfm

2) Incident Command Training-FEMA Independent Studyhttp://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/crslist.asp

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Agencies and Regulations

The following Agencies have a wealth of useful technical information on their web sites.These hyperlinks will connect you to the Homepage of each Agency as well as selectedpages within the site.

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Children's Health Protection,and Envirofacts Warehouse

• Housing and Urban Development (HUD); Healthy Homes• Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and Environmental

Health and Nursing Page• Department of Energy (DOE)• National Library of Medicine (NLM); Toxicology and Environmental Health• National Institute of Environmental Health Science (NIEHS), Environmental

Health Perspectives, National Toxicology Program• National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH)



• Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) and OSHA technical links(SLTC)

• Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)• Partners in Information Access for Public Health Professionals• State Health Departments• National Association of County and City Health Officials

o PACE EH - Protocol for Assessing Community Excellence inEnvironmental Health

ORGANIZATIONS – FEDERAL AGENCIES (US AND OTHER NATIONS):

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Bioterrorism and Emerging Infections Sitehttp://www.bioterrorism.uab.edu/index.htm

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

Air War College, Homeland Security “Portal”http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/awc-hmld.htm

American Red Crosshttp://www.redcross.org/

Florida Capital Region Chapterhttp://www.tallytown.com/redcross/(numerous guides and links)

Armed Forces Institute of Pathologyhttp://www.afip.org/

Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institutehttp://www.afrri.usuhs.mil/

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearmshttp://www.atf.treas.gov/

Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparednesshttp://www.ccep.ca/

Centers for Disease Control and Preventionhttp://www.cdc.gov/

CDC, Bioterrorism Preparedness & Responsehttp://www.bt.cdc.gov/

CDC, Environmental Health Services Emergency Planning Sitehttp://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehs/ETP/default.htm

CDC, Epidemic Intelligence Service



http://www.cdc.gov/eis/

CDC, National Center for Infectious Diseaseshttp://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/index.htm

CDC, Office of Health and Safetyhttp://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/default.htm

CDC, Strategic National Stockpile Programhttp://www.bt.cdc.gov/stockpile/

Center For Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, US Food and Drug Administrationhttp://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html

Defense Threat Reduction Agency - Chem.-Bio Defensehttp://www.dtra.mil/

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

Department of Education, Emergency Planninghttp://www.ed.gov/emergencyplan/

Department of Health and Human Serviceshttp://dhhs.gov/

Department of Homeland Securityhttp://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/

NIMS Integration Centerhttp://www.fema.gov/nims/nims.shtm

Department of Justice, Office for Domestic Preparednesshttp://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/

EMAC, Emergency Management Assistance Compacthttp://www.emacweb.org/

Environmental Protection Agency, Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Officehttp://www.epa.gov/swercepp/http://www.epa.gov/ceppo

EPA, Emergency Response Teamhttp://www.ert.org/

Federal Emergency Management Agencyhttp://www.fema.gov/

FEMA, Office of National Preparednesshttp://www.fema.gov/onp/



Health Canada Emergency Response Sitehttp://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/protection/biotech/bioterrorism.htm

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

Joint Interagency Training Center – West. National Guard Homeland Defense Training Site.http://www.jitc-west.org/index.html

Joint Program Executive Office for Chem-Bio Defense.http://www.jpeocbd.osd.mil/

Metropolitan Medical Response System, DHHS, OEPhttp://www.mmrs.fema.gov

Military Vaccine Agency, US Dpt of Defensehttp://www.vaccines.mil/

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

National Atmospheric Release Advisory Center, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratoryhttp://narac.llnl.gov

National Distaster Medical System, Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)http://ndms.dhhs.gov/index.html

National Incident Management System (NIMS) Integration Center, FEMA/DHShttp://www.fema.gov/nims/

National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, NIH, DHHShttp://www2.niaid.nih.gov/biodefense/

National Institutes of Healthhttp://www.nih.gov/

National Institutes of Health, Office of Science Educationhttp://science-education.nih.gov

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

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

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

The National Toxicology Program, National Institutes of Healthhttp://ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov

Occupational Safety and Health Administrationhttp://www.osha.gov/



OSHA Emergency Preparedness and Response Resourceshttp://www.osha.gov/SLTC/emergencypreparedness/index.html

The Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)http://www.orau.gov/reacts/

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

United Kingdom Department of Health web sitehttp://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en

U.K. Resiliance, The Civil Contingencies Secretariat, The Home Office (United Kingdom)http://www.ukresilience.info/home.htm

US Air Force Counterproliferation Centerhttp://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/awc-cps.htm

U.S. Army Chemical Schoolhttp://www.wood.army.mil/usacmls/

US Army Edgwood Chemical Biological Center, US Army Research, Development and EngineeringCommand.http://www.ecbc.army.mil/hld/ip/reports.htm

U.S. Army Medical Commandhttp://www.armymedicine.army.mil/default2.htm

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

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

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

U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Commandhttp://www.rdecom.army.mil/

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

US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Boardhttp://www.chemsafety.gov

US Coast Guard, Command Centerhttp://www.uscg.mil/hq/commandcenter/oc.htm

US Navy Chem/Bio programhttp://www.chembiodef.navy.mil/



US Northern Commandhttp://www.northcom.mil/

US Nuclear Regulatory Commissionhttp://www.nrc.gov/

US Secret Servicehttp://www.treas.gov/usss/index.shtml

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

WMD WEB SITES:

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

State Health Department Web Siteshttp://www.phppo.cdc.gov/phtn/sites.asp#statehttp://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/international/relres.html

Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, BT sitehttp://www.apic.org/bioterror/

Association of State and Territorial Health Officialshttp://www.astho.org/

Center for Biosecurity, University of Pittsburgh Medical Centerhttp://www.dtic.mil/dtic/aulimp/

Center for Catastrophe Preparedness and Response, NY Universityhttp://www.nyu.edu/ccpr/

Center for Public Health and Disasters, UCLAhttp://www.cphd.ucla.edu/

Center for the study of Bioterrorism and Emerging Infections, Saint Louis University School of PublicHealthhttp://www.bioterrorism.slu.edu/

International Society for Respiratory Protectionhttp://www.isrp.com.au/

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratoryhttp://www.llnl.gov/

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

National Association of Medical Examinershttp://www.thename.org/

The National Emergency Management Association



http://www.nemaweb.org/index.cfm

Resources

CDC, A-Z index of resourceshttp://www.cdc.gov/az.do

DisasterHelp.Gov Resource Listhttps://disasterhelp.gov/portal/jhtml/quicklinks/TreeTest.jhtml

DHHS Disasters and Emergencies Web sitehttp://www.hhs.gov/disasters/index.shtml

DHS, Office for Domestic Preparedness, Resource/Training Sitehttp://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/library/bulletins.htm

FEMA Photo Libraryhttp://www.photolibrary.fema.gov/photolibrary/index.jsp

Hazardous Materials Information Service, Dpt of Defensehttp://www.dlis.dla.mil/hmirs/default.asp

Internet Resources in Toxicology & Environmental Health. National Library ofMedicinehttp://sis.nlm.nih.gov/Tox/ToxSpecial.html

National Mass Fatalities Institute, Misc. Resources (All subjects)http://www.nmfi.org/resources.htm

NIOSH Emergency Response Resourceshttp://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/emres/

REFERENCES BY TOPIC – AGRICULTURAL, ANIMAL, FOOD AND WATERISSUES

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

American Veterinary Medical Associationwww.avma.org

Disaster specific area is www.avma.org/disaster

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

Center for Post-Harvest Food Protection and Defense, U. of Minnesotahttp://www.coafes.umn.edu/

Clean Water Advocacy - Security - General Information – Links. Association of Metropolitan SewageAgencies.http://www.amsa-cleanwater.org/advocacy/security/secinfo.cfm



Diagnosis and Management of Foodborne Illnesses: A Primer for Physicians and Other HealthcareProfessionals. AMA et. al., April 2004.http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/3629.html

The Extension Disaster Education Network, Agricultural, Plant, Animal Issueshttp://www.agctr.lsu.edu/eden/default.aspx

Course and Training resource glossaryhttp://www.agctr.lsu.edu/eden/Resources/onlineext.aspx

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

Food and Drug Administration, Bioterrorism Web sitehttp://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/bioterrorism.html

Food and Drug Administration, Interim final regulation, Registration Of Food Facilities October 10, 2003http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fsbtac12.html

Foodborne Outbreak and Surveillance Unit, CDChttp://www.cdc.gov/foodborneoutbreaks/

Food ISAC (Information Sharing and Analysis Center)http://www.fmi.org/isac/

Food Safety, “FSIS Security Guidelines for Food Processors,” Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDpt of Agriculture, April 2002http://www.fsis.usda.gov/oa/topics/SecurityGuide.pdf

“Foodsafety.gov : Gateway to Government Food Safety Information”http://www.foodsafety.gov/~fsg/bioterr.html

The Groundwater Foundationhttp://www.groundwater.org/

International Portal on Food Safety, Animal and Plant Health, United Nationshttp://www.ipfsaph.org/Biosec/En/default.jsp?language=en

Misc. Resources and Documents, Counter-terrorism.com, government web site.http://www.counterterrorismtraining.gov/pubs/food.html

Model emergency plan for agriculture and animals. September 2002. The National EmergencyManagement Associationhttp://www.nemaweb.org/library/documents/Model_Plan_for_Animal_ESF.pdf

National Animal Health Emergency Management Systemhttp://www.usaha.org/

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

Pets, American Red Cross, Disaster Preparedness Info for Pet ownershttp://www.redcross.org/



Physician Preparedness for Acts of WaterTerrorism. on-line reference guidehttp://www.waterhealthconnection.org/

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

Securing Small Wastewater Systems, National Environmental Services Centerhttp://www.nesc.wvu.edu/nsfc/SecuringWastewaterSystems.html

Security. State FOIA Laws: A Guide To Protecting Sensitive Water Security Information. Association ofMetropolitan Water Agencies. 2002.http://www.amwa.net/security/FOIA.pdf

US Department of Agriculture, Homeland Defense Web sitehttp://www.usda.gov/homelandsecurity/homeland.html

Water ISAC (Information Sharing and Analysis Center)http://www.waterisac.org/

Water Infrastructure Security. EPAhttp://www.epa.gov/safewater/security/

Water System Checklistshttp://www.homelandsecurity.org/journal/Articles/watersafetyguidelines.htmhttp://www.homelandsecurity.org/journal/Articles/wastewatersafetyguidelines.htm

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

Water Emergency Issues, “Physician Preparedness for Acts of Water Terrorism”. Private web sitehttp://www.waterhealthconnection.org/bt/index.asp

REFERENCES BY TOPIC – BUSINESS/FACILITYSCHOOL/INSTALLATIONINFORMATION:

Air Handling Systems, Guidance for Filtration and Air-Cleaning Systems to Protect BuildingEnvironments from Airborne Chemical, Biological, or Radiological Attacks, NIOSH DHHS (NIOSH) PubNo. 2003-136, April, 2003http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-136/pdfs/2003-136.pdf

Bridges and Tunnels, “Recommendations for Bridge and Tunnel Security” US Department ofTransportation.http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/security/brpcover.htm

Building Protection Guidance and Resources (WMD events), Department of Energy, Lawrence BerkeleyNational Laboratoryhttp://securebuildings.lbl.gov/

Building Vulnerability Assessment & Mitigation Program (BVAMP), Berkeley Lab

http://securebuildings.lbl.gov/BVAMP.html



Building Protection Presentation. State of Floridahttp://www.dep.state.fl.us/

Business Emergency Management Planning, NIOSH, Multiple Resources.http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/prepared/

Business Security Site, Security Industry Associationhttp://www.siaonline.org/index_bst.asp

The Center for Infrastructure Expertise Library, University of New Hampshirehttp://www.ni2ciel.org/

Chemical Facility Vulnerability Assessment Methodology, National Institute of Justice, 2002.http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/nij/195171.pdf

Company Primer on Preparedness and Response Planning for Terrorist and Bioterrorist AttacksBusiness Executives for National Securityhttp://www.bens.org/images/GettingReady_042304.pdf

Critical Infrastructure Protection Information Center, US Fire Academywww.usfa.fema.gov/cipc

Courthouse Security Resource Center, Wisconsinhttp://www.911summit.org/materials9-11/911/acrobat/27/P3%26C10EmergencyPreparednessPlans/Wisconsinexcerpt.pdf

Daycare Model Emergency Plan, Kitsap County Department of Emergency Management, WashingtonStatehttp://www.kitsapdem.org/plans/Daycare%20Disaster%20Plan.pdf

Daycare Centers. “Head Start Disaster Preparedness Workbook”. UCLA Center for Public Health andDisasters.http://www.cphd.ucla.edu/headstart.html

Daycare Centers. “Protecting Our Kids: Nonstructural Mitigation for Childcare Centers.” Institute forBusiness and Home Safety.http://www.ibhs.org/publications/downloads/461.pdf

“Effective Emergency Response Plans” National Safety Councilhttp://www.nsc.org/issues/emerg/99esc.htm

Emergency Exit Pocket Guidance Card, OSHA, 2003http://www.osha.gov/Publications/osha3183.pdf

“Evacuating High-Rise Buildings”, OSHA Fact Sheet, 2003.http://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/data_General_Facts/evacuating-highrise-factsheet.pdf

Evacuation Plans and Procedures, OSHA Etool, For small businesses and facilitieshttp://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/evacuation/index.html

Evacuation Planning Matrix, Evacuation and Building Emergency Planning Guide, OSHAhttp://www.osha.gov/dep/evacmatrix/index.html

Federal Manager’s/Decision Maker’s Emergency Guide, U.S. Office of Personal Management



http://www.opm.gov/emergency/PDF/ManagersGuide.pdf

Fire and Explosion Planning Matrix, Building and Facility Planning Guides, OSHA. Oct 2003.http://www.osha.gov/dep/fire-expmatrix/index.html

“Guidance for Protecting Building Environments from Airborne Chemical, Biological, or RadiologicalAttacks”, NIOSH, May, 2002http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bldvent/2002-139.html

National Institutes of Health, Office of Science Education, School and Teaching Resourceshttp://science-education.nih.gov/biodefenseinsert/

National Safety Council, Multiple Building and facility guideshttp://www.nsc.org/issues/prepare.htm

Occupational Health Guidelines for Remediation Workers at Bacillus Anthracis-ContaminatedSites --- United States, 2001_2002. CDC MMWR 6 Sept 2002.http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5135a3.htm

Principal Emergency Response and Preparedness: Requirements and Guidance. Occupational Safety andHealth AdministrationU.S. Department of Labor. OSHA 3122-06R. 2004http://www.osha.gov/Publications/osha3122.pdf

“Risk Management Guidance for Health and Safety under Extraordinary Incidents Report” AmericanSociety of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). 12 January 2002.http://xp20.ashrae.org/ABOUT/Task_Force_Rpt_12Jan02.pdf

Schools. “Building a Disaster Resistant University”. FEMA . Oct 2003http://www.fema.gov/fima/dru.shtm

Schools. “Campus Safety Health and Environmental Management Association” Emergency PlanningResourceshttp://www.cshema.org/links/links.htm

School Disaster Information. National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilitieshttp://www.edfacilities.org/rl/disaster.cfm

In Their Own Words: 9/11 Parents Help Other Parents and Schools with Lessons Learned. 2005Edition.http://www.healthyschools.org/documents/INTHEIROWNWORDS.pdf

Schools, “Primer to Design Safe Schools Project in Case of terrorist attacks.” FEMA Risk ManagementSeries publication # 428. Dec 2003http://www.fema.gov/pdf/fima/fema428.pdf

Schools, SARS Plan, University of California at Berkeley SARS Prevention and Response Plan andTabletophttp://www.ucbcidp.org/sars/plan/index.html

Schools, Threatplan.org, Bomb threat training and info site, DOJ/DOEhttp://www.threatplan.org/

Security and Emergency Planning Guides, National Institute of Chemical Studieshttp://www.nicsinfo.org/SecurityEmergencyGuides.htm



Shelter in Place Information Center, National Institute of Chemical Studieshttp://www.nicsinfo.org/SIP%20Center.htm

Model Shelter in Place plan for the workplace, Natonal Institute of Chemical Studieshttp://www.nicsinfo.org/SIP%20plan%20for%20offices%20NICS%20feb2003.pdf

University of Colorado at Boulder, Emergency Infohttp://www.colorado.edu/safety/resources.html

USAF Weapons of mass destruction (WMD) threat planning and response Handbook. Air force handbook10-2502. 30 October 2001http://www.doms.pentagon.mil/Publications/USAF%20WMD%20Planning%20Handbook.pdf

REFERENCES BY TOPIC – COMMUNITY/LOCAL PLANNING:

“A Governor’s Guide To Emergency Management.” National Governor’s Association. 2001http://www.nga.org/cda/files/REPORTEMERGUIDE2001.pdf

“A Governor’s Guide To Emergency Management. Volume 2” National Governor’s Association. 2002.http://www.nga.org/cda/files/GOVSGUIDEHS2.pdf

American Red Cross Homeland Security Advisory System Recommendations for Individuals, Families,Neighborhoods, Schools, and Businesses.http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/beprepared/hsas.html

Bioterrorism Response Plan Clearinghouse, National Association of County and City Health Officialshttp://www.naccho.org/project63.cfm

Community Guide, Bioterrorism Preparedness Case Study, National Information Center on HealthServices Research and Health Care Technology, National Library of Medicinehttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/ihcm/case5.html

Critical Incident Protocol, Michigan State University/DOJ, Private-Public Partnership Guide foremergency responsehttp://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/docs/cip.pdf

Developing a Hazardous Materials Exercise Program: A Handbook for State and Local Officials, USDepartment of Transportationhttp://www.bts.gov/smart/cat/254.html

Domestic Preparedness Checklist, National Governor’s Association.http://www.nga.org/cda/files/DomPrepChecklist.pdf

Emergency Manager, FEMA Web Site Situational Updates COOLhttp://www.fema.gov/emanagers/

“If Disaster Strikes Today: A Governor’s primer on all-hazards emergency management. NationalEmergency Management Association. 2003.http://www.nemaweb.org/docs/Gov_Primer.pdf



Local Officals Guide: Domestic Terrorism, Resources for Local Government, National League of Citieshttp://www.nlc.org/nlc_org/site/newsroom/terrorism_response/index.cfm

REFERENCES BY TOPIC – DECONTAMINATION:“Aid for Decontamination of Fire and Rescue Service Protective Clothing and Equipment AfterChemical, Biological, and Radiological Exposures,” NIST Special Publication 981, National Institute ofStandards and Technology, US Dpt of Commerce, May 2002.http://fire.nist.gov/

Cold weather Deconhttp://10.252.2.5:8080/0002b3e8ca08/comfort-file/25a2_7d8ca168_65b4_11da_9358_0002b3e8ca08/cwirp_cold_weather_mass_decon.pdf

Decon fact sheets, US Navy, Virtual Naval Hospitalhttp://www.vnh.org/CHEMCASU/08Decontamination.html#Chemical

“The decontamination of people exposed to chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (cbrn) substancesor material”. The Civil Contingencies Secretariat, The Home Office (United Kingdom), 2003.http://www.ukresilience.info/cbrn/cbrn_guidance.htm

Guide for the Selection of Chemical and Biological Decontamination Equipment for Emergency FirstResponders, NIJ Guide 103-00http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/nij/189724.pdf

Mass Casualty Decontamination, DOJ Fact Sheet, Massachusetts Systemhttp://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/library/../docs/fs-decon.htm

REFERENCES BY TOPIC –DISEASES/CONDITIONS/AGENTS/TREATMENT/SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS:

Agent Quick Reference, Edgwood Chemical Biological Center, US Armyhttp://www.ecbc.army.mil/hld/ip/bca_qr.htm

Agent Rreference, “Bioterrorism Rapid Response Card” NY State Dpt of Healthhttp://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/bt/pdf/rapid_response_card.pdf

Agent Reference, “Coping with an Attack, A Quick Guide to Dealing with Biological, Chemical and‘Dirty Bomb’ Attacks”. Center for Technology and National Security Policy. National DefenseUniversity.http://www.ndu.edu/ctnsp/wmd_tipsheet.htm

Agent Reference, Infectious Disease Society of America, Bioterrorism Information and Resourceshttp://www.idsociety.org/bt/toc.htm

Agent Reference, NIOSH emergency response cards for chemical and toxin agents.http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/agentlistchem.asp

Agent Reference, Stanford University School of Medicine, Misc. Resources and Clinical Guideshttp://www.stanfordhospital.com/forPhysiciansOthers/bioterrorism/bioterrorism.html



Agent Reference, St. Louis University School of Public Health, Center for the Study of Bioterrorism andEmerging Infections, Infectious Disease Web Site, Referenceshttp://www.emerginginfections.slu.edu/

Agent Reference, UCLA Dpt of Epidemiology, School of Public Health (Note in particular goodresources/documents on previous historical events)http://www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/bioter/bioterrorism.html

American College of Physicians/American Society of Internal Medicine, Bioterrorism Resourceshttp://www.acponline.org/bioterro/index.htmlhttp://www.acponline.org/bioterro/

Palm Downloads for various diseases/conditionshttp://www.acponline.org/pda/bioterrorism.htm

Anthrax, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology site, Photos and Case Descriptionshttp://anthrax.radpath.org/index.html

Anthrax, Department of Defense information web sitehttp://www.anthrax.osd.mil/

Anthrax. Update: Investigation of Anthrax Associated with Intentional Exposure and Interim Public HealthGuidelines, CDC MMWR, October 19, 2001 / 50(41);889-893http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5041a1.htm

Anthrax, MMWR guidelines update, misc. documents, November 2, 2001/Vol. 50/No. 43http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5043a1.htm

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

Article Compendium from Emerging Infectious Diseases, CDChttp://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/bio_links.htm

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

The “Bad Bug Book.” Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins Handbook. U.S. Food& Drug Administration. Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/intro.html

Biological Agent Information, Centers for Disease Controlhttp://www.bt.cdc.gov/Agent/Agentlist.asp

Bioterrorism Resource Site, NY State, Includes “Rapid Response Card”http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/bt/bt.htm

CBWInfo.com, commercial site with agent information sheets.http://www.cbwinfo.com/

Center for Disease Control Travel Advisory pagehttp://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 ChemicalExposures. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registryhttp://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/mmg.html

Chemical Exposure. Case Definitions for Chemical Poisoning. CDC MMWRhttp://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5401a1.htm

Chemical Terrorism, NY State Information Site, Includes “Rapid Response Card”http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/bt/chemical_terrorism/chemterr.htm

Clinical Guides, “Biological, Chemical and Radiation Induced Illnesses, Clinical Practice Guidelines”Clinical Pocket Cards for download. Department of Veteran’s Affairs.http://www.oqp.med.va.gov/cpg/BCR/BCR_Base.htm#http://www.oqp.med.va.gov/cpg/PocketGuidesInfo.htmhttp://www.oqp.med.va.gov/cpg/BCR/BCR_Base.htm

Defense against Toxin Weapons, Dpt of Defensehttp://www.nbc-med.org/SiteContent/MedRef/OnlineRef/FieldManuals/datw/index.htm

Disease (Bioterrorism) Wall charts, University of North Carolinahttp://www.unc.edu/depts/spice/bioterrorism.html

Drug Preparedness and Response to Bioterrorism, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food andDrug Administration, Technical Information on Drug/Vaccine usage for BT Issues.http://www.fda.gov/cder/drugprepare/

Explosive and Blast Injuries: A Primer for Clinicians. CDChttp://www.cdc.gov/masstrauma/preparedness/primer.htm

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

Flu Pandemic. Preparedness Planning for State Officials. Association of State and Territorial HealthOfficials. Nov 2002.http://www.astho.org/pubs/Pandemic%20Influenza.pdf

“The History of Bioterrorism”. Video Series. CDC. (Available for purchase or on line)http://www.bt.cdc.gov/training/historyofbt/

Mass Trauma Preparedness and Response. Web resources. CDChttp://www.cdc.gov/masstrauma/

Material Safety Data Sheets,http://www.dlis.dla.mil/hmirs/default.asp

Vermont Sitehttp://hazard.com/msds/

MSDS Web Search, Hazardous Material Management Systemhttp://msds.ogden.disa.mil/index.htm



Medical Management of Biological Casualties Handbook, US Army Medical Research Institute ofInfectious Diseases. 5th Editionhttp://www.usamriid.army.mil/education/bluebook.htm

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

Medical Management of Radiological Casualties Handbook, US Army. 2d Edition, April 2003http://www.afrri.usuhs.mil/www/outreach/pdf/2edmmrchandbook.pdf

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

National Library of Medicine BT sitehttp://www.sis.nlm.nih.gov/Tox/biologicalwarfare.htm

PDA Documents, “Trauma, Terrorism, and Biochemical and Radiologic Warfare”. Emedicine Bookhttp://www.emedicine.com/specials/

PDA Documents . USAMRICDhttps://ccc.apgea.army.mil/products/pda_docs/pda_downloads.htm

Radiation Issues, “Acute Radiation Syndrome Fact Sheet for Physicians.” CDC. December 20, 2002http://www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/arsphysicianfactsheet.asp

Radiation Issues, “Guidance for Industry. KI in Radiation Emergencies — Questions and Answers”. Foodand Drug Administration, Dec 2002 (revision 1).http://www.fda.gov/cder/guidance/5386fnl.htm

Radiation Issues, “FDA's guidance on protection of children and adults against thyroid cancer in case ofnuclear accident”, Food and Drug Administration, December 10, 2001.http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/answers/2001/ans01126.html

Radiation issues, “Guidance For Protective Actions Following A Radiological Terrorist Event”. Positionstatement of the Health Physics Society. January 2004.http://hps.org/documents/RDDPAGs.pdf

Radiation Issues, Fact Sheets. Health Physics Society Information Page (Meant for a lay-man explanation)http://hps.org/publicinformation/ate/faqs/radiation.htmlhttp://hps.org/publicinformation/radfactsheets/

Radiation Issues, Fact Sheet. Radiological attack dirty bombs and other devices. The NationalAcademies.http://nae.edu/NAE/pubundcom.nsf/weblinks/CGOZ-646NVG/$file/radiological%20attack.pdf

Radiation Issues, National Center for Environmental Health Radiation site, CDChttp://www.cdc.gov/nceh/radiation/default.htm

Radiation Issues, Potassium Iodide guidance, CDChttp://www.cdc.gov/nceh/radiation/ki.htm



Radiation Issues, “Prussian Blue”, FDA Sitehttp://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/infopage/prussian_blue/Q&A.htm

Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings, EPA, March 1999http://www.epa.gov/cgi-bin/claritgw?op-Display&document=clserv:epa-cin9:1259;&rank=4&template=epa

Recognition of Illness Associated with the Intentional Release of a Biologic Agent, CDC, MMWR,October 19, 2001 / 50(41);893-7http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5041a2.htm

SARS, University of California at Berkeley SARS Prevention and Response Plan and Tabletophttp://www.ucbcidp.org/sars/plan/index.html

Smallpox, CDC Sitehttp://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/smallpox/

Smallpox, DHHS Sitehttp://www.smallpox.gov

“Smallpox, What every clinician should know”. A self study course. CDChttp://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5116a5.htm

Smallpox Vaccination Program, Dpt of Defensehttp://www.smallpox.mil/

Smallpox, Vaccination Info Site, CDChttp://www.bt.cdc.gov/training/smallpoxvaccine/reactions/default.htm

Smallpox Vaccine Information Statement, CDChttp://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/VIS/vis-spox.pdf

Smallpox, WHO slide set on diagnosishttp://www.who.int/emc/diseases/smallpox/slideset/

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

Tuleremia, OSHA Information Sitehttp://www.osha.gov/SLTC/tularemia/index.html

REFERENCES BY TOPIC – EQUIPMENT and PERSONAL PROTECTIVEEQUIPMENT:

“Chemical Agent Detection Guide for First Responders” International Safety Equipment Association.http://www.safetyequipment.org/Chem_Guide_9.pdf

Emergency Responder Chemical and Biological Equipment Guides and Database. National Institute ofJustice. June 2003http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/pubs-sum/197978.htm

Guide for the Selection of PPE for Emergency First Responders, NIJ Guide 102-00



Volume I, Nov 2002 http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/nij/191518.pdfVolume IIa, Nov 2002 http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/nij/191519.pdfVolume IIb, Nov 2002 http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/nij/191520.pdfVolume Iic, Nov 2002 http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/nij/191521.pdf

Masks, NIOSH Guide to the Selection and Use of Particulate Respirators Certified Under 42 CFR 84.DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 96-101. January 1996http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/userguid.html

NIOSH guide to industrial respiratory protection. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 87-116. September,1987http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/87-116.html

NIOSH Respirator Selection Logic. 2004.http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2005-100/default.html

Personal Protective Equipment, OSHA PPE factsheet, 2002http://www.osha-slc.gov/OshDoc/data_General_Facts/ppe-factsheet.pdf

Personal Protective Equipment Program, Office of Health and Safety, CDChttp://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/manual/pprotect.htm

Respiratory Protection Program Manual, Office of Health and Safety, CDChttp://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/manual/respprot.htm

REFERENCES BY TOPIC – FEDERAL PLANS & GUIDANCE, LAWS,REGULATIONS, PUBLIC HEALTH PLANNING AND GUIDANCE:

Guidelines for Decontamination of Fire Fighters and Their Equipment Following Hazardous MaterialsIncidents. NFPA.http://www.nfpa.org/PDF/Sup10.pdf?src=nfpa&MSCSProfile=95385A1F52DEA1A229D5B375420544648052E7FC8E62FC4116B24D115A30D1CBFD76CF9B96F06B117E4637935BD27E732CF52194FFCE844B89ED19E75D5058A8955A02C7A475164AE95BD5DB508F0843252098586C73A23AB4F782A1AA49E

HAZMAT 101 web site, information sourcehttp://www.hazmat101.com/

Bioterrorism Act of 2002 (from FDA site)http://www.fda.gov/oc/bioterrorism/bioact.html

BT Toolbox, National Association of County and City Health Offialshttp://bt.naccho.org/Bt-Toolbox/

Disaster Response: Principles of Preparation and Coordination, Auf der Heide E., St. Louis, CV Mosby1989.http://orgmail2.coe-dmha.org/dr/index.htm

Federal Radiological Emergency Response Planhttp://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/doctrine/national/frerp.htmhttp://www.dca.state.fl.us/bpr/EMTOOLS/Nuclear/frerp.htm

Federal WMD Contingency Plan, “United States Government Interagency Domestic Terrorism Conceptof Operations Plan” January 2001



http://www.fas.org/irp/threat/conplan.html

FEMA, State and Local Guide (SLG) 101: Guide for All-Hazard Emergency Operations Planninghttp://www.fema.gov/rrr/gaheop.shtm

Grants. Government web site linking all federal grants.http://www.grants.gov/

HSPD-8 web resource page, DHShttp://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/assessments/hspd8.htm

Introduction to State and Local Emergency Operations Planning Guideance, 2002.http://www.fema.gov/onp/introstate.shtmhttp://www.fema.gov/regions/viii/suppgrants.shtm

Lessons Learned Information System (LLIS), DHShttps://www.llis.dhs.gov/

National Response Plan, December 2004.http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/editorial/editorial_0566.xmlhttp://www.dhs.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/NRP_FullText.pdf

National Response Plan Information Flyer (Overview/Summary), DHShttp://www.dhs.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/NRP_Brochure.pdf

OSHA 1910.120. Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Responsehttp://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9765&p_text_version=FALSE

Preparedness Planning for State Health Officials: An Analysis of State Emergency OperationsPlans: Responsible Agencies, Common Functions, and Innovative Elements. Association of State andTerritorial Health Officials. 2002.http://www.astho.org/pubs/SEOP.pdf

“The public health response to Biological and Chemical Terrorism”, Interim planning guidance for StatePublic 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 Diseaseshttp://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/emergplan/1toc.htm

“Toolkit For Managing The Emergency Consequences Of Terrorist Incidents”. FEMAhttp://www.fema.gov/preparedness/toolkit.shtm

Incident Command

Incident Command System, FIRESCOPE site.http://www.firescope.org/

Incident Command System, Forms and Guideshttp://www.uscg.mil/pacarea/pm/icsforms/ics.htm



http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/nmc/response/http://www.state.mt.us/dma/des/library/icsforms.htmhttp://response.restoration.noaa.gov/oilaids/ICS/ICS.htmlhttp://www.nmt.edu/sar/IcsForms.html

Incident Command System, National Fire Service Incident Management Consortiumhttp://www.ims-consortium.org/

ICS, National Forest Service, ICS Forms. (pdf and dot formats)http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/planning/nist/ics_forms.htm

National Incident Management System Course, IS-700, FEMAhttp://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is700.asp

REFERENCES BY TOPIC – LABORATORIES:

Anthrax environmental sampling guidance, NIOSH, April 2002http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/unp-envsamp.html

Association of Public Health Laboratorieshttp://www.aphl.org/

REFERENCES BY TOPIC – MORTUARY AFFAIRS:

“Dealing with the Stress of Recovering Human Dead Bodies”, USACHPPM Fact Sheet, Feb 02http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/documents/FACT/36-004-0202.pdf

Disaster Mortuary Teams Web Sitehttp://www.dmort.org/

Guidelines for Protecting Mortuary Affairs Personnel from Potentially Infectious Materials,U.S. ArmyCenter for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, Technical Guide 195, Oct 2001.http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/documents/TG/TECHGUID/TG195a.pdf

Medical examiner/Coroner Guide for Mass Fatality management of chemically contaminated remains. USArmy SBCCOM, May 2003.http://hld.sbccom.army.mil/downloads/reports/coroner_guide.pdf

“Medical Examiners, Coroners, and Biologic Terrorism: A Guidebook for Surveillance and CaseManagement” MMWR June 2004.http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5308a1.htm

REFERENCES BY TOPIC – MISCELLANEOUS:Bomb and Explosive Information, Bomb Security.Comhttp://www.bombsecurity.com/



Disabilities. “An ADA Guide for Local Governments: Making Community Emergency Preparednessand Response Programs Accessible to People with Disabilities. US Dpt of Justice. 30 Sept 2004.http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/emergencyprep.htm

NIOSH Pocket Guidehttp://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/pgdstart.html#english

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 Basehttp://www.epa.gov/ceppo/lepclist.htm

Two Tigers WMD resource data basehttp://www.twotigersonline.com/resources.html#homeland-security-3

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

Virology BT Web Sitehttp://www.virology.net/garryfavwebbw.html

Regulations

• Clean Air Act of 1990• Clean Water Act of 1977• Safe Drinking Water Act• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act• Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)• Superfund Amendments Reauthorization Act (SARA)• Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA)• Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)• Pollution Prevention Act (PPA)• Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)• Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act (FFDCA)• Food Quality Protection Act of 1996• Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act• http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Rules/2003/iac/641iac/64126/64126.pdf• Chapter 137-

http://www.legis.state.ia.us/IACODE/2003SUPPLEMENT/137/1.html• 455b.172-

http://www.legis.state.ia.us/IACODE/2003SUPPLEMENT/331/302.html• Nuisance Regulations-

http://www.legis.state.ia.us/IACODE/2003SUPPLEMENT/657/1.html• Dead Animal

http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Rules/2002/iac/021iac/2161/2161.pdf