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  Effective, timely response to a terrorism incident requires just-in-time, accurate information. The Hazard Response Technology Reference Library provides an electronic library for the Incident Response Management community, researchers, and the general public. Planners, educators, and responders will find links to a broad range of information on planning , prevention, response, and recovery. Sources include government, education, military and non-profit service sites.

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Major Categories for Online Resource Center
Agro-Terrorism Search & Rescue
Agro-Terrorism: First Responders Schools & Disaster Management
Agro-Terrorism: Course Materials Terms & Definitions
Cross-Cultural Mourning Practices Terrorism: Bioterrorism
Family Assistance Terrorism: Bio & Chem Topics
Fire-Hazmat-Disaster Terrorism: Chemical
GIS - Geographic Information System Terrorism: General
Law Enforcement Terrorism: Medical Treatment/Hazmat
Lessons Learned Terrorism: Military Role CBIRF
Media Communications Terrorism: Mock Terrorist Exercises
Medical Terrorism: Protecting Emerg Responders
Medical - Disabled/Aging Terrorism: Radiology
Mental Health Terrorism: Water
Morgue Operations Transportation
Plans & Response Guides Tsunamis
Religious Response Volunteer & Donations Management



FIRE-HAZMAT-DISASTER

ATSDR Documents
Chlorine Release - SC Train Wreck 2005
Decontamination
Fire & Heat
Response Plans


ATSDR Documents

ATSDR-2003 CERCLA Priority List of Hazardous Substances
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/clist.html

ATSDR’s role in the response to terrorism
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/terrorism/terrorism-response.html

ATSDR A Citizen’s Guide to Risk Assessments and Public Health Assessments
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/publications/CitizensGuidetoRiskAssessments.html

ATSDR-Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance (HSEES)
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HS/HSEES/

ATSDR HazMat Emergency Preparedness Training and Tools for Responders
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/hazmat-emergency-preparedness.html

ATSDR Interaction Profiles for Toxic Substances
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/iphome.html

ATSDR Managing Hazardous Material Incidents
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/mhmi.html

ATSDR Medical Management Guidelines (MMGs) for Acute Chemical Exposures
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/mmg.html

ATSDR-Minimal risk Levels for Hazardous Substances (MRLS)
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/mrls.html

ATSDR Public Health Statements (PHSs)
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/phshome.html

ATSDR ToxFAQs Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html

ATSDR Toxicological Profile Information Sheet
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxpro2.html

Chlorine Release - SC Train Wreck 2005

Aiken Sheriff approves performance of emergency operations handling Graniteville spill
http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=2843694

Another Train Wreck and Chlorine Leak
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/news/83/i02/8302train.html

Augusta Chronicle – A Deadly Cloud
http://augustachronicle.com/images/headlines/012305/42883.pdf

Clearinghouse Report – Graniteville SC Train Accident
http://www.wetp.org/wetp/newsbriefs/jan05/Jan14_CH_Graniteville.pdf

Crews Braved Hidden Dangers
http://www.aikenonline.com/stories/020705/new_3296183.shtml

Exposure of Pets to South Carolina Chlorine Release
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/chlorine/scpets.asp

Federal Railroad Administration Press Release 1-6-05
http://www.fra.dot.gov/us/press-releases/49

FF’s shrug off heroic rescue
http://www.sconfire.com/news/01-13.htm

Hazmat training keeps crews prepared
http://www.news14charlotte.com/content/local_news/?ArID=83616&SecID=2

Ninth victim of S.C. chemical spill found
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-01-08-train-wreck-sc_x.htm

NTSB Launches Team to Freight Train Collision in South Carolina
http://www.ntsb.gov/pressrel/2005/050106.htm

Public Health Consequences from Hazardous Substances Acutely Released During Rail Transit
– South Carolina, 2005; Selected States, 1999-2004
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5403a2.htm

Risk on the Rails:Safety Top Issue for Hazardous Materials
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?tl=1&display=rednews/2005/02/28/build/local/30-risk-on-the-rails.inc

Training with chlorine:a messagefrom IAFC's Hazmat Committee chairman
http://www.iafc.org/archives/onscene_article.asp?section=features&id=619


Decontamination

Emergency Decontamination Triage and Treatment
http://www.co.harris.tx.us/fmarshal/TrainingPrograms/OG-emer_decon_triage_treatment.pdf

First Responders’ Environmental Liability Due to Mass Decontamination Runoff
http://yosemite.epa.gov/oswer/ceppoweb.nsf/vwResources
ByFilename/onepage.pdf/$file/onepage.pdf


Guidelines for Mass Casualty Decontamination During a Terrorist Chemical Agent Incident
http://hld.sbccom.army.mil/downloads/cwirp/cwirp_guidelines_mass_casualty_decon.pdf

Mass Casualty Decontamination
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/docs/fs-decon.htm

Fire and Heat Topics

Assessing Risks in Volunteer Fire Departments
http://www.riskinstitute.org/uploads/AssessingRisks_PERISymposiumPaper.pdf

Critical Stress Debriefing LA County Fire Department
http://www.icisf.org/articles/Acrobat%20Documents/TerrorismIncident/LAFD_Process.pdf

FEMA SMART PRACTICES A Public Works Action Plan for Wildland Fire Evacuation
http://www.fema.gov/txt/preparedness/paradisesmartpractice.txt

Fire Dept Response to Biological Threat at B’nai B’rith HQ
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-114.pdf

Firefighter Safety at Emergency Incidents
http://www.riskinstitute.org/ptrdocs/firefightersafety.pdf

Fire Fighters Exposed to Electrical Hazards During Wildland Fire Operations
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/hid15.html

Hazardous Materials Summit 1999
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/hazsum99.pdf

Preventing Injuries and Deaths of Fire Fighters
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire.html

Protecting Emergency Responders from Terrorist Attacks
http://www.rand.org/publications/CF/CF176/CF176.pdf

Toxicology Mechanisms of Fire Smoke
http://www.ispub.com/ostia/index.php?xmlFilePath=journals/ijrdm/vol1n1/smoke.xml

Triage of Fire Smoke Intoxicated Victims in a Disaster Situation
http://www.ispub.com/ostia/index.php?xmlFilePath=journals/ijrdm/vol1n2/triage.xml

Utilizing Spontaneous and CERT Volunteers on Emergency and Disaster Scenes
http://chandlercert.org/html/cfd_sog.html

Worker Safety During Fire Cleanup
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/firesafety/cleanupworkers.asp

Working in Hot Environments
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/hotenvt.html

Response Plans

FEMA Guidelines HazMat/WMD Response Planning and Prevention
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/hmep9-1801.pdf

General Hazardous Materials Behavior Model
http://www.iprr.org/HazMatdocs/GEBMO/GEBMO.html

Guidelines for Responding to a Chemical Weapon
http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/training/Archived/
EPSSeminarReg/CD/documents/Weapons/cwirp_guidelines.pdf


HAZMAT & EMS
http://www.emtb.com/8e/mass_destruction.cfm?subsection=Printable

IAFC 2003 Hazardous Materials Roundtable
http://www.iafc.org/downloads/Hazmat_roundtable2003.pdf

Managing a Suspected Biological Incident
http://www.montcopa.org/eoc/MCEMS/Links/Terrorism
%20Response%20Matrix-anthrax.doc


Metropolis USA-Progress, Pitfalls in Front-line Readiness
http://wearcam.org/envirotech/decon_squad_tyvek.htm

Protecting Emergency Responders, Volume 3
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2004-144/

Responding to Incidents of National Consequence
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/fa-282.pdf

RMPS Are on the Way!
http://yosemite.epa.gov/oswer/Ceppoweb.nsf/vwResources
Byfilename/lepc-rmp.pdf/$file/lepc-rmp.pdf


Suggested Guidance for Supervisors at Disaster Rescue Sites
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/emhaz2.html

TEPP Model Procedure Hazardous Materials Incident Response
http://web.em.doe.gov/otem/HazMat_Team_Response.pdf

USFA FEMA HAZMAT Response Tech Assess
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/fa-199.pdf

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