HaRT Reference Library       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. Links to the articles and websites listed below are organized by category. Any link suggestions can be made through the Contact Us link at the bottom of the page.     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 MEDIA-COMMUNICATIONS See also MENTAL HEALTH section. 9-11 Anniversary Reactions http://www.dartcenter.org/articles/oped/2002_08_14.html 9-11 Six Months Later-Advice to Journalists http://www.dartcenter.org/articles/headlines/2002/2002_03_08.html Anthrax, Bioterrorism, & Risk Communication: Guidelines for Action http://www.psandman.com/col/part1.htm Communicating with the Public in Times of Disaster http://www.disaster-info.net/carib/communication.htm Critical Info Flows in Murrah Building Bombing http://www.mipt.org/pdf/murrahcasestudy.pdf Dart INSI Offer Help to Madrid Journalists http://www.dartcenter.org/articles/headlines/2004/2004_03_19.html Deepening Dialogue at Zagreb Trauma Conference http://www.dartcenter.org/europe/articles/news_events/zagreb_report.html EIIP Virtual Forum Talking About Disasters http://www.emforum.org/vforum/lc040721.htm FEMA SMART PRACTICES Chesapeake VA communicates effectively during disaster http://www.fema.gov/doc/preparedness/smartpractices_chesapeake_va.doc FEMA SMART PRACTICES Early Warning E-mail Network http://www.fema.gov/pdf/preparedness/buffalosmartpractice.pdf FEMA SMART PRACTICES Educating the Media About Emergency Operations http://www.fema.gov/pdf/preparedness/volusiasmartpractice.pdf FEMA SMART PRACTICES L.A. County Emergency Survival Program Information Campaign http://www.fema.gov/txt/preparedness/losangelescountysmartpractice.txt FEMA SMART PRACTICES Maine Funds Library of Geospatial Information http://www.fema.gov/txt/preparedness/maine_smartpractices.txt FEMA SMART PRACTICES New Statewide Emergency Warning System in the State of Delaware http://www.fema.gov/doc/preparedness/smartpracticedelaware.doc FEMA SMART PRACTICES A Stand-alone E-mail System for Emergency Communications http://www.fema.gov/pdf/preparedness/santaclarasmartpractice.pdf FEMA SMART PRACTICES Statewide Emergency Network Links Local Jurisdictions with State Officials http://www.fema.gov/txt/preparedness/saturnmass2.txt FEMA SMART PRACTICES Using GIS to Enhance Emergency Response Operations http://www.fema.gov/txt/preparedness/cabarruscountysmart.txt Framing Volunteerism in a Consensus Crisis: Mass Media Coverage of Volunteers in the http://dspace.udel.edu:8080/dspace/bitstream/19716/296/1/PP+335.pdf 9/11 Response Fresno Murders Take a Toll on Television Staffers http://www.fresnobee.com/home/local/v-hp-midday-top/story/8295106p-9133324c.html Getting the News Out in Times of Disaster http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/WC/WC03400.pdf How the News Media Performed on 9/11 & Beyond http://www.brook.edu/comm/events/20020919.pdf In Wake of Terrorism-Journalists’ Trauma http://www.dartcenter.org/articles/headlines/2001/2001_10_09.html Learning to Talk—Non-Interoperability in Communication Systems http://www.justiceworks.unh.edu/justiceworkspub.pdf [The] Madrid Bombings: A Firsthand Account http://www.dartcenter.org/articles/headlines/2004/2004_03_26a.html [The] Madrid Bombings-At the Scene http://www.dartcenter.org/articles/headlines/2004/2004_03_26.html [A] Primer on Health Risk Communication http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HEC/primer.html Public Information Program – Disaster Plan http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Disaster/DisasterPlan/chp11.htm Reporting Ethically About Victims http://www.dartcenter.org/articles/headlines/2004/2004_05_07.html Talking About Disaster-Guide for Standard Messages http://www.disastereducation.org/library/public_2004/Talking_About_Disaster_Guide.pdf Telling It Like It Is-Role of the Media in Terrorism Response & Recovery http://bcsia.ksg.harvard.edu/BCSIA_content/documents/Role_of_the_Media.pdf They Call Him “Captain Disaster” http://starbulletin.com/2000/05/22/news/story3.html Tragedies & Journalists http://www.dartcenter.org/articles/books/tragedies_00.html Trauma Counseling for Journalists http://www.dartcenter.org/articles/headlines/2004/2004_05_03.html UK Resilience – Information and the Media http://www.ukresilience.info/contingencies/dwd/c5information.htm What does the news industry need to know about the science [of traumatic stress] related to survivors, the public and news consumption? http://www.istss.org/terrorism/news_consumption.htm What the Public Thinks of News Coverage Since Sept. 11 http://www.brook.edu/comm/transcripts/20011128.htm When Tragedy Hits the Newsroom http://www.dartcenter.org/articles/special_features/tragedy_newsroom.html When Tragedy Hits the Newsroom Part 2 http://www.dartcenter.org/articles/special_features/tragedy_newsroom_02.html About Cyntelix, Inc. 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