Introduction -- Overview of the emergency responder community -- Protecting firefighters -- Protecting emergency medical service responders -- Protecting law enforcement responders -- Protecting hazmat and anti-terrorism responders -- Systems-level protection issues -- Procureme…
Firefighters, law enforcement officers, and emergency medical service responders play a critical role in protecting people and property in the event of fires, medical emergencies, terrorist acts, and numerous other emergencies. The authors examine the hazards that responders fac…
Protecting emergency responders
by LaTourrette, Tom, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Science and Technology Policy Institute (Rand Corporation), Peterson, D. J., Bartis, James T., Jackson, Brian A., Houser, Ari N., Rand Corporation, United States., Office of Science and Technology Policy
Firefighters, law enforcement officers, and emergency medical service responders play a critical role in protecting people and property in the event of fires, natural and man-made disasters, medical emergencies, terrorist and other criminal acts, and numerous other types of emer…
Firefighters, law enforcement officers, and emergency medical service responders play a critical role in protecting people and property in the event of fires, medical emergencies, terrorist acts, and numerous other emergencies. The authors examine the hazards that responders fac…
Annotation This Quick Guide presents basic principles and preparations that may improve an individual's ability to respond to and survive terrorist attacks that use chemical, radiological, nuclear, or biological weapons. A removable reference card is included.
Individual preparedness and response to chemical, radiological, nuclear, and biological terrorist attacks: a quick guide
by Howell, David R., Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Davis, Lois M., Davis, Lynn E., (Lynn Etheridge), Public Safety and Justice Program (Rand Corporation), LaTourrette, Tom, Mosher, D., (David), Rand Corporation
Individuals may have to rely on themselves to protect their own health and safety--perhaps even their own lives--in the event of a terrorist attack. Even those who know how to take care of themselves in the event of a fire, tornado, or earthquake might not know what to do in cas…
Even people who consider themselves prepared to deal with common emergencies might not know what to do during a chemical, radiological, nuclear, or biological attack. This quick guide offers suggestions about how individuals can prepare for such attacks and what actions they can…