WMD, Emergency Management and Medical Websites
As of 8 Jan 2016
WMD, Emergency Management and Medical Web Sites
The following is intended to provide a comprehensive list of internet sites of use foremergency planning and in particular Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and medicalemergency planning. To be useful as a working document, the listing is divided into thefollowing categories:
Organizations
Federal Agencies (Includes non-US national-level offices)
International (International Agencies)
Local Emergency Management/BT/Health/WMD web sites
Private, Non-Profit, Academic Organizations, Professional Societies
Web Link Compendiums, Glossaries, Search Engines and other Resource Listings
References
Agricultural, Animal, Food, Water Issues
Business/Facility/School/Installation Information
Community/LocalPlanning
Decontamination
Diseases/Conditions/Agents/Treatment/Surveillance Systems
Dispensing Functions, Strategic National Stockpile, Pharmaceutical and Other Systems.
Equipment and Personal Protective Equipment,
Federal Plans and Guidance, Laws, Regulations, Public Health Planning and Guidance
First responder guides/procedures
Hospital andHealth Facilities
Incident Command System and Emergency Operations Center Tools
Individual/Family/Public Guides and Info, Volunteers
Information Management/Public Affairs/Alert Systems/GIS
Laboratories
Legal and Law Enforcement Issues, Intelligence Documents
Logistics
Mental Health Issues
Mortuary Affairs
Special Populations
Transportation
Miscellaneous
Weather and Environmental Event Information
Training/Seminars/Classes/Conferences
- Inclusion of sources here is done as an information service but in no way implies endorsement of anyorganization or product.
- PLEASE NOTE - This list is constantly being updated. To contact the author for the latest version, orto provide additional information, send an email to:
Organizations – Federal Agencies (US and Other Nations)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Public Health Emergency Preparedness Site
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Public Health Service, US Department of Health andHuman Service
Air War College, Homeland Security “Portal”
American Red Cross
Florida Capital Region Chapter
(numerous guides and links)
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC, Emergency Preparedness and Response
CDC, Environmental Health Services Emergency Planning Site
CDC, Epidemic Intelligence Service
CDC, National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases (NCPDCID)
CDC, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD)
CDC, Strategic National Stockpile Program
Defense Threat Reduction Agency - Chemical-Biological Defense
Department of Defense, Military Vaccine Agency
Department of Defense, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counter-proliferation andChemical and Biological Defense Programs DASD (CP/CBD)
Department of Education, Emergency Planning
DHHS, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Emergency Operations
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Transportation, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety
EMAC, Emergency Management Assistance Compact
Environmental Protection Agency, Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office
EPA, Emergency Response Team
EPA, On Scene Coordinator
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Federal Transit Administration, Department of Transportation
Health Canada Emergency Response Site
Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical-Biological Defense
Military Vaccine Agency, US Department of Defense
National Disaster Medical System, Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
National Incident Management System (NIMS) Integration Center, FEMA/DHS
National Institutes of Health
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
The National Response Center, US Coast Guard
The National Response Team, HAZMAT and Chemical Spills
The National Toxicology Program, National Institutes of Health
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA Emergency Preparedness and Response Resources
Public Health Agency of Canada
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC)
The Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)
United Kingdom Department of Health web site
UK Dpt of Health Policy Index
US Air Force Counterproliferation Center
US ArmyHomeland Defense/Civil Support Office
U.S. Army Medical Command
United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD)
U.S. Army Public Health Command (Provisional)
USAMRIID - US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
Chemical Casualty Care Division (CCCD) at USAMRICD (for consultation, education, and training)
USAID the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA)
US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
US Northern Command
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Organizations – International
Australian Emergency Management (Government Site)
Australian Federal Dpt of Health Emergency Response Site
Australian Government Disaster Assist (Current and Historical Events)
European Commission, Public Health Information/References
European Commission, Risk Assessment and Mapping Guidelines for Disaster Management
European Master of Disaster Medicine Program
Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies
International Biodefense Handbook 2007. Center for Security Studies, ETH Zurich
An Inventory Of National And International Biodefense Practices And Policies
International Atomic Energy Agency
INTERPOL, Bioterrorism Site
Latin America and Caribbean Disaster Relief web site (Spanish)
Relief Web, UN Humanitarian Disaster Site
World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine
Organizations - Local Emergency Management/Bt/Health/WMD Web Sites
State Health Department WebSites
The New England Disaster Recovery Information Exchange Group
Virginia Task Force One Urban Search and Rescue team
Washington, DC, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Homeland Security site
Organizations – Private, Non-Profit, AcademicOrganizations, Professional Societies
Academic Centers for Public Health Preparedness (Information on currently 19 public health schools whichare federally funded to provide some PH/BT resources and information), The Association of Schools ofPublic Health
The American Academy of Emergency Medicine
American Academy of Family Physicians, Disaster Planning/Emergency Web Sites
American Academy of Pediatrics, Bioterrorism, Terrorism Resources
The American Civil Defense Association
American Academy of Medical Administrators
American College of Emergency Physicians
American Medical Association
The American Society for Healthcare Engineering
ANSER Institute for Homeland Security. Private Non-profit
Association of Contingency Planners, International (Business Emergency Planning)
The Association of Healthcare Journalists
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Business Executives for National Security
Center for Biosecurity, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Center for Catastrophe Preparedness and Response, NY University
Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies, Johns Hopkins University
Center for Disaster Medicine, University of New Mexico
Center for Homeland Defense and Security, Naval Postgraduate School
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, University of Minnesota
Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute for International Studies
Center for Public Health and Disasters, UCLA
CHEMTREC, American Chemistry Council Emergency HAZMAT Information
The Chemical Education Foundation
Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc.
Comprehensive Emergency Management Research Network
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
Emergency Nursing World, Internet Site, Bioterrorism Resources
Federation of American Scientists, Biological and Chemical Weapons Page
Greater NY Hospital Association
The Harvard Sussex Program on CBW Armament and Arms Limitation
The Health Physics Society, Homeland Security Committee
The Institute for Crisis, Disaster and Risk Management (ICDRM). The George Washington University
Institute for Biosecurity, Saint Louis University School of PublicHealth
International Association for Counterterrorism and Security Professionals
International Association of Emergency Managers
International Society for Respiratory Protection
Johns Hopkins Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
MedicCom.Org, Toledo, Ohio Disaster Medical Assistance Team, Links and Resources
Mount Royal University (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) Centre for Community Disaster Research
National Academies of Science, Disaster Round Table
National Academies of Science, Institute of Medicine
National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), Public Health Preparedness
National Association of Medical Examiners
The National Association of Sara Title III Program Officials
National Associations of State EMS Directors
National Center for Domestic Preparedness, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
National Center on Emergency Planning for People with Disabilities
Email: or call at 202.546.4464 x201
(No web site available)
The National Domestic Preparedness Consortium, Academic Consortium
The National Emergency Management Association
National Environmental Health Association
National Incident Management System Consortium
The National Fire Protection Association
National Governor’s Association Center for Best Practices, Emergency Management Site
National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center, Sandia Labs
National Institute for Chemical Studies
National Organization on Disability
The National Terrorism Preparedness Institute, St. Petersburg Junior College
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (NVOAD)
The Natural Hazards Center, U. of Colorado at Boulder
The NBC Industry Group
NJ Center for Public Health Preparedness, University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ
Oklahoma City National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism
PACER. National Center for the Study of Preparedness and Catastrophic Event Response. Johns Hopkins.
The Public Entity Risk Institute
The RAND Corporation
The RAND Center for Public Health Systems and Security
Sandia Labs, Chemical/Biological Programs
Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health
Survival Ring, Private Civil Defense Site
University of Alabama Center for Emerging Infections and Emergency Preparedness
Yale New Haven Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response
Web Link Compendiums, Glossaries, Search Engines and other ResourceListings
Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Terms, DOD
Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Terms, FEMA FAAT list
Advanced Practice Centers Toolbox, NACCHO (Misc. Best practices for public health emergencyplanning)
AHRQ Emergency Preparedness Site
Air War College Military Internet Guide
“All Hands” Emergency Management Tool Box, Misc. guides and resources
Bibliography of Terrorism, the Disaster Center
Biodefense Image Library. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), DHHS
CBS News Disaster Links
CDC, A-Z index of resources
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense Information Analysis Center (CBRNIAC), DODsupport center
DOD Glossary of Healthcare terminology
Emergency Management News and Information - RSS Feeds and Email Updates, FEMA
Encyclopedia of Occupational Health and Safety, International Labor Organization
Enviro-Health Links - Disaster Recovery and Environmental Health. National Library of Medicine. (Listing of resources for environmental health issues related to emergency response)
EPA, National Compliance Assistance Homepage
Federal Environmental Hotline Listings (Phone numbers)
FEMA Photo Library
GAO compendium of disaster products
Glossary of Radiological Terms, CDC
Greater NY Hospital Assn Disaster Resource Site
Hazardous Materials Information Service, Department of Defense
Homeland Security Digital Library, Naval Postgraduate School
Humanitarian Resource Institute, Biodefense Reference Library
Lessons Learned Information Sharing System, Department of Homeland Security
Medical Library Association, Web links
MEDLINE Plus, Disasters and Emergency Preparedness Web Reference, National Library of Medicine
MedTng.Com web link site, Department of Defense
National Communications System Library (listing of key governmental homeland
security documents, laws, etc.)
National Fire Protection Association Glossary of Terms
National Hazards Center Natural Hazards Library HAZLIT Database and Search Engine
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publications
National Library of Medicine
National Library of Medicine Search Service, PUBMED
National Response Team web links
NBC-Links.com, Private site, Misc. Information on Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Issues
NIOSH Emergency Response Resources
OSHA Disaster Response Resources
OSHA Publications and Fact Sheets
Project Disaster
Public Health Preparedness Resource Center, Association of Schools of Public Health
Relief Web. UN International Resource Listing
Resource Guide for Public Health Preparedness, NY Academy of Medicine
Resource Typing. NIMS. FEMA
Responder Knowledge Base (RKB), FEMA
US Army Public Health Command Library
Virology Web Site, Photo library, etc.
Virology BT Web Site
World Health Organization, Disasters
References by Topic – Agricultural, Animal, Food and Water Issues
Agricultural, Chemical and Petroleum Industry Terrorism Handbook, FBI. 2006
The American Backflow Prevention Association
American Veterinary Medical Association, Disaster specific area is
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture
Animals in Disasters, National Libarary of Medicine Disaster Information Management Research Center
Center for Post-Harvest Food Protection and Defense, University of Minnesota
Diagnosis and Management of Foodborne Illnesses: A Primer for Physicians and Other HealthcareProfessionals. AMA et. al., April 2004.
The Extension Disaster Education Network, Agricultural, Plant, Animal Issues
Federation of American Scientists, Agricultural Biowarfare and Bioterrorism Site
Food and Drug Administration, Bioterrorism Web site
Food Defense and Emergency Response Site. US Food and Drug Administration
Foodborne Outbreak Response Tm, CDC
FREE-B. The Food Related Emergency Exercise Boxed Set (Food Emergency Training Scenarios). US Food and Drug Administration
Food Safety, “FSIS Security Guidelines for Food Processors,” Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDepartment of Agriculture, April 2002
Foodshield Web site
The Groundwater Foundation
Guide to developing a Food Defense Plan for Warehouse and Distribution Centers
US Dpt of Agriculture. January 2008
Guidelines for Food Disease Outbreak Response. Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOP). 2009.
Misc. Ag, Food Resources and Documents, Counter-terrorism.com, government web site.
National Environmental Services Center, Misc. Resources
Physician Preparedness for Acts of WaterTerrorism. on-line reference guide
Veterinary. American Academy on Veterinary Disaster Medicine
Veterinary. American Veterinary Medical Association. Animal Resources
Veterinary. “Animals in Public Evacuation Centers.” CDC
Veterinary. Animal Disaster Resources by State
Veterinary. Compendium of Veterinary Standard Precautions for Zoonotic Disease Preventionin Veterinary Personnel. National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians. 2010
Veterinary. “Interim Guidelines for Animal Health and Control of Disease Transmission in Pet Shelters” USVA and CDC. 2007
Veterinary. “Interim Guidance on Health and Safety Hazards When Working with Displaced Domestic Animals” CDC/NIOSH
Veterinary. National Biosecurity Resource Center for Animal Health Emergencies, Purdue Homeland SecurityInstitute
Veterinary. National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense
Veterinary. National Wildlife Health Center, USGS
Veterinary. Plum Island, Animal Disease Center
Veterinary. US Animal Health Association
Water ISAC (Information Sharing and Analysis Center)
Water Infrastructure Security. EPA
Water System Evaluation Checklists
Water System Issues, American Water Works Association
Water Emergency Issues, “Physician Preparedness for Acts of Water Terrorism”. Private web site
Water Security, EPA Site
Water Security Handbook: Planning for and Responding to Drinking Water Contamination Threats andIncidents. May 2006. EPA
References by Topic – Business/Facility/School/Installation Information
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, 2003
Airports. “Guidelines to Improve Airport Preparedness Against Chemical and Biological Terrorism(Unlimited Release Version). Sandia National Laboratories. May 2005
(Note – FOUO Version alsopublished).
Bridges and Tunnels, “Recommendations for Bridge and Tunnel Security” US Department ofTransportation.
Building Decontamination. Strategic National Guidance: “The decontamination of buildings, infrastructure and open environment exposed to chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear materials” UK Government. Jan 2011
Building Protection Information, Edgwood Chemical Biological Center
Building Protection Information, “Protecting Building Occupants from Biological Threats.” Center for Biosecurity, U of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Building Vulnerability Assessment & Mitigation Program (BVAMP)
Building Protection Guidance and Resources (WMD events), Department of Energy, Lawrence BerkeleyNational Laboratory
Building Vulnerability Assessment AND Mitigation Program (BVAMP), Berkeley Lab
Building Guidance. “Reopening Public Facilities After a Biological Attack: A Decision-MakingFramework. Board on Life Sciences (BLS), The National Academies Press. 2005.
Business Emergency Management Planning, NIOSH, Multiple Resources.
Business Emergency Planning, Ready Gov Web site
Chemical Facility Vulnerability Assessment Methodology, National Institute of Justice, 2002.
Company Primer on Preparedness and Response Planning for Terrorist and Bioterrorist AttacksBusiness Executives for National Security
Continuity of Operations (COOP), Federal Preparedness Circular 65, Federal Executive BranchContinuity of Operations, FEMA/DHS, 15 June 2004
Corporate Crisis Response Officers Association
Critical Infrastructure Protection Information Center, US Fire Academy
Courthouse Security Resource Center, Wisconsin
Daycare Centers. “Head Start Disaster Preparedness Workbook”. UCLA Center for Public Health andDisasters.
“Emergency Response Planning for Child Care Providers” Montgomery County, Maryland and NACCHO
“Design Guidance for Shelters and Safe Rooms" FEMA
Emergency Exit Pocket Guidance Card, OSHA, 2003