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KEY INTERNET LINKS ON TERRORISM
Government Links
Department of Homeland Security Providing
a coordinated, comprehensive federal response to any large-scale crisis and
mounting a swift and effective recovery effort.
DHS Threat System
The color coded system for determining threat levels against the Washington
Area, monitored by the Department of Homeland Security
Office of Emergency Preparedness -The
OEP is responsible managing and coordinating Federal health, medical, and health
related social services and recovery to major emergencies and Federally declared
disasters.
Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA)
Citizen
Corps
Center for Disease Control -Provides
information on biological threats like anthrax and small pox.
CDC- National Pharmaceutical
Stockpile -Information on availability and rapid accessibility of antidotes
and other medical supplies in the event of a biological/radiological or chemical
attack.
EPA
Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention -The Environmental Protection
Agency's information on chemical attacks and the environment.
U.S. Fire Administration -Joint
project of FEMA and DHS, to prevent life threatening situations in the aftermath
of a terrorist event.
Chemical and Biological Arms Control Program
-Developed by the Federation of American Scientists, contains information on
biological and chemical threats
Key News Articles
Partnership for Public Service Bioterrorism Report
Council on Foreign
Relations Homeland Security Report
CNN
Report on Ability of Terrorists to Make Weapons of Mass Destruction
out of Publicly Available Materials
New
Construction Security
Ventilation Systems
and Bioterrorism
Assessing
Vulnerability of Buildings to Bioterrorism
BUILDING SECURITY FOR BIOTERRORISM
NIOSH -
Emergency Response Resources
Emergency Preparedness for Business - Facility Protection - NIOSH
Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA)
Center
for the Study of Bioterrorism
American Society for Industrial
Security
Apartment
Industry Information for Terror Attacks
National
Multi Housing Council Terror Information
District of Columbia Area Resources
Metropolitan Washington Council of
Governments
Information for the Washington Area on a variety of topics including:
Regional Emergency Coordination
Plan
Task Force on Homeland Security
Emergency
Preparedness Council
D.C. Government
District of Columbia Government
Emergency Management Agency
Fire and Emergency Medical Services
Virginia Resources
- Virginia Government
- Virginia Department of Emergency
Management
VDEM
Preparing for Disasters- Terrorism Toolkit -
- Arlington County
- City of Alexandria Home
Page
- Government -
Fairfax County, Virginia
- Maryland Resources
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- State of Maryland
Maryland Emergency
Management
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Preparedness Resources
FEMA Guide to Citizen Preparedness
FEMA Nuclear Power
Plant Preparedness
Emergency
Preparedness Resources for Hospitals
Information for Understanding the Threat
Chemical/Biological/Radiological
Incident Handbook (Oct. 98)
Epidemiologic
Information on Bioterrorism
USAF
Counterproliferation Center Biological Page
How Dirty Bombs
Work
NBC,
Pathogen and Hazardous Materials Terms
Chemical
and Biological Weapons, Past and Present
Articles
- Essays
on the Battlefield of the Future
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