NCJ Number
190969
Date Published
2001
Length
587 pages
Annotation
This book discusses America's national domestic preparedness effort.
Abstract
The book is designed for first responders and other operational public servants who may be called upon to respond to a terrorist incident in the line of duty. It discusses: (1) tactical violence and information warfare as a significant emergency responder threat; (2) weapons of mass effect, how weapons that may not cause mass destruction can cause massive disruption of society and services (chemical, biological, cyber-terrorism, radiation, and explosives); (3) consequence response and scene safety; (4) decontamination; (5) technology and emergency response; (6) safety procedures for emergency responders; (7) scene search operations; (8) precautions for secondary devices; (9) initial scene evaluation of a terrorism/tactical violence event; and (10) simulations that can be assigned as student projects. The book examines the incident management system as applied to terrorism/tactical violence response and outlines procedures that will insure a coordinated and effective response plan. The book's overall analysis of the threat spectrum to emergency responders offers numerous survival skills. Notes, tables, figures, special bulletin, glossary, index, appendixes