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Justice Information Sharing [website]
This is the Justice Information Sharing website of the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance. The site contains information on Global Justice, National Initiatives, Privacy & Civil Liberties and Policy and Implementation.
United States. Office of Justice Programs
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NNSA's Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW) Program: Modernizing the Nuclear Weapons Complex Today To Make It More Responsive to the Challenges of Tomorrow [Fact Sheet]
"In order to achieve President Bush's vision of the smallest nuclear weapons stockpile needed for our national security, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has outlined a strategy that will not only reduce the number of weapons, but lead to a safer and more secure stockpile, with weapons that are more easily manufactured and maintained, backed up by a more responsive nuclear weapons infrastructure. The vehicle for this transformation is NNSA's concept for the Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW). RRW is not a new weapon providing new or different military capabilities and/or missions. It will meet the same military requirements as current legacy warheads by utilizing replacement components. It will be able to ensure greater long-term confidence in safety and reliability while decreasing the likelihood that underground nuclear testing would ever be needed to ensure that confidence. Through innovative and enhanced safety and surety features, RRW will also have the capability to prevent unauthorized use."
United States. National Nuclear Security Administration
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Federal Bureau of Investigation: The Search for Anthrax [archive]
This website describes the FBI's actions in response to the anthrax scare on Capitol Hill. From the website, "A letter addressed to Senator Patrick Leahy was found by FBI and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hazardous materials personnel on Friday, November 16. The letter was in one of the 280 barrels of unopened mail collected from Capitol Hill after an anthrax-contaminated letter to Senator Daschle was first discovered. An innovative protocol was developed by scientific and forensic experts to analyze these congressional mail bags for anthrax contamination. The new method eliminated the need for hazardous materials teams to sift through each piece of mail in the 635 trash bags to find additional contaminated mail."
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
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UCL Hazard Research Centre [website]
The University College of London (UCL) Hazard Center (UHC) "is one of Europe's leading multidisciplinary academic centres for hazard and risk research, education and knowledge exchange. Since its establishment in 1997, the Centre has pioneered the development and delivery of research and education programmes relevant to business, industry, local and national government, and humanitarian and development agencies, whilst at the same time maintaining academic excellence within the global higher education and research arena. Through the UHC, partners and affiliates of the Centre have direct access to expertise and resources within UCL, which is one of the world's premier multi-faculty teaching and research universities."
Benfield Hazard Research Centre
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Tribal Justice and Safety [website]
The Tribal Justice and Safety website is a comprehensive resource for American Indian and Alaska Native tribal communities to help improve public safety. It includes resources addressing a range of important issues including: law enforcement policy and personnel; communications and consultation; grants and technical assistance; detention facilities; federal prosecution in Indian country; tribal court development; domestic violence; drug courts and substance abuse; federal litigation involving tribes; and civil rights.
United States. Department of Justice
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CAMEO Chemicals [website]
CAMEO (Computer-Aided Management of Emergency Operations) Chemicals "is a tool designed for people who are involved in hazardous material incident response and planning. This tool is part of the CAMEO® software suite, and it is available as a website, mobile website, and as a downloadable desktop program that you can run on your own computer. CAMEO Chemicals contains: A library with thousands of datasheets containing response-related information and recommendations for hazardous materials that are commonly transported, used, or stored in the United States; and A reactivity prediction tool, which you can use to predict potential reactive hazards between chemicals. CAMEO Chemicals is developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Response and Restoration in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Emergency Management.
United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense (FAZD Center) [website]
"The National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense (FAZD Center) performs research and develops products to defend the nation from high-consequence foreign animal and zoonotic diseases. Founded in April 2004 as a Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence, the FAZD Center leverages the resources of multiple major universities and Minority Serving Institutions[...]The FAZD Center focuses on research, education and outreach to prevent, detect, mitigate and recover from exotic animal, emerging, and/or zoonotic (transmissible between animals and humans) diseases, which may be introduced intentionally or through natural processes."
National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense (U.S.)
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Wisconsin Land Information Association [website]
"The Wisconsin Land Information Association promotes land records modernization in Wisconsin. The WLIA has a strategic planning process for GIS in Wisconsin that provides a roadmap for the future. A technical task force completes work on county coordinates and emergency management. The Association is working to accomplish a new state budget, promote the Strategic Plan for GIS in Wisconsin and convince the governor to create by executive order the Wisconsin Geographic Information Council (WIGIC). And then there's data sharing, privacy, public domain laws, and other policy issues that challenge day to day activities."
Wisconsin Land Information Association
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Nobody Left Behind: Disaster Preparedness for Persons with Mobility Impairments [website]
"The mission of this research site is to investigate 30 randomly selected counties, cities, or boroughs in the United States that have recently experienced a natural or man-made disaster in order to: Determine if disaster plans and emergency response systems for homes, businesses, and the community include the health, safety, and survival needs for persons with mobility impairment; Identify the morbidity and mortality of persons with mobility impairments in these disasters; Assess if there were any post-disaster changes to address the needs of persons with mobility impairments; Identify emerging or Best Practices models for counties to assist in disaster plans and emergency responses to meet the needs of persons with mobility impairments in hopes of preventing injuries, saving lives, and assuring Nobody is Left Behind"
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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U.S. Natural Hazard Statistics [website]
"The U.S. Natural Hazard Statistics provide statistical information on fatalities, injuries and damages caused by weather related hazards. These statistics are compiled by the Office of Services and the National Climatic Data Center from information contained in 'Storm Data', a report comprising data from NWS forecast offices in the 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands."
United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; United States. National Weather Service
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Transportation Security Administration: National Explosives Detection Canine Team [website]
"Our National Explosives Detection Canine Team Program prepares dogs and handlers to serve on the front lines of America's War on Terror. These very effective, mobile teams can quickly locate and identify dangerous materials that may present a threat to transportation systems. Just as important, they can quickly rule out the presence of dangerous materials in unattended packages, structures or vehicles, allowing the free and efficient flow of commerce. Law enforcement officers from all over the country travel to the our Explosives Detection Canine Handler Course at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas where they are paired with one of our canine teammates . These dogs are bred specifically for the program by our puppy program, also at Lackland AFB. German Shepherds, Belgian Malanoises, Vizslas and other types of dogs are used in the program because of their keen noses and affinity for this type of work. In addition to providing a highly trained dog and handler training, we provide partial funding for handler salaries, care and feeding of the canines, veterinary and other costs associated with the dog once the teams return to their hometowns. After dog and handler are paired up, the new team completes a rigorous 10-week course to learn to locate and identify a wide variety of dangerous materials while working as an effective unit. This training includes search techniques for aircraft, baggage, vehicles and transportation structures, as well as procedures for identifying dangerous materials and "alerting" or letting the handler know when these materials are present."
United States. Transportation Security Administration
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TSA Organization Chart
This chart illustrates the organization of the Transportation Security Administration. Each listing on the chart is a link one can click to obtain further information about each specific office.
United States. Transportation Security Administration
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Northwest Public Health [website]
"The Northwest Public Health magazine is published by the University of Washington School of Public Health and produced by the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice. The publication is dedicated to the art and science of public health, specifically the Northwest region. We feature developments from state, local, and tribal public health from Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming. We also highlight the cutting-edge work done by the diverse disciplines at the University of Washington School of Public Health, including biostatistics, environmental health, epidemiology, global health, and health services."
University of Washington. School of Public Health and Community Medicine
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Link to EPA Libraries [website]
Connects "to the home pages of the 28 EPA libraries to learn about their collections, locations and services."
United States. Environmental Protection Agency
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National Drinking Water Advisory Council [website]
"EPA is committed to working with its stakeholders, the people for whom safe drinking water is an important aspect of daily and/or professional life. One of the formal means by which EPA works with its stakeholders is the National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC). l The Council, comprising members of the general public, state and local agencies, and private groups concerned with safe drinking water, advises the EPA Administrator on everything that the Agency does relating to drinking water."
United States. Environmental Protection Agency
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Low-Level Radioactive Wastes: Department of Energy Has Opportunities to Reduce Disposal Costs, Report to Congressional Requesters
"The limited availability of disposal alternatives is the principal factor influencing DOEs decisions about the treatment, storage, and disposal of its low-level and mixed wastes. Four of DOEs six disposal sites"the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory; Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico; Oak Ridge Reservation, Tennessee; and Savannah River Site, South Carolina"are restricted to disposing almost exclusively of their own wastes because of limits on their remaining disposal capacity and/or unfavorable site conditions, such as proximity to groundwater or relatively wet climates. The other two disposal sites"the Hanford Site in Washington State and the Nevada Test Site"have relatively dry climates and enough capacity to dispose of nearly all the low-level and mixed wastes generated at DOEs nuclear facilities nationwide. Access to the disposal facilities at these two sites has, however, been limited in three ways. First, DOE formerly directed most of its waste-generating sites to use one, but not both, of the two facilities. Second, some of DOEs waste-generating sites did not have access to either disposal facility because DOE stopped granting new access to the two facilities in 1990 pending the completion of an environmental review of its waste programs, which was recently completed. Third, neither the Hanford nor the Nevada facility currently disposes of mixed wastes generated at DOE sites in other states. Some waste-generating sites have been able to use a commercial disposal facility, but the only facility that is readily available can accept only wastes that are very lightly contaminated with radioactivity. With such limited access to disposal facilities, DOEs waste managers have had few opportunities to consider costs when making disposal decisions. On February 25, 2000, DOE adopted a new policy that will make the disposal facilities at the Nevada Test Site and the Hanford Site available to all of its wastegenerating sites, for both low-level and mixed wastes."
United States. Government Accountability Office
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FEMA Accountability Report - Fiscal Year 1999
"This Accountability Report provides an agency-wide financial statement for fiscal year 1999. Behind the numbers is a success story that impacts everyone in this country. Disasters know no boundaries. Everyone is at risk. With Project Impact, a motivated workforce, fiscal responsibility and the trust of this nation, FEMA is charting a course that will have sweeping benefits now and in the future."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Caring for Children during the Flu Season: Fact Sheet for Patients
"Many military parents are coping with other issues: lengthened deployments, extended time as an only parent, being the parent of a spouse that might be suffering injury or trauma, or living off base with ones family, just to name a few. These issues are stressful, and add to fatigue when illness strikes. If you or your children get sick, seek help from your medical provider. Ask friends or family to run to the market or drugstore. Stock up on canned soups, fruit juices, freeze breads and meats so that in the event of illness there will be healthy food in your home."
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Department of Psychiatry
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National Emergency Training Center Library Catalog [website]
The Learning Resource Center (LRC) is the on-campus library for the staff and students of the National Fire Academy (NFA) and the Emergency Management Institute (EMI), the OCC will function for internet users as a database on fire service and emergency management topics. Its fundamental service to internet users is one of identification. The Online Card Catalog (OCC) identifies published resources on topics of professional interest to fire service and emergency management personnel.
United States Fire Administration
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Federal Aviation Administration: International Aviation Safety Assessments (IASA) Program [website]
"This web page links to information about the Federal Aviation Administration's foreign assessment program. The program focuses on a country's (not an individual carrier's) ability to adhere to international standards and recommended practices for aircraft operations and maintenance established by the United Nation's technical agency for aviation and the International Civil Aviation Organization. The continued application of this program will result in a lower number of safety-related problems, including accidents and incidents, and an improved level of safety for the flying public."
United States. Federal Aviation Administration
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Migration Information Source [website]
"Fueled by analysis from migration experts and dispatches from foreign correspondents, the Migration Information Source--a project of the Migration Policy Institute--offers useful tools, vital data, and essential facts on the movement of people worldwide. It provides data through charts and tables and offers sections that chronicle domestic and global migration and refugee trends."
Migration Policy Institute
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United States Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control: Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons [website]
"Once individuals and organizations are included on the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons, U.S. citizens are barred from engaging in any transactions with them, and their assets within U.S. jurisdiction are frozen. This web page includes links to the master list, recent changes to the list, and the list in database-ready formats. The Office of Foreign Assets Control administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions based on U.S. foreign policy and national security goals against targeted foreign countries, terrorists, international narcotics traffickers, and those engaged in activities related to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction."
United States. Department of the Treasury
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Delaware Health and Social Services: Division of Public Health [Website]
This website includes information and links to bioterrorism, avian flu, anthrax, storm and emergency preparedness, public health, and public safety. In addition, there are press releases, fact sheets, brochures, weather and other updates on the above categories.
Delaware
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Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management [website]
Philadelphia's Office of Emergency Management site offers links to hazards, emergency plans, ready philadelphia, news, local emergency planning committee, and the citizen corps. Evacuation routes via an interactive map are also available at this site.
Philadelphia. Office of Emergency Management
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Primer on Health Risk Communication Principles and Practices
"The purpose of this primer is to provide a framework of principles and approaches for the communications of health risk information to diverse audiences. It is intended for Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry staff and personnel from other government agencies and private organizations who must respond to public concerns about exposure to hazardous substances in the environment." Please Note: This document is provided by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) ONLY as an historical reference for the public health community. It is no longer being maintained and the data it contains may no longer be current and/or accurate.
United States. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
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Are You Prepared for the Unthinkable?
"The U.S. Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command (SBCCOM), recognized as the center for the nations chemical and biological defense expertise with over 80 years of experience, has developed and implemented a comprehensive WMD Installation Preparedness (WMD IP) program that includes planning, training, exercises, and technical assistance. This program is based on the highly successful Domestic Preparedness program, where SBCCOM trained 105 cities, over 28,000 emergency responders, and conducted over 230 WMD exercises from 1997 - 2000."
Edgewood Chemical Biological Center
Quinn-Doggett, Karen
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Coastal Flooding in Escambia County, Florida from Hurricane Ivan
This map provided by HAZUS-MH (Hazards U.S. - Multi Hazard), illustrates coastal flooding in Escambia County, Florida from Hurricane Ivan, indicating a coastal flood depth grid, estimated total general building stock damage, and transportation fatalities. It also describes the potential uses of HAZUS-MH on pre-disaster preparation: Identification of the extent of inland flooding from the storm using predictive SWEL developed by the SLOSH models, identification and ranking of census blocks that are likely to be damaged in the predicted hurricane event, identification of staging areas for pre-position of response personnel, supplies and other resources, and identification of areas that may experience heavy damage to bridges and general building stock, conditions that could increase shelter requirements and the demand for disaster assistance. It also describes post-disaster uses including: Identification of bridges that should be inspected, identification of streets that may be impassable, identification of damaged areas in the study region that have a high probability of generating shelter needs and requirements for debris removal, and identification of areas that can be targeted for mitigation programs, including the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP).
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Estimates of Debris Generated in Hurricane Ivan
This map provided by HAZUS-MH (Hazards U.S. - Multi Hazard), illustrates the distribution of steel and concrete debris in Alabama and Florida from Hurricane Ivan. It also describes how HAZUS-MH can be used in pre-disaster preparation: Use of debris estimates (all categories) from scenario events as input for debris management plans, identification of areas with high potential concentrations of concrete and steel debris, and incorporation of this analysis into debris clearance and removal strategies. It also describes post-disaster uses including: Estimates of concrete and steel debris to identify impacted areas that may have urban search and rescue requirements, use of analysis for debris response, including prioritization of deployment of debris clearance strike teams, and use of analysis for scaling mission requirements for under Emergency Support Function (ESF) #3 under the National Response Plan, and for estimating resource requirements for Public Assistance.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) [website]
From the site description: "Welcome to the website of the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services. Created by an act of the State Legislature in July 2010, the Division is comprised of five offices dedicated to the protection of New Yorkers, their property and the State's economic well-being from acts of terrorism and natural and manmade emergencies or disasters. The Division accomplishes this core mission through its offices - Counter Terrorism, Emergency Management, Fire Prevention and Control, Cyber Security and Interoperable & Emergency Communications - who coordinate the response of State agencies in support of local government. Our website is a roadmap as to what we do and how we do it. It also offers valuable information from our five offices to better protect yourself, your families and your communities. We hope you find it to be a valuable and useful resource. The women and men of DHSES are dedicated to working closely on a daily basis with all levels of government, the private sector, and volunteer organizations to improve the readiness and response capabilities of communities throughout the Empire State. Thank you for taking the time to visit us. We hope you return often."
New York (State). Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services
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Combating Terrorism Center at West Point [website]
The Combating Terrorism Center (CTC) "serves as an important national resource that rigorously studies the terrorist threat and provides policy-relevant research while moving the boundaries of academic knowledge. The CTC's distinguished scholars, international network of experts, and access to senior U.S. government leadership set it apart from any other like enterprise. [...] The Center directs multiple graduate-level seminars on Terrorism and Counterterrorism and administers a minor in terrorism studies. In addition, the CTC directs counterterrorism educational programs for four partner government agencies. [...] The CTC's research program produces path-breaking analysis on the dynamic and evolving terrorist threat. The Center's deep intellectual capital and ability to apply theory to practice creates a unique research model that not only informs strategic counterterrorism thinking but moves the boundaries of academic knowledge. [...] The Center leverages its deep expertise to contribute to discrete advisory efforts for federal, state, and local governments including: strategic analysis, operational support, and organizational strategy design. "
Combating Terrorism Center (U.S.)
