ABSTRACT

The objective of this handbook is to make available in a quick reference form, the information to enhance and support the response capabilities of firefighters, emergency medical technicians, hazardous materials response teams, law enforcement officers, bomb squads, medical doctors and nurses, emergency managers, schools, and others. This handbook is dedicated and committed to disaster prevention, preparedness, readiness, response, mitigation and recovery efforts. This is an ideal book for newcomers to the field, and can be used for fast knowledge for application to any areas of response.

chapter |10 pages

NIMS and the incident command system

chapter |21 pages

Security management

chapter |13 pages

CBRNE and weapons of mass destruction

chapter |23 pages

Explosives

chapter |13 pages

Nuclear weapons and radiation

chapter |6 pages

Dirty bomb

chapter |6 pages

Decontamination procedures

chapter |22 pages

Chemical protective clothing

chapter |19 pages

Emergency response guidebook