Advice for Safeguarding Buildings Against Chemical or Biological Attack (U.S. Department of Energy, Lawrence Berkely National Laboratory, 2002)
Are You Prepared? An AFSCME Guide to Emergency Planning in the Workplace (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, 2002)
CAMEO - Computer-Aided Management of Emergency Operations (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
Cancer Risk Among Firefighters: A Review and Meta-Analysis of 32 Studies — These findings of an association of firefighting with significant increased risk for specific types of cancer raise red flags and should encourage further development of innovative comfortable protective equipment allowing firefighters to do their jobs without compromising their health. (Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, November 2006)
Cardiac Arrest and Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) (OSHA Technical Information Bulletin, 2002)
Case Definitions for Chemical Poisoning — In this report, CDC presents critical information that should be used when human illness results from an nintentional or intentional release of a toxin or toxicant. Case definitions should be used to facilitate uniform reporting among health agencies of illness resulting from a chemical release. In addition, this report explains the audience for whom the case definitions are intended, the setting in which the case definitions might be used, and reasons that each chemical presented in this report was selected. (National Center for Environmental Health, 2005)
Church World Service Emergency Response Program
Core Public Health Worker Competencies for Emergency Preparedness and Response (Columbia University School of Nursing, Center for Health Policy, 2001)
Disaster Mental Health Services: A Guidebook for Clinicians and Administrators (National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs, 2000)
Disaster Response (United Church of Christ National Disaster Ministries)
Disaster Rescue and Response Workers (National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs)
Emergency Exit Routes factsheet (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 2003)
Emergency Management Guide For Business & Industry (U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency, 1996)
Emergency Preparedness and Response (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
Emergency Response Community Views on the Adequacy of Federally Required Chemical Information (U.S. General Accounting Office, July 2002)
Emergency Response Guidebook: A Guidebook for First Responders During the Initial Phase of a Dangerous Goods/Hazardous Materials Incident (Transport Canada, U.S. Department of Transportation, Secretariat of Communications and Transportation of Mexico)
Emergency Response Resources (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
EPA Capabilities: Responding to Nuclear-Biological-Chemical (NBC) Terrorism (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, May 2000)
Estrés por sucesos traumáticos: Información para el personal de emergencia (Instituto Nacional de Salud y Seguridad Ocupacional)
Eye Safety: Emergency Response & Disaster Recovery (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2001)
Facts about “Dirty Bombs” for Industrial Hygienists (American Industial Hygiene Association, 2002)
Federal Response Plan The Federal Response Plan establishes a process and structure for the systematic, coordinated, and effective delivery of Federal assistance to address the consequences of any major disaster or emergency declared under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Federal Emergency Management Agency) The Federal Response Plan includes 25 lengthy annexes, two of which are particularly relevant to occupational and environmental health concerns:

• Occupational Safety and Health Support Annex
• Hazardous Materials Annex

Fire Emergency Plan A workbook with sections on evaluating an existing plan, conducting a building survey, and developing a new plan (Building Owners and Managers Association)
Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
Guidance for Protecting Building Environments from Airborne Chemical, Biological, or Radiological Attacks (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2002)
Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance (U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry)
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (OSHA Preamble to Final Rule)
Health and Safety Universal Precautions for Post-Flood Buildings (University of Vermont)
Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among Firefighters, Emergency Medical Technicians, and Paramedics, United States, 1991–2000 (Centers for Disease Control, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, July 28, 2000)
Hospital-Based First Receivers of Victims from Mass Casualty Incidents Involving the Release of Hazardous Substances, Best Practices (OSHA)
How to Plan for Workplace Emergencies and Evacuations(OSHA, 2001)
Illegal Hazardous Waste Dump Fire's Aftermath of Cancer Among Firefighters and Police (Philadelphia Inquirer 8-part series, May 2000)
Mass Trauma Preparedness and Response (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2003)
National Emergency Management Plan (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 2004)
National Fire Protection Association Competencies for EMS Personnel Responding to Hazardous Materials Incidents (NFPA 473)
National Fire Protection Association Recommended Practice for Responding to Hazardous Materials Incidents (NFPA 471)
National Fire Protection Association Professional Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials Incidents (NFPA 472)
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP) U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40, Part 300
New York State Voluntary Organizations Active In Disaster
NIOSH-DOD-OSHA Sponsored Chemical and Biological Respiratory Protection Workshop Report (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2000)
OSHA Response to Significant Events of Potentially Catastrophic Consequences (OSHA Instruction CPL 2.94, July 22, 1991 Office of Health Compliance Assitance)
Peligros que enfrentan los bomberos altrabajar en las vías (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2001)
Protecting Buildings and Their Occupants from Airborne Hazards (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 2001)
Protecting Emergency Responders: Lessons Learned from Terrorist Attacks (RAND and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
A Report on Bunker Gear Use in U.S. Cities (New York City Council, 1994)
Report to the Workers' Compensation Board on Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer Among Firefighters, September, 1994 (Ontario Industrial Disease Standards Panel)
Respirator Fact Sheet What you should know in deciding whether to buy escape hoods, gas masks, or other respirators for preparedness at home and work. (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2003)
Responding to Residential Carbon Monoxide Incidents: Guidelines for Fire and Other Emergency Response Personnel (Consumer Product Safety Commission, November 2003)
Self-Care Tips for Emergency Disaster Response Workers (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
Suggested Respirator Cleaning and Sanitation Procedures (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2001)
Traffic Hazards to Fire Fighters While Working Along Roadways (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2001)
Traumatic Incident Stress: Information for Emergency Response Workers (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
Use Multiple Data Sources for Safer Emergency Response (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1999)

The Changing Standard for Personal Protection — New code changes promise more practical protective ensembles for responders at terrorist incidents. The latest draft of NFPA 1994, Standard on Protective Ensembles for Chemical/Biological Terrorism Incidents changes the type of personal protective equipment available to responders. It also aligns testing with procedures established for CBRN respirators by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (Homeland Response, April 13, 2005)

Akron Firefighter and Paramedic Goes Public About AIDS: Akron man wins workers' compensation for disease he knows he contracted on job — Two years ago, Stephen Derrig lay in a hospital room -- dying from a disease he didn't know he had. (Beacon Journal, October 13, 2002)