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 Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA): An intergovernmental, regional disaster management organization with 16 participating states and headquarters in the Barbados. CDERA's main function is to launch an immediate and coordinated response to any disastrous event affecting any participating state, once the state requests such assistance. Available on this site is details about emergency management arrangements in each of the participating states; situation reports; links; weekly news; fact sheets on the various hazards of the region; and details about CDERA's "Disaster Emergency Response and Management Systems" (DERMS) Project.
http://www.cdera.org
Center of Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance: Provides education, training, and research regarding international disaster management and humanitarian assistance. Areas of focus lie in the Asia-Pacific region. The center conducts needs assessments, program development and evaluation, curriculum development, conferences, training programs, and research. Available on this site is an on-line version of the Center's magazine The Liaison, and much more information and publications about disaster management and humanitarian aid both in the Pacific Rim and around the world.
http://coe-dmha.org CFS Press: a small press dedicated to getting information about flood and swiftwater rescue into the hands of people who need it firefighters, rescue, EMS, law enforcement and other emergency services personnel in a clear, easy to read form. Articles available online for review.
http://www.cfspress.com/introarticles.htm Communications for Coordinated Communications and Response in Emergencies (ComCARE): a broad-based not-for-profit national coalition of more than 90 organizations representing nurses, physicians, emergency medical technicians, 9-1-1 directors, emergency managers, transportation officials, wireless, technology and transportation companies, public safety and health officials, law enforcement groups, automotive companies, consumer organizations, telematics suppliers, safety groups, and others. ComCARE works to encourage the development and deployment of life saving communications technologies that will enhance America's emergency response capabilities across professional, jurisdictional and geographic lines.
http://www.comcare.org  Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA): Enforces controlled substance laws/regulations of the US. Brings to the criminal and civil justice system, or any other competent jurisdiction, those organizations/principal members of organizations, involved in the growing, manufacture, or distribution of controlled substances appearing in or destined for illicit traffic in the US. May be relevant to some in regards to concept of narco-terrorism. Extensive bibliographic information available on this site.
http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/
Federalism and Grassroots Response in Disasters; Heritage Foundation: The report "Learning from Disaster: The Role of Federalism and the Importance of Grassroots Response" from The Heritage Foundation discusses the role of the federal government and the role that nongovernmental organizations, private sector initiatives, and individual civic deeds play during extreme emergencies.
www.heritage.org/Research/HomelandDefense/bg1923.cfm Gilmore Commission (of RAND); Assessment of Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction: Assesses capabilities of terrorist incidents' response in the U.S. homeland involving weapons of mass destruction. Examines capabilities at the Federal, State, and local levels, with a particular emphasis on the latter two.
http://www.rand.org/nsrd/terrpanel/ Hazardous Materials Response Division, Office of Response and Restoration; Incident News: Contains information provided and approved by the Unified Command for specific spill incidents. The Unified Command is responsible for conducting response operations at spill incidents. It is usually comprised of the U.S. Coast Guard Federal On-Scene Coordinator, the State On-Scene Coordinator, and a representative of the responsible party.
http://www.incidentnews.gov/index.html Homeland Security Affairs: Homeland Security Affairs is the peer-reviewed online journal of the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS), providing a forum to propose and debate strategies, policies, and organizational arrangements to strengthen U.S. homeland security.
The instructors, participants, alumni, and partners of CHDS represent the leading subject matter experts and practitioners in the field of homeland security.
http:// IAEA : "Manual for First Responders to a Radiological Emergency": The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is the world´s center of cooperation in the nuclear field. It was set up as the world´s "Atoms for Peace" organization in 1957 within the United Nations family. The Agency works with its Member States and multiple partners worldwide to promote safe, secure and peaceful nuclear technologies.
The IAEA has produced a manual that provides practical guidance for those responding within the first few hours of a radiological emergency. This includes the emergency service personnel who would initially respond at the local level and the national officials who would support this early response.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/EPR_FirstResponder_web.pdf
"Manual for First Responders to a Radiological Emergency": http://www.iaea.org/
Download Electronic Doc. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS): Federal agency within the US Department of Justice (DOJ) that administers the nation's immigration laws. INS' mission involves a variety of inter-related functions. Variety of information available including suggested readings, reports/studies, statistics relating to a variety of immigration issues, and extensive information regarding the agency itself.
http://uscis.gov International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC): has unveiled a new, enhanced web site to improve the way members find information about the IAFC, various conferences, and the fire and emergency service
profession as a whole. Included are downloadable publications as well as a Professional Development Library (accessible with membership).
http://www.iafc.org Naval War College Press: Department of the Center for Naval Warfare Studies. Publishes a book series (especially works based on the Naval War College Library Historical Collection), a monograph series (the Newport Papers, examining topics and pertinent issues ininternational, military, and naval affairs), and a quarterly journal on international security, defense, and naval matters, the Naval War College Review. Numerous bibliographic materials available online.
http://www.nwc.navy.mil/press/ Rhode Island Disaster Initiative (RIDI): an extensive bibliography of disaster medicine resources produced by RIDI, a project to study and analyze various practices in disaster medicine.
http://www.ridiproject.org/downloads/annotated_bibliography.pdf Texas Department of Health; Biological Response Team; Bioterrorism Information Page: Information page with related links concerning bioterrorism in Texas and the nation.
http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/bioterrorism/ Texas Department of Public Safety: Broadly charged with the responsibility of maintaining the public safety in the State of Texas. Various information resources and statistics available.
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/ U.S. Coast Guard: Bibliographic database of references pertaining to emergency evacuation of passengers of sea vessels. The intent of the database is fostering the sharing of information between the parties working on this issue. References in the downloadable database are not available from the Coast Guard due to copyright restrictions. However, a list of recommended sources is also provided.
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/gm/nmc/evacuation/nfdatabase.htm
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