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Radsafers,

     Here is a list of references likely to be useful in emergency situations (as promised).       Ed Battle


FEMA publishes a booklet with 24-hour emergency phone numbers by state and by Federal Agency. To order this booklet, go to: http://www.fema.gov/library/publicat/htm


For radiation tracking, see: http://narac.llnl.gov/responses.htm; 

or contact: ellis6@llnl.gov


For Radiological Emergency Management and Response, go to: www/usfa.fema.gov/pdf/cwmdc.pdf or fema.gov/emiweb/crslist.htm 


For REACTS response, contact Cooley@orau.gov or go to: http://tis.eh.doe.gov/health/hservices/radiation


For an excellent booklet on, "Medical Management of Radiological Casualties" (a Handbook: First Edition dated 1999). go to: http://www.afrri.usuhs.mil


For an excellent guide for disaster preparedness:   http://www.acr.org/departments/educ/disaster_prep/disaster-planning.pdf

They have made this booklet available to all on the web at: 

http://www.acr.org/lib/phpAdsNew/click.php?bannerID=78


U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine offers these handy references to homeland security sources:

http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/HomelandSecurity/


Several private agencies responded. For example: Safety and Ecology Corporation (SEC) said they provide hazardous and radiological emergency response services to a number of companies and federal agencies. 

Contact: mgray@sec-tn.com


The Department of Justice sponsors Domestic Preparadness Training (much of whic is done at Fort McClellan, Anniston, AL.  See for example:

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/ta/overview.htm