**August 10, 2007 FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education Project
Report**

\(1\) CITIZEN DISASTER EDUCATION:

McClure, John. Guidelines for Encouraging Householders\' Preparation for
Earthquakes in New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand: The Building
Research Levy, 2006, 31 pages. Accessed at:

[[http://www.buildingresearch.org.nz/assets/pdfs/McClure.pdf]{.underline}](http://www.buildingresearch.org.nz/assets/pdfs/McClure.pdf)

\(2\) HAZARDOUS MATERIALS:

Association of American Railroads. Hazmat Transport by Rail. Washington,
DC: AAR, February 2007, 4 pages. Accessed at:

[[http://www.aar.org/GetFile.asp?File_ID=816]{.underline}](http://www.aar.org/GetFile.asp?File_ID=816)

Department of Homeland Security and Department of Transportation.
\"Recommended Security Action Items for the Rail Transportation of Toxic
Inhalation Hazard Materials.\" Washington, DC: DHS & DOT, February 12,
2007, 3 pages. Accessed at:

[[http://www.tsa.gov/assets/pdf/sai_for_tih_supplement2.pdf]{.underline}](http://www.tsa.gov/assets/pdf/sai_for_tih_supplement2.pdf)

\(3\) HURRICANE (2006 Season Material \-- but still of interest):

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Subcommittee
on Disaster Prevention and Prediction . 2006 Hurricane Forecast and
At-Risk Cities. Washington, DC: May 24, 2006. At:

<http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Hearing&Hearing_ID=1761>

\[Contains prepared statements for the record by:

Brigadier General Benjamin J. Spraggins, Director, Harrison County (MS}
Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency

Mr. Max Mayfield, Director, National Hurricane Center

Major General Stanhope S. Spears, Adjunct General, South Carolina
Military Department.\]

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Subcommittee
on Disaster Prevention and Prediction. The Impacts of a Severe Hurricane
on Beaufort, South Carolina (Field Hearing). Washington, DC: August 17,
2006. Accessed at:

<http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Hearing&Hearing_ID=1790>

\[Contains prepared statements for the record by:

Mr. John Jones JR., Deputy Director, National Weather Service

Mr. William Winn, Emergency Manager, Beaufort County, SC

Colonel Lanham, Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort,
SC.\]

\(4\) KATRINA RECOVERY:

Anderson, Charles. \"Forgotten But Not Gone: Buras, Louisiana.\"
Truthout, August 10, 2007. Accessed at:
[[http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/printer_081007L.shtml]{.underline}](http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/printer_081007L.shtml)

Dewan, Shaila, and Stephanie Strom. \"Red Cross Faces Criticism Over Aid
Program for Hurricane Victims.\" New York Times, August 10, 2007.
Accessed at:

<http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/us/10redcross.html?ex=1344398400&en=f32000020cdc3ad1&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>

\(5\) MASS CASUALTY EVENTS:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. \"Mass Casualty Event
Preparedness and Response\" (Website). Accessed at:
[[http://www.bt.cdc.gov/masscasualties/]{.underline}](http://www.bt.cdc.gov/masscasualties/)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. \"Preparing for a Mass
Casualty Event: Information for Health Care Systems and Providers.\"
Atlanta, GA: Department of Health and Human Services, CDC, April, 24,
2007. Accessed at:

<http://www.cdc.gov/print.do?url=http%3A//www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dir/MassCalHealthPro.htm>

\(6\) NATIONAL RESPONSE FRAMEWORK AND IAEM DISCUSSION GROUP LIST SERVE:

Over the past few days there have been a number of posts on the list
serve of the International Association of Emergency Managers \-- too
many, from too many perspectives to try to summarize or collect here. If
I were teaching a college course on emergency management (or on hazards,
disasters and what to do about them) I would want to take advantage of
this material. Thus I recommend that all collegiate \"emergency
management\" related faculty sign-up for this list serve. Information
can be accessed at:
[[http://www.iaem.com/listserve/listagreement.htm]{.underline}](http://www.iaem.com/listserve/listagreement.htm)

International Association of Emergency Managers. \"National Response
Framework Is Not a Good Replacement for the NRP\" (Press Release).
Washington, DC: IAEM, August 9, 2007. Accessed at:
[[http://www.iaem.com/pressroom/documents/IAEMnewsreleaseNRP080907.pdf]{.underline}](http://www.iaem.com/pressroom/documents/IAEMnewsreleaseNRP080907.pdf)

\(7\) SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATIONS:

Connecticut Universal Access Workgroup. Sheltering People with
Disabilities: Draft Space and Layout Considerations. February 2007, 8
pages. Accessed at:

<http://www.ct.gov/demhs/lib/demhs/emergmgmt/planningguides/space_layout_considerations.pdf>

Department of Justice. \"Chapter 7, Emergency Management under Title II
of the ADA.\"

ADA \[American Disabilities Act\] Best Practices for State and Local
Government. Washington, DC: DOJ, July 26, 2007. Accessed at:
[[http://www.ada.gov/pcatoolkit/toolkitmain.htm]{.underline}](http://www.ada.gov/pcatoolkit/toolkitmain.htm)

\[Note: Chapter 7 has \"Addendums\" on:

Addendum 1: Title II Checklist (Emergency Management)

Addendum 2: The ADA and Emergency Shelters: Access for All in
Emergencies and Disasters

Addendum 3: ADA Checklist for Emergency Shelters

Disability Rights Advocates. \"Oakland Sued For Failure to Include
People With Disabilities in Disaster Planning.\" August 9, 2007.
Accessed at:

[[http://www.dralegal.org/cases/public_entities/CFILC_v.Oakland.php]{.underline}](http://www.dralegal.org/cases/public_entities/CFILC_v.Oakland.php)

\[Note: At the end of this Press Release are links to a two-page \"Fact
Sheet\" and the 21-page \"Complaint.\" From the \"Fact Sheet\" \--

\"Q: Why is this suit important to people with disabilities?

A: The City of Oakland is particularly vulnerable to emergencies. For
instance, since 1983, the City of Oakland has experienced eight
Presidential-declared disasters, including the 1989 Loma Prieta
earthquake, 1991 Oakland Hills Firestorm, the 1997 El Nino winter
storms, and the 1998 La Nina winter storms. People with disabilities are
particularly vulnerable during an emergency. They require additional
services, such as accessible transportation and back-up electricity, and
are more likely to seek shelter services because they are
disproportionately low income and lack other resources for help. This is
the first suit of its kind, requiring a local government entity to take
responsibility for its residents with disabilities before a disaster
occurs.\"\]

\(8\) TERRORISM:

Brodsky, Benjamin H. Industrial Chemicals as Weapons: Chlorine (Issue
Brief). The James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, July 31,
2007. At:
[[http://www.nti.org/e_research/e3_89.html]{.underline}](http://www.nti.org/e_research/e3_89.html)

\[Excerpt: \"Certain recent events in Iraq have elevated long-standing
fears that terrorist groups may use poisonous chemicals, especially
elemental chlorine, as toxic weapons against vulnerable populations.
These concerns rest on a solid factual basis: many chemicals produced
for industrial purposes are inherently dangerous due to their possession
of one or more of the following properties: reactivity, flammability,
explosiveness, toxicity, or carcinogenicity. In particular, the toxic
industrial gases anhydrous ammonia, hydrogen fluoride, and elemental
chlorine (often referred to as toxic inhalation hazards, or TIH) are of
utmost concern from both safety and security standpoints. Any of these
chemicals when released in the course of an accident or a deliberate
attack can form a toxic gaseous plume that when carried by wind is
capable of inflicting potentially catastrophic loss of life on the
population in its path\.... This issue brief describes the properties,
hazards, and the legitimate applications of chlorine, as well as its use
for weapons purposes during World War I and currently in Iraq. The
vulnerability of America\'s chemical infrastructure to deliberate attack
(including the facilities that produce, consume, and transport
chlorine), as well as efforts currently underway to achieve
infrastructure security, are also examined. The brief concludes with an
evaluation of alternative approaches to mitigating the potential threat
posed by a deliberate chlorine release.\"\]

Prine, Carl. \"Terror on the Tracks.\" Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,
January 14, 2007. Accessed at:

<http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/specialreports/s_487117.html>

Riley, Jack (RAND Corp.). \"Terrorism and Rail Security.\" Testimony
presented to the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
on March 23, 2004. Accessed at:

[[http://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/2005/RAND_CT224.pdf]{.underline}](http://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/2005/RAND_CT224.pdf)

Washington Institute for Near East Policy. \"Coping with Terrorism:
Lessons from the British and Israeli Experiences \-- Featuring Leonard
Cole and Toby Harnden.\" Washington, DC: August 2, 2007. At:
[[http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/print.php?template=C05&CID=2644]{.underline}](http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/print.php?template=C05&CID=2644)

B.Wayne Blanchard, Ph.D., CEM

Higher Education Project Manager

Emergency Management Institute

National Emergency Training Center

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Department of Homeland Security

16825 S. Seton, K-011

Emmitsburg, MD 21727

\(301\) 447-1262, voice

\(301\) 447-1598, fax

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