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Facing the Unexpected: Disaster Preparedness and Response in the United States; Kathleen J. Tierney, Michael K. Lindell, Ronald W. Perry; ISBN: 0309069998

Disaster Response: GIS for Public Safety; Gary Amdahl; ISBN: 1879102889

A Framework for Survival: Health, Human Rights and Humanitarian Assistance in Conflicts and Disasters;Kevin M. Cahill, Kofi A. Annan; ISBN: 0415922356

Response to Disaster; Henry W. Fischer; ISBN: 0761811834

Response to Disaster: Psychosocial, Community, and Ecological Approaches (Series in Clinical and Community Psychology); Richard Gist, Bernard Lubin; ISBN: 0876309996

Psychological Assessment of Adult Posttraumatic States (Psychotherapy Practitioner Resource Book); John Briere; ISBN: 1557984034

Environmental Disaster and the Archaeology of Human Response (Anthropological Papers (Maxwell Museum of Anthropology), No. 7,); Garth Bawden, Richard Reycraft; ISBN: 0912535148

Preparing for Terrorism: An Emergency Services Guide; George Buck; ISBN: 0827383975

The EMS Incident Management System: Operations for Mass Casualty and High Impact Incidents; Hank T. Christen, Paul M. Maniscalco; ISBN: 0893039721

Weapons of Mass Destruction: Emergency Care; Robert A. De Lorenzo, Robert S. Porter; ISBN: 0130139238

Understanding Terrorism and Managing the Consequences; Paul M. Maniscalco, Hank T. Christen; ISBN: 0130212296

Business Handbook on Terrorism, Security and Survival: A Proactive Guide for Personal Security in Today's Business Environment; Gerry S. Thomas; ISBN: 0964057018

Disasters by Design: A Reassessment of Natural Hazards in the United States (Natural Hazards and Disasters); Dennis S. Mileti; ISBN: 0309063604

Disasters and Democracy: The Politics of Extreme Natural Events; Rutherford H. Platt, Miriam Gradie Anderson, Alexandra D. Dawson, Beth O'Donnell, David Scherf; ISBN: 1559636963

Normal Accidents; Charles Perrow; ISBN: 0691004129

Hazardous Waste Operations & Emergency Response Compliance Manual (38-M); Dolly Miller; ISBN: 0934674868

Transportation Disaster Response Handbook; Jay Levinson, Hayim Granot; ISBN: 0124454860

Chemical and Biological Terrorism: Research and Development to Improve Civilian Medical Response; National Research Council; ISBN: 0309061954

21st Century Bioterrorism and Germ WeaponsU.S. Army Field Manual for the Treatment of Biological Warfare Agent Casualties (Anthrax, Smallpox, Plague, Viral Fevers, Toxins, Delivery Methods, Detection, Symptoms, Treatment, Equipment); Department of Defense; ISBN: 1931828105

Jane's Chem-Bio Handbook; Frederick R. Sidell; ISBN: 0710619235

First Responder Chem-Bio Handbook; Ben N. Venzke; ISBN: 096654370X

Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response; The Sphere Project; ISBN: 0855984627

Shared Risk: Complex Systems in Seismic Response; Louise K. Comfort; ISBN: 0080432115

Hard Choices; Jonathan Moore; ISBN: 0847690318

Humanitarian Crises: The Medical and Public Health Response; Jennifer Leaning, Susan M. Briggs, Lincoln C. Chen; ISBN: 0674155157

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Federal Emergency Management Agency

Rapid Response Information System (FEMA)

Mobile Emergency Response Support (FEMA)

American Red Cross

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Association of Contingency Planners

Disaster Recovery Information Exchange

Natural Hazards Center

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EM-DAT: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database (Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters)

The World Disasters Report (International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies)

Billion Dollar U.S. Weather Disasters, 1980-2001 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

Extreme Weather Sourcebook 2001: Economic and Other Societal Impacts Related to Hurricanes, Floods, Tornadoes, Lightning, and Other U.S. Weather Phenomena (University of Colorado Boulder; NCAR, NOAA, USWRP, NSF, AMF)

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Contingency Planning & Management Magazine

Disaster Recovery Journal

Rothstein Associates

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