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Emergency Response and Counterterrorism

Recent acts of terrorism and natural disasters have devastated many of our communities, raising an increased awareness of the importance of emergency preparedness. When unexpected events occur, it is important that our first responders are prepared to deal effectively with emergencies of all kinds. To help prepare our first responders for emergencies, particularly those involving hazardous materials, the U.S. Government Printing Office, offers the following publications for sale.

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Emergency Response Guidebook 2012

Publisher: Transportation Dept., Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Description: The official Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) is a guide for use by transporters, firefighters, police, and other emergency services personnel who may be the first to arrive at the scene of a transportation incident involving a hazardous material. It is used by first responders in (1) quickly identifying the specific or generic classification of the material(s) involved in the incident, and (2) protecting themselves and the general public during this initial response phase of the incident. The ERG is updated every three to four years to accommodate new products and technology.

Year/Pages: 2012: 388 p.

Price: $10.00 Add To Cart

Department of Defense Support to Foreign Disaster Relief (Handbook for JTF Commanders and Below)

Publisher: Defense Dept., Office of the Assistant Secretary

Description: Provides a concept of operations and tactics, techniques, and procedures for joint forces at the operational and tactical levels tasked to perform foreign disaster relief operations in support of the Department of State and US Agency for International Development and in coordination with International Organizations such as the United Nations and International Red Cross and Red Crescent. Useful tool to augment service members' knowledge when deployed to crisis situations. Offers an overarching guide and reference for military responders in disaster relief operations.

Year/Pages: 2011: 306 p.; ill.

Price: $16.00 Add To Cart

Field Operations Guide for Disaster Assessment and Response

Publisher: State Dept., US Agency for International Development, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance and Agriculture Dept., Forest Service

Description: FOG Version 4.0. 3rd revision. Contains information on general responsibilities for disaster responders, formats and reference material for assessing and reporting on populations at risk, Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) position descriptions and duty checklists, descriptions of Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) stockpile commodities, general information related to disaster activities, information on working with the military in the field, and a glossary of acronyms and terms used by OFDA and other organizations with which OFDA works.

Year/Pages: 2006: 394 p.

Price: $35.00 Add To Cart

The Government Printing Office is your sole source for counterterrorism publications from the Technical Support Working Group (TSWG), the official U.S. national forum that identifies, prioritizes, and coordinates interagency and international research and development (R&D) requirements for combating terrorism. The Government Printing Office is proud to partner with TSWG to make these important publications available to Federal, allied, state, and local governments involved in security and counterterrorism activities. Contractors providing security services to these agencies may also purchase them.

Terrorist Bomb Threat Standoff Card Set (TSWG Controlled Item)

Publisher: Defense Dept., Technical Support Working Group

Description: Intended to provide first responders from Federal, State and Local government services' organizations with guidelines for evacuating civilian personnel from potential bomb threats. The booklet can also be used by emergency planners to develop personnel evacuation plans from specific buildings, sites, or facilities based on various bomb threat levels.

Price: $8.00 This is a controlled item. To order, please send an e-mail request to the Technical Support Working Group (TSWG) at PUBS@TSWG.GOV and provide the publication title, quantity, contact and organization name, mailing address and phone number. Security contractors must provide the name of the sponsoring Government agency and its contact information. TSWG will approve your order via e-mail and furnish an approval number. You may then place your order, accompanied by a copy of the confirmation e-mail and approval number, to GPO via fax. Our fax number is 202-512-2104. Thank you.

Indicators and Warnings for Home Made Explosives (HME Guide), March 2008 (Package of 5) (TSWG Restricted Controlled Item)

Publisher: Defense Dept., Technical Support Working Group

Description: Designed as a quick reference guide for military, first responders, Federal, State, and local government personnel. The goal of this guidebook is to provide awareness level information that will allow on-scene personnel to rapidly assess that a situation involves the presence of homemade explosives.

Year/Pages: 2008: 69 p.; ill.

Price: $85.00 This is a controlled item. To order, please send an e-mail request to the Technical Support Working Group (TSWG) at PUBS@TSWG.GOV and provide the publication title, quantity, contact and organization name, mailing address and phone number. Security contractors must provide the name of the sponsoring Government agency and its contact information. TSWG will approve your order via e-mail and furnish an approval number. You may then place your order, accompanied by a copy of the confirmation e-mail and approval number, to GPO via fax. Our fax number is 202-512-2104. Thank you.

Homemade Explosives Recognition Guide (Farsi Language Version)

Publisher: Defense Dept.

Description: Contains images and Farsi-language text describing the indicators and warnings pertaining to homemade explosives. This booklet provides a quick reference to establish an awareness level so that responders can visually recognize the materials, chemicals, and equipment associated with the manufacture of homemade explosives. The guide will help all on-scene personnel visually assess the possibility that a situation involves the manufacture of homemade explosives.

Year/Pages: 2010: 54 p.; ill.

Price: $75.00 This is a controlled item. To order, please send an e-mail request to the Technical Support Working Group (TSWG) at PUBS@TSWG.GOV and provide the publication title, quantity, contact and organization name, mailing address and phone number. Security contractors must provide the name of the sponsoring Government agency and its contact information. TSWG will approve your order via e-mail and furnish an approval number. You may then place your order, accompanied by a copy of the confirmation e-mail and approval number, to GPO via fax. Our fax number is 202-512-2104. Thank you.

Homemade Explosives Recognition Guide (Pashto Language Version)

Publisher: Defense Dept.

Description: Contains images and Pashto-language text describing the indicators and warnings pertaining to homemade explosives. This booklet provides a quick reference to establish an awareness level so that responders can visually recognize the materials, chemicals, and equipment associated with the manufacture of homemade explosives. The Guide will help all on-scene personnel visually assess the possibility that a situation involves the manufacture of homemade explosives.

Year/Pages: 2010: 54 p.; ill.

Price: $75.00 This is a controlled item. To order, please send an e-mail request to the Technical Support Working Group (TSWG) at PUBS@TSWG.GOV and provide the publication title, quantity, contact and organization name, mailing address and phone number. Security contractors must provide the name of the sponsoring Government agency and its contact information. TSWG will approve your order via e-mail and furnish an approval number. You may then place your order, accompanied by a copy of the confirmation e-mail and approval number, to GPO via fax. Our fax number is 202-512-2104. Thank you.

Homemade Explosive Recognition Guide (Urdu Language Version)

Publisher: Defense Dept.

Description: Contains images and Urdu-language text describing the indicators and warnings pertaining to homemade explosives. This booklet provides a quick reference to establish an awareness level so that responders can visually recognize the materials, chemicals, and equipment associated with the manufacture of homemade explosives. The Guide will help all on-scene personnel visually assess the possibility that a situation involves the manufacture of homemade explosives.

Year/Pages: 2010: 54 p.; ill.

Price: $75.00 This is a controlled item. To order, please send an e-mail request to the Technical Support Working Group (TSWG) at PUBS@TSWG.GOV and provide the publication title, quantity, contact and organization name, mailing address and phone number. Security contractors must provide the name of the sponsoring Government agency and its contact information. TSWG will approve your order via e-mail and furnish an approval number. You may then place your order, accompanied by a copy of the confirmation e-mail and approval number, to GPO via fax. Our fax number is 202-512-2104. Thank you.

Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Response Card (RCIED Card) (Package of 10) (TSWG Controlled Item)

Publisher: Defense Dept., Technical Support Working Group (TSWG)

Description: The RCIED Card is a two-sided, laminated 4x6 card with a pictorial representation of RCIED threats and a series of actions to take if they are encountered. The purpose of the card is to make this information readily available to military forces and emergency responders who may encounter a terrorist threat incident.

Year/Pages: 2006: Card.

Price: $6.50 This is a controlled item. To order, please send an e-mail request to the Technical Support Working Group (TSWG) at PUBS@TSWG.GOV and provide the publication title, quantity, contact and organization name, mailing address and phone number. Security contractors must provide the name of the sponsoring Government agency and its contact information. TSWG will approve your order via e-mail and furnish an approval number. You may then place your order, accompanied by a copy of the confirmation e-mail and approval number, to GPO via fax. Our fax number is 202-512-2104. Thank you.

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