Category: Reports

U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Complete Study of Thermal Imaging Technology

This report provides information on the research conducted as part of a project partnership on Thermal Imaging Camera (TIC) imaging performance metrics and test methods. http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/media/press/2008releases/100908b.shtm

U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) Releases New Reports on Fire Protection and Municipal Water Supply systems

These two reports examine interoperability and critical infrastructure protection, as well as backup and redundant water supply systems for fire protection. http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/media/press/2008releases/100108b.shtm

Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report: Past Experiences in Disaster Recovery Offer Insights for Recovering from Hurricanes Ike, Gustav, and Other Recent Natural Disasters

In this report, GAO was asked to identify insights from past disasters and share them with state and local officials undertaking recovery activities. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d081120.pdf

Government Accountability Office Voluntary Organizations: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Should More Fully Assess Mass Care Capabilities of Organizations and Update the American Red Cross Role in Catastrophic Events

This report examines the roles of five voluntary organizations providing mass care and other services, what they have done to improve service delivery, current capabilities for responding to mass care […]

Hazardous Materials Exposure Guide: A Step-by-Step 2008 Medical Response Guide from the Minnesota Department of Health

This guide is designed to help medical personnel in the treatment of those who have been exposed to toxic substances, asphyxiants, and gases. Also included are basic decontamination guidelines and […]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Tell First Responders: Protect Your Employees with an Exposure Control Plan

First responders are easily exposed to blood and other potentially infectious bodily fluids which put them at risk for contracting blood-borne pathogen infections. This guide will help protect responders with […]

Government Accountability Office (GAO) Defense Critical Infrastructure: Adherence to Guidance Would Improve DOD’s Approach to Identifying and Assuring the Availability of Critical Transportation Assets

GAO recommends that the U.S. Transportation Command implement established criteria to identify critical transportation assets, and discontinue use of vulnerability assessments as the primary tool for identifying its critical assets. […]

Government Accountability Office (GAO) Review of the Transportation Security Administration’s Air Cargo Screening Exemptions Report

TSA’s report addresses the five key areas required by section 1602(b) of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 and its methodology was consistent with TSA’s mission […]

U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) Releases Report on Fire Department Preparedness for Extreme Weather Emergencies and Natural Disasters

This report examines the impact of extreme weather and natural disasters on the fire service and the types of service calls most likely to arise as a result of these […]

GAO (Government Accountability Office): Combating Terrorism – Actions Needed to Enhance Implementation of Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TSCTP)

In this report, GAO examines: (1) the distribution of funds for TSCTP and the types of activities supported; and (2) the program’s implementation, including the extent to which it is […]