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Author:

Stern, Jeff.

Title:

Fire department response to biological threat at B'nai B'rith Headquarters, Washington, DC, April 1997 [electronic resource] / [investigated by Jeff Stern].

Format:

[electronic resource] /

Publisher:

Federal Emergency Management AgencyU.S. Fire Administration,

Copyright Date:

1997?

Description:

1 v. (various pagings) : digital, PDF file.

Subject:

B'nai B'rith
Office buildings--Washington (D.C.)--Safety measures.
Bioterrorism
Hazardous substances--Management.--Management.
Emergency management
Fire departments
Incident command systems
Decontamination (from gases, chemicals, etc.)
Fire investigation--Case studies.

Other Authors:

United States Fire Administration
TriData Corporation

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed Sept. 13, 2006).

Summary:

Investigates incident of bioterrorism at the headquarters of B'NAI B'rith: On April, 24, 1997, the District of Columbia Fire/EMS Department (DCFEMS) responded to a call about a suspicious package, possibly containing Anthrax and Yersinia, disease-causing bacteria that have been used as biological weapons. During the operation, DCFEMS decontaminated ca. 30 people for exposure. Though the threat was a hoax, the incident revealed many lessons for the fir service. Cf. "Overview," p. 2.

Series:

Technical report series ; 114

OCLC:

(OCoLC)71315861

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)