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First responders

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• The Role of First Responders in Child Maltreatment Cases: Disaster and Nondisaster Situations (Washington: Children's Bureau, Office on Child Abuse and Neglect, 2010), by Richard Cage and Marsha K. Salus (illustrated HTML and PDF at childwelfare.gov)

Items below (if any) are from related and broader terms.

• Dull Disasters? How Planning Ahead Will Make a Difference (Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, c2016), by Daniel J. Clarke and Stefan Dercon (PDF with commentary at worldbank.org)
• Managing Major Events: Best Practices From the Field (2011), by Police Executive Research Forum (PDF at policeforum.org)
• Public Health Guide for Emergencies (second edition, 2008), by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (PDF files at jhsph.edu)
• Bolstering Critical Infrastructure Resilience After Superstorm Sandy: Lessons for New York and the Nation (Boston: Northeastern University, 2015), by Stephen E. Flynn (multiple formats at Northeastern)
• Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (c2012), by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (PDF at ipcc-wg2.gov)
• Observing the Volcano World: Volcano Crisis Communication (Cham: SpringerOpen, c2018), ed. by Carina J. Fearnley, Deanne K. Bird, Katharine Haynes, William J. McGuire, and Gill Jolly (multiple formats with commentary at SpringerLink)

• The Earthquake of April 18, 1906, and the Great Fire in San Francisco on That and Succeeding Days: Personal Experiences, Inauguration of Red Cross and General Relief Work, by William W. Morrow (HTML at cdlib.org)
• A Father's Story of the Earthquake and Fire in San Francisco, April 18, 19, 20, 1906, by William F. Nichols (HTML at cdlib.org)

• Ethical and Legal Considerations in Mitigating Pandemic Disease: Workshop Summary (2007), contrib. by Stanley M. Lemon, Margaret A. Hamburg, P. Frederick Sparling, Eileen R. Choffnes, and Alison Mack (HTML and page images with commentary at NAP)

• Dispensing Medical Countermeasures for Public Health Emergencies: Workshop Summary (2008), contrib. by Miriam Davis, Marnina S. Kammersell, and Bruce M. Altevogt (HTML and page images with commentary at NAP)

• Liberty and Hard Cases, ed. by Tibor R. Machan (PDF files with commentary at Hoover Institution)

• Liberty and Hard Cases, ed. by Tibor R. Machan (PDF files with commentary at Hoover Institution)
• Snow Avalanche Hazards and Mitigation in the United States (1990), by National Research Council Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems (page images with commentary at NAP)

• Building an Emergency Plan: A Guide for Museums and Other Cultural Institutions (Los Angeles: Getty Conservation Institute, c1999), ed. by Valerie Dorge and Sharon L. Jones (PDF and page images with commentary at getty.edu and Google)

• Disaster Preparedness Tokyo (Tokyo Bousai): Let's Get Prepared (English version; ca. 2015), by Tokyo (Japan) (PDF files in Japan)

• Disaster Preparedness Tokyo (Tokyo Bousai): Let's Get Prepared (English version; ca. 2015), by Tokyo (Japan) (PDF files in Japan)

• Are You Ready? An In-Depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness (2004), by United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (PDF at fema.gov)
• Hurricanes, Unleashing Nature's Fury: A Preparedness Guide (2007), by United States National Weather Service (PDF at fdlp.gov)
• Hurricanes, Unleashing Nature's Fury: A Preparedness Guide (2003), by United States National Weather Service (page images at HathiTrust)
• National Response Framework (second edition, 2013; with supplementary materials), by United States Department of Homeland Security (PDF files with commentary at fema.gov)

• Are You Ready? An In-Depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness (2004), by United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (PDF at fema.gov)

• Boston Under Snow: Resilience Lessons for the Nation (Boston: Northeastern University, 2017), by Stephen E. Flynn (multiple formats at Northeastern)

• Individual and Organizational Response to the 1985 Earthquake in Mexico City, Mexico (1990), by Russell R. Dynes, E. L. Quarantelli, and Dennis E. Wenger (PDF at Delaware)

• Individual and Organizational Response to the 1985 Earthquake in Mexico City, Mexico (1990), by Russell R. Dynes, E. L. Quarantelli, and Dennis E. Wenger (PDF at Delaware)

• Engineering and Organizational Issues Related to The World Trade Center Terrorist Attack (3 volumes), by Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (PDF files with commentary at buffalo.edu)

• Facing Hazards and Disasters: Understanding Human Dimensions (2006), by National Research Council Committee on Disaster Research in the Social Sciences (HTML with commentary at NAP)
• National Response Plan (base plan and appendices, 2004), by United States Department of Homeland Security (PDF at iir.com)
• Federal Response to Domestic Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction-Training for First Responders: Hearing Before the Military Research and Development Subcommittee of the Committee on National Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session, Hearing Held March 21, 1998 (Washington: GPO, 1998), by United States House Committee on National Security (page images at HathiTrust)

• America at Risk: Findings and Recommendations on the Role of the Fire Service in the Prevention and Control of Risks in America (2002), by America Burning Recommissioned (U.S.) (PDF at dhs.gov)

• America at Risk: Findings and Recommendations on the Role of the Fire Service in the Prevention and Control of Risks in America (2002), by America Burning Recommissioned (U.S.) (PDF at dhs.gov)

• Preparing for an Influenza Pandemic: Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers (2008), ed. by Lewis R. Goldfrank and Catharyn T. Liverman (illustrated HTML and page images with commentary at NAP)

• Facing Hazards and Disasters: Understanding Human Dimensions (2006), by National Research Council Committee on Disaster Research in the Social Sciences (HTML with commentary at NAP)
• Mitigating Losses from Land Subsidence in the United States, by National Research Council Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems (page images with commentary at NAP)

• Expedient Shelter Construction and Occupancy Experiments (Oak Ridge, TN: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1976), by Cresson H. Kearny (page images at HathiTrust)

• Hunger in America 2006: National Report Prepared for America's Second Harvest (2006), by Rhoda Cohen, Myoung Kim, and James C. Ohls (PDF with commentary at hungerinamerica.org)
• Hunger in America 2001: National Report Prepared for America's Second Harvest (2001), by Myoung Kim, James C. Ohls, and Rhoda Cohen (PDF at mathematica-mpr.com)
• Hunger Among the Homeless: A Survey of 140 Shelters, Food Stamp Participation and Recommendations (Washington: GPO, 1987), by United States House Select Committee on Hunger (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Food Gap: Poverty and Malnutrition in the United States: Interim Report Together with Supplemental, Additional, and Individual Views (also known as the McGovern Report; Washington: GPO, 1969), by United States Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs, contrib. by George S. McGovern (page images at HathiTrust)

• Facing Hazards and Disasters: Understanding Human Dimensions (2006), by National Research Council Committee on Disaster Research in the Social Sciences (HTML with commentary at NAP)
• Snow Avalanche Hazards and Mitigation in the United States (1990), by National Research Council Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems (page images with commentary at NAP)

• Flood Risk Management and the American River Basin: An Evaluation (1995), by National Research Council Water Science and Technology Board (page images with commentary at NAP)

• Spontaneous Venturing: An Entrepreneurial Approach to Alleviating Suffering in the Aftermath of a Disaster (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, c2019), by Dean A. Shepherd and Trent Williams (PDF files with commentary at MIT Press)
• Basics of International Humanitarian Missions (New York: Fordham University Press, and Center for International Health and Coooperation, 2003), ed. by Kevin M. Cahill (PDF with commentary at bepress.com)
• Traditions, Values, and Humanitarian Action (New York: Fordham University Press, and Center for International Health and Coooperation, 2003), ed. by Kevin M. Cahill (PDF with commentary at bepress.com)
• Public Health Guide for Emergencies (second edition, 2008), by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (PDF files at jhsph.edu)
• Technology for Humanitarian Action (New York: Fordham University Press, and Center for International Health and Coooperation, in cooperation with Stevens Institute of Technology, 2005), ed. by Kevin M. Cahill (PDF with commentary at bepress.com)
• The Pulse of Humanitarian Assistance (New York: Fordham University Press, and Center for International Humanitarian Coooperation, 2007), ed. by Kevin M. Cahill (PDF with commentary at bepress.com)
• Tragic Story of America's Greatest Disaster: Tornado, Flood and Fire in Ohio, Indiana, Nebraska and Mississippi Valley (Chicago: J. S. Ziegler, c1913), by Marshall Everett (illustrated HTML at usgennet.org)

• Disaster and Intervention in Sub-Saharan Africa: Learning from Rwanda (1994), by Steven Metz (PDF with commentary at armywarcollege.edu)

• The Mississippi Valley Flood Disaster of 1927: Official Report of the Relief Operations (Washington: American Naitonal Red Cross, ca. 1929), by American National Red Cross (page images at HathiTrust)

More items available under broader and related terms at left.