A guide for assessing community emergency response needs and capabilities for hazardous materials releases.

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Battelle Memorial Institute
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Abstract

TRB’s Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program (HMCRP) Report 5: A Guide for Assessing Community Emergency Response Needs and Capabilities for Hazardous Materials Releases provides step-by-step guidance on assessing hazardous materials emergency response needs at the state, regional, and local levels. The report also addresses matching state, regional, and local capabilities with potential emergencies involving different types of hazardous materials, and offers an assessment on how quickly resources can be expected to be brought to bear in an emergency. The methodology described in HMCRP Report 5 is designed to be scalable, allowing the implementation results to be aggregated at the local level up through regional, state, and national levels. The guide includes a spreadsheet tool—available online and on CD-ROM with the print version of the report—that is designed to help lead planners through the assessment process. (Author/publisher)

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20110951 ST [electronic version only]
Source

Washington, D.C., Transportation Research Board TRB / National Academy of Sciences, 2011, 45 p. + app., ref. + CD-ROM; Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program HMCRP Report 5 / Project HM-03 - ISSN 2150-4849 / ISBN 978-0-309-15545-8

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