Official Bibliography for F-59 Exam

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FINAL EAPD Curriculum Bibliography 10/4/06

1. Rule 6-02

   • Office Building Emergency Action Plans, 3 RCNY 6-02
2. Different Building Evacuation Concepts, including: Sheltering in Place, In-Building Relocation, Partial Building Evacuation, and Full Building Evacuation.
   • “FAQs about building evacuation.”  NFPA Research and Reports.  23 September 2005.      Accessed 22 August 2006.
   • “The Evacuation Plan: Key Questions You Need to Ask.”  Boma International.  23 September 2005.      Accessed 22 August 2006.
   • How to Plan Workplace Emergencies and Evacuations.  OSHA 3088.  US Department of Labor. 2001.       Accessed 22 August 2006.
   • "Primer for Design of Commercial Buildings to Mitigate Terrorist Attacks”, FEMA 427.      Accessed September 5, 2006 ... NEW 9/5/06
   • Evacuation Mode for Total Building Evacuation, Building Safety Journal,
     NEW 9/5/06
3. Building Communications and Announcements
   • “Strategies for creating evacuation messages.”  NFPA Research and Reports.  23 September 2005.       Accessed 22 August 2006.
   • Communicating During Emergencies” FCC Consumer Facts.  August 2006, 1-7. Accessed 22 August 2006.
4. Building Ventilation Options
   • 1996 North American Emergency Response Guidebook, A Guidebook for First Responders During The Initial Phase of a Hazardous Materials/Dangerous Goods Incident, US Department of Transportation Research and Special Programs Administration     NEW 9/7/06
   • New York City Building Code, SUBCHAPTER 6, Means of Egress,
     Accessed 9/7/06
   • Building Construction for the Fire Science, Francis Brannigan, Third Edition, 1997,  National Fire Protection Association.   NEW 9/7/06   
5. Use of Elevators in Non-Fire Emergencies
   • CDIHP “Evacuation Preparedness Guide.”        Accessed 21 August 2006
   • “Recommendations for Staff Using Elevators.”  Workplace Safety Toolkit.        Accessed 21 August 2006
   • “Elevators, Escalators and Stairways.”  Workplace Safety Toolkit.         Accessed 21 August 2006.
6. Human Services and the Handling of Building Occupants with Special Needs during Non-Fire Emergencies
   • FEMA and USFA. “Emergency Procedures for Employees with Disabilities in Office Occupancies.”  U.S. Fire Administration Guide Series.  FA-154 (06/95).       Accessed 21 August 2006
   • FEMA and USFA “Orientation Manual for First Responders on the Evacuation of People with Disabilities.”  U.S. Fire Administration Guide Series.  FA-235/ August 2002.       Accessed 21 August 2006
   • U.S. Department of Justice. “A Guide to Disability Rights Laws." U.S DOJ Civil Rights Division.  September 2005. 
7. WMD’s, including Dirty Bombs, and Other Radiological Agents
   • “Facts About Evacuation During a Radiation Emergency” Radiation Emergencies. February 2005. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.       Accessed 22 August 2006.
   • “Radioactive Contamination and Radiation Exposure” Radiation Emergencies. May 2005. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.       Accessed 22 August 2006.
   • “Radiological Dispersion Device” Are You Ready? September 2005: 1-2.  Accessed 21 August 2006. (section 7)
   • “Dirty Bombs.”  Council on Foreign Relations.  2002.     Accessed 21 August 2006.
   •  “FAQs:  Dirty Bombs.”  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  March 2005.      Accessed 22 August 2006.
   • Davis LE, Davis LM, Howell D, LaTourrette T, and Mosher D.  Individual Preparedness and Response to Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear, and Biological Terrorist Attacks.  RAND Public Safety and Justice, 2003. (large PDF will take time to load)      Accessed 21 August 2006.
   • “Guidance for Protecting Building Environments from Airborne Chemical, Biological, or Radiological Attacks.”  NIOSH.  May 2002.   Accessed 22 August 2006.
   • NRC: Fact Sheet on Dirty Bombs  US Nuclear Regulatory Commission  Accessed September 7, 2006                      NEW 9/7/06
8. Hazardous Material Incidents Involving Biological Agents and Contamination Issues
   • “Model Procedures for Responding to a Package with Suspicion of a Biological Threat” International Association of Fire Chiefs (January 2004) 2-20.   Accessed 21 August 2006.
• Davis LE, Davis LM, Howell D, LaTourrette T, and Mosher D.  Individual Preparedness and Response to Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear, and Biological Terrorist Attacks.  RAND Public Safety and Justice. 2003. (large PDF will take time to load)    Accessed 21 August 2006.
• “Guidance for Protecting Building Environments from Airborne Chemical, Biological, or Radiological Attacks.”  NIOSH.  May 2002.    Accessed 22 August 2006.
• “Responding to a Biological or Chemical Threat: A Practical Guide.” U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security.  November 2001.  Accessed 21 August 2006.
• Jane’s Chem-Bio Handbook, Second Edition, Sidell, Patrick III, Dashiell, Alibek, Layne  Jane’s Information Group, Alexandria, VA.
  800-824-0768                                          NEW 9/7/06
• CDC | Agents, Diseases, and Other Threats | Emergency Preparedness & Response  US Department of Health & Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention,    Accessed 9/7/06     NEW 9/7/06
9. Hazardous Material Incidents Involving Chemical Agents
   • "Responding to a Biological or Chemical Threat: A Practical Guide.” U.S. Department of State. November 2001.    Accessed 22 August 2006.
   • “Responding to a Biological or Chemical Threat:  A Practical Guide.”  US Department of State:  Bureau of Diplomatic Security.  November 2001.   Accessed 22 August 2006.
   • Davis LE, Davis LM, Howell D, LaTourrette T, and Mosher D.  Individual Preparedness and Response to Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear, and Biological Terrorist Attacks.  RAND Public Safety and Justice, 2003.
     (large PDF will take time to load)    Accessed 21 August 2006. 
   • “Guidance for Protecting Building Environments from Airborne Chemical, Biological, or Radiological Attacks.”  NIOSH.  May 2002.   Accessed 21 August 2006. 
   • Jane’s Chem-Bio Handbook, Second Edition, Sidell, Patrick III, Dashiell, Alibek, Layne  Jane’s Information Group, Alexandria, VA.
     800-824-0768        NEW 9/7/06
   •  CDC | Chemical Emergencies US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Accessed 9/7/06      NEW 9/7/06
   • LBNL: Secure Buildings  Advice for Safeguarding Buildings
     Against Chemical or Biological Attack Airflow and Pollutant Transport Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
     Accessed 9/7/2006                NEW 9/7/06
10. Bombs, Bombs Threats and Suspicious Packages
    • FEMA.  “Are You Ready? Explosions.” Are you Ready? An in-depth guide to citizen preparedness.  23 September 2005.      
      Accessed 21 August 2006.
    • CDC Mass Casualties | Explosions and Blast Injuries: A Primer for Clinicians
      US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention      Accessed 9/7/06      NEW 9/7/06    
11. Weather-Related Emergencies
    • “NYC Hazards: Thunderstorms and Lightning.”  New York City Office of Emergency Management.             Accessed 11 August 2006. 
    • “Weather Related Emergencies.” Tri-State University. 
      Accessed 11 August 2006.  
    • “DHS Provides Guidance for Airline Passengers.”  New York City Office of Emergency Management..  Accessed 11 August 2006.
    • “Hurricane Evacuation Zone Finder.”  New York City Office of Emergency Management. Accessed 11 August 2006.
    • “Any where/anytime weather Forecasts.” Southern Region Headquarters: National Weather Service.  Accessed 11 August 2006. 
    • The Disaster Center New York Page.  Accessed 11 August 2006.
12. Building Utilities Failures, including mechanical and Telecommunication Systems
    • Lewis, Stuart M. “Ensuring Reliable Emergency Power.”  NECDIGEST Magazine.  Fall 2004.  25 September 2005.    Accessed 21 August 2006.
13. Training Methods
    • “Shelter in Place at Your Office: A general guide for preparing a shelter in place plan in the workplace.”  National Institute for Chemical Studies
      Accessed 21 August 2006.
14. Civil Disturbances/Criminal acts/ Emotionally Disturbed Persons
    • FEMA and USFA. “Civil Unrest: Recommendations for Organization and Operations during Civil Disturbance.” Report of the Joint Fire/Police Task Force. FA-142/February 1994.        Accessed 22 August 2006.
    • Schroeder, Donald J, Lombardo, Frank, and Strollo, Jerry. “Actions of Responding Officers.” Management and Supervision of Law Enforcement Personnel. 1995, 347.
    • US Department of Justice “Crime Scene Investigation Chapter 4  
      January 2000 ADDED 10/4/06.
15. NIMS and Emergency Response Operations
    • “Fact Sheet: National Incident Management System.” US Department of Homeland Security.       Accessed 28 July 2006.
    • “NIMS Alert: Our Top Five Most Frequently Asked Questions” NIMS Online.  7 March 2006.   Accessed 22 August 2006.
    • “NIMS Alert” NIMS-Integration Center  March 7, 2006    
      Accessed September 5, 2006             NEW SEPT. 9, 2006 
16. Applicable Lessons from Major Fires and Emergency Incidents, Including WTC,  and other Significant Events
    • “141 Men and Girls Die in Waist Factory Fire; Trapped High up in Washington Place Building; Street Strewn with Bodies; Pile Dead Inside.” New York Times. 26 March 1911, 1.      Accessed 22 August 2006.
    • Fruin, John J. “The Causes and Prevention of Crowd Disasters.” First International Conference on Engineering for Crowd Safety Updated January 2002,       NEW SEPTEMBER 7, 2006
    • Johnson, CW. “Applying the Lessons of the Attack on the World Trade Center, 11th September 2001, to the Design and Use of Interactive Evacuation Simulations.” CHI 2005. April 2-7, 2005. 651-660.  Accessed 22 August 2006.
    • Cauchon, Dennis and Moore, Martha T. “Elevators were Disaster within Disaster.” USA Today.      Accessed 22 August 2006.
    • Fire in Chicago high-rise office building kills six. CNN. October 18, 2003. Accessed 21 August 2006.
    • o High –Rise Security and Fire Life Safety,” Geoff Craighead, Elsevier ISBN 0750674555         NEW SEPTEMBER 7, 2006
    • Ciokajlo M, Heinzmann D. Fire strikes Loop office skyscraper.  Chicago Tribune.  December 7, 2004.      Accessed 21 August 2006.
17. Structural Design and Evacuation Limitations
    • http://www.nyc.gov/html/dob/downloads/bldgs_code/ll26-04_summary.pdf
      NYC Department of Buildings   Accessed 9/7/06 NEW SEPTEMBER 7, 2006
    • http://home2.nyc.gov/html/dob/downloads/bldgs_code/bc27s6.pdf
      NYC Department of Buildings   Accessed 9/7/06 NEW SEPTEMBER 7, 2006

Additional Information - I

• Make a Plan.”  U.S. Department of Homeland Security.  23 September 2005.  http://www.ready.gov/america/makeaplan/highrise.html
•  Barbara, Gerard A. “A Century of Fire and Fire Safety Legislation.” WNYF Magazine. 2000. 
•  “For Businesses: CorpNet.” New York City Office of Emergency Management.  11 August 2006.  http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/businesses/businesses_corpnet.shtml.  Accessed 11 August 2006.
•  “Emergency Action Plan”  For Businesses: Businesses Continuity & Emergency Action Planning.  11 August 2006.  http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/businesses/businesses_continuity_eap.shtml. Accessed 22 August 2006.
• “NYC Hazards: Extreme Heat Basics.”  New York City Office of Emergency Management.  Accessed 11 August 2006. http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/hazards/heat_basics.shtml.
• “Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs.”  NFPA 1600.  2004.  1-40. http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files/PDF/NFPA1600.pdf.   Accessed 22 August 2006.
• Fahy, Rita and Proulx, Guylène.  “Collective Commonsense: A Study of Human Behavior During the World Trade Center Evacuation.”  NFPA Journal.  March/April 1995, 59-67. 
• Fahy, Rita and Proulx, Guylène.  “Human Behavior in the World Trade Center Evacuation.”  1993 Case Study. http://www.fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire97/PDF/f97061.pdf. Accessed 22 August 2006.
• Dellinger, Ann M, Waxweiler, Richard J, and Mallonee Sue.  “Injuries to Rescue Workers Following the Oklahoma City Bombing.”  American Journal of Industrial Medicine. (1997) 31: 727-732.  http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/49392/PDFSTART. Accessed 22 August 2006.
• “Your Family Disaster Plan.”  Family Emergency Preparedness Family Protection Program, FEMA, American Red Cross. 
•  “Final Report of the National Construction Safety Team on the Collapses of the World Trade Center Towers.”  NIST Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.  September 2005.  http://wtc.nist.gov/NISTNCSTAR1CollapseofTowers.pdf.  Accessed 22 August 2006.
• “World Trade Center Building Performance Study: Data Collection, Preliminary Observations, and Recommendations.” FEMA. September 2002.  http://www.civil.columbia.edu/ce4210/FEMA_403CD/html/open.htm.
  Accessed 22 August 2006.

• Proulx, Guylène.  “Strategies for Ensuring Appropriate Occupant Response to Fire Alarm Signals.”  Institute for Research in Construction. 2002. 1-6. Strategies for Ensuring Appropriate Occupant Response to Fire Alarm Signals - NRC-IRC
• FEMA Emergency Management Guide Hazards: Hurricanes http://www.fema.gov/business/guide/section3d.shtm.    Accessed 21 August 2006.
• FEMA Emergency Management Guide Hazards: Severe Winter Storms http://www.fema.gov/business/guide/section3f.shtm. Accessed 21 August 2006. 
•  US Department of Homeland Security  Emergencies and Disasters http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?theme=14&content=446
  Added October 4, 2006. 
• Oregon OSHA  “Expecting the Unexpected” http://www.cbs.state.or.us/external/osha/pdf/pubs/3356.pdf  Added October 4, 2006 

Additional Information - II

• “Emergency and Disaster Preparedness for EMS Personnel.”  Columbia’s National Center for Disaster Preparedness.  Course website.  http://www.ncdp.mailman.columbia.edu/ems/. 
  Accessed 18 August 2006. (Must register for a free account to view materials).
  • NIMS information.  FEMA website. 
    1. http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/.
    2. http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/nims_training.shtm 
       Accessed 22 August 2006.
  • World Trade Center Evacuation Study.  Columbia University. http://www.mailman.hs.columbia.edu/CPHP/wtc.html. Accessed 22 August 2006.