The objective of the this handbook is to make available the information to enhance and support the response capabilities of firefighters, emergency medical technicians, hazardous materials response teams, law enforcement officers, bomb squads, medical doctors and nurses, emergency managers, schools and other emergency responders at the local, state and federal levels of government, members of the public and private sector, and the citizen of this country. This mission is achieved through education, training, planning, technology, research, partnerships, community outreach, and other means. This handbook is dedicated and committed to disaster prevention, preparedness, readiness, response, mitigation and recovery efforts. The successful management of disasters hinges mainly on a strong and ongoing partnership among first responders, citizens and community. I want to especially dedicate it to the Dragon Warriors of the United States Army Chemical Corps, my fellow instructors and leaders of the Incident Response Training Department (IRTD), and all of the sister services who fight in the war against the use of weapons of mass destruction.
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