Disaster & WMD Preparedness
This page is designed to provide members of the EMS community with a place to turn with questions regarding the pressing issues of disaster preparedness and preparing for a possible Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) incident.
- Training Program Outline for CFR/EMT-B Personnel to Administer Atropine by Auto-Injector in Life-Threatening Situations
- Chemical Terrorism Preparedness and Response Card
- Bioterrorism Rapid Response Card - (PDF, 429KB, 1pg. )
- Radiological Terrorism Rapid Response Card
- Potasium Iodide Information
- Smallpox Information
- Policy Statement 03-05 Mark I Kits - (PDF, 306KB, 10pg. )
The links below are provided to give you a resource that is available from the nation's foremost authorities on these topics. These links offer every EMS provider an opportunity to obtain insight, resources and education designed to better prepare you for events that may take place in your community.
Please use this site as part of your commitment to your community and the preparedness of your agency in the event of an incident.
Additional Resources
NOTE: The following links and sites are not maintained or updated by the NYS DOH. This information is provided as a service to the members of the EMS community and inclusion does not represent an official endorsement of the site on the part of the Bureau of EMS or the NYS Department of Health.
- New York State Office of Homeland Security
- New York State Emergency Management Office (SEMO)
- New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control
- New York State Police
- U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency
- U.S. Fire Administration, Critical Infrastructure Protection Center
- CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH)
- U.S. National Domestic Preparedness Office
- Domestic Preparedness Campus, US. Dept. of Justice/Texas A &M University
- National Terrorism Preparedness Institute
- NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
- U.S. Dept. of Transportation Office of Hazardous Materials Safety
- U.S. Department of Energy
- Guidance for Radiation Accident Management
- SEMO Weather Page