CIMERC Formal Acknowledgement List
Mercy Health System was the recipient of the grant that initially funded
the self-assessment development. The grant was awarded by the U.S. Army Medical
Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) and its Telemedicine and Advanced Technology
Research Center (TATRC). The content of the information does not necessarily
reflect the position or the policy of the government, and no official endorsement
should be inferred.
The manual utilized by the Soldier Biological and Chemical Command (SBCCOM) Domestic Preparedness Training Program, from which the responses to the self-assessment questions largely stem was prepared with the help, advice and assistance of personnel from many local, state and federal agencies. Materials were drawn from numerous reference sources, and guidance received from many experts who willingly gave of their time and expertise to make this critical program a success. Special thanks is given to Captain Mike Moultrie, Arlington County (Virginia) Fire Department; Chiefs Robert Stephan and Theodore Jarboe, Montgomery County (Maryland) Fire and Rescue Services; Craig Black and Phil Baker, Prince George's County (Maryland) Fire Department; Robert Haley, Boston Emergency Medical Services; and Sergeant Tim Farrell and Officer Charlier Ruppert of the New York City Police Emergency Service Unit; and Doctors Fred Sidell and Howard Levitin, and Major Robert Sarini, US Army Technical Escort Unit.
Grateful appreciation is extended to the employees of the Department of Energy, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Transportation, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency for their advice on the federal response to WMD terrorism. For technical advice, we are indebted to the U.S. Army, in particular, the Technical Escort Unit, the Soldier Biological and Chemical Command, the Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases, and the Medical Research Institute for Chemical Defense. In addition, representatives from the International Association of Fire Chiefs; the International Association of Chiefs of Police; the National Sheriffs Association; and the emergency response and public safety agencies of the cities of New York, Boston, Chicago, Phoenix, San Francisco and Denver; the Montgomery County, MD, Department of Fire and Rescue; the Arlington County, VA, Fire Department; the Los Angeles County Fire Department; the Georgia Emergency Management Agency; the Virginia Office of Emergency Management; and the York County, PA, EMS, among many others, provided invaluable advice on how to best reach and teach the First Responder community.
The SBCCOM Domestic Preparedness Training Program was developed by the U.S. Army Edgewood Research, Development and Engineering Center. Version 8.0 (fall 1999) was edited by Bill Compton, Elaine Stewart-Craig and Mary Doak.