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245 10 a| Fire department response to biological threat at B'nai B'rith Headquarters, Washington, DC, April 1997 /c| [investigated by Jeff Stern].;

260 a| [Emmitsburg, Md.] :b| Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Fire Administration,c| [1997?];

300 a| 1 volume (various pagings) :b| digital, PDF file.;

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520 a| Investigates incident of bioterrorism at the headquarters of B'NAI B'rith: On April, 24, 1997, the District of Columbia Fire/EMS Department (DCFEMS) responded to a call about a suspicious package, possibly containing Anthrax and Yersinia, disease-causing bacteria that have been used as biological weapons. During the operation, DCFEMS decontaminated ca. 30 people for exposure. Though the threat was a hoax, the incident revealed many lessons for the fir service. Cf. "Overview," p. 2.;

536 a| "This is Report 114 of the Major Fires Investigation Project conducted by Varley-Campbell and Associates, Inc./TriData Corporation under contract EMW-94-C-4423 to the United States Fire Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency.";

538 a| Mode of access: Internet from the USFA web site. Address as of 9/13/06: http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-114.pdf; current access available via PURL.;

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Fire department response to biological threat at B'nai B'rith Headquarters, Washington, DC, April 1997 / [investigated by Jeff Stern].

Author/creator	Stern, Jeff
Other author	United States Fire Administration.
Other author	TriData Corporation.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	[Emmitsburg, Md.] : Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Fire Administration, [1997?]
Description	1 volume (various pagings) : digital, PDF file.
Supplemental Content	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS74044
Subjects	B'nai B'rith. Office buildings--Washington (D.C.). --Safety measures. Bioterrorism. Hazardous substances--Accidents. --Management. Emergency management. Fire departments. Incident command systems. Decontamination (from gases, chemicals, etc.) Fire investigation--Case studies.

Series	Technical report series ; 114 Technical report series (United States Fire Administration) ; 114. ^A424621
Abstract	Investigates incident of bioterrorism at the headquarters of B'NAI B'rith: On April, 24, 1997, the District of Columbia Fire/EMS Department (DCFEMS) responded to a call about a suspicious package, possibly containing Anthrax and Yersinia, disease-causing bacteria that have been used as biological weapons. During the operation, DCFEMS decontaminated ca. 30 people for exposure. Though the threat was a hoax, the incident revealed many lessons for the fir service. Cf. "Overview," p. 2.
General note	Title from title screen (viewed Sept. 13, 2006).
Funding information	"This is Report 114 of the Major Fires Investigation Project conducted by Varley-Campbell and Associates, Inc./TriData Corporation under contract EMW-94-C-4423 to the United States Fire Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency."
Technical details	Mode of access: Internet from the USFA web site. Address as of 9/13/06: http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-114.pdf; current access available via PURL.
GPO item number	0216-A-22 (online)
Govt. docs number	FEM 1.115:114

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