Understanding Terrorism and Managing the Consequences

Maniscalco, deputy chief paramedic for the New York City fire department, and Christian, director of emergency response operations for a private company discuss the full range of non-military responses to terrorist attacks. Their topics include the incident management system, biological terrorism, radiation, casualty decontamination, and crime scene operations. Despite its copyright date, the book appeared before the September 2001 attack on New York and Washington. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)