Resources

ASCE: Earthquake Protection of Building Equipment and Systems

Christian Science Monitor "Gun owners talk: Self-protection is more complex than 'stand and fight" (article referenced in Ryan K. Smith's 2013 presentation - [PDF])

FEMA: Community Emergency Response Teams

FEMA: Design Guide for Improving Hospital Safety in Earthquakes, Floods, and High Winds

FEMA: Incremental Seismic Rehabilitation of Hospitals

FEMA: National Preparedness Directorate National Training and Education

FEMA: Reducing the Risks of Nonstructural Earthquake Damage

FEMA: Installing Seismic Restraints for Duct & Pipe

FEMA: Installing Seismic Restraints for Electrical Equipment

FEMA: Installing Seismic Restraints for Mechanical Equipment

International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety

London Assembly: Report of the 7 July Review Committee (This report examines the lessons learned from the response to the London bombings.)

Massachusetts Medical Reserve Corps

Massachusetts Preparedness Region 4 hospitals: Active Shooter Toolkit (zipfile download)

Massachusetts Preparedness Region 4 hospitals: Armed! Are You Ready? (video)

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (USHHS): Disaster Behavioral Health

Office of the Surgeon General/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health: Medical Reserve Corps

Ready Houston: "RUN. HIDE. FIGHT. Surviving an Active Shooter Event" 

US Fire Administration Technical Report Series: I-35 Bridge Collapse and Response (PDF)