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 WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
©2005 Softcover 278 pp. (8 1/2" x 11")
ISBN: 978-1-889315-11-9
List $58
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| Description |
This text examines the history, terminology, and types of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). It also includes a discussion of causes, symptoms, consequences of and responses to a WMD event. Includes student exercises involving the decision making process, identifying WMD threats, pre and post attack actions, monitoring for contamination and recovery procedures.
This textbook is appropriate for criminal justice, criminal investigation, and homeland security programs. It is also suited for programs in emergency management, corporate security, psychology, emergency medical services and healthcare, police academy programs, and continuing professional development. |
| Contents |
Chapter 1 The Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Chapter 2 Explosive Devices
Chapter 3 Suicide Bombers
Chapter 4 Chemical WMD
Chapter 5 Biological Weapons: Part I
Chapter 6 Biological Weapons: Part II
Chapter 7 Nuclear and Radiological Devices
Chapter 8 WMD Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Chapter 9 WMD Moitoring and Detection Instrumentation
Chapter 10 Personal Decontamination
Chapter 11 Facility and Equipment Decontamination
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| Author(s) |
| Greg Funderburk, BA: Greg Funderburk has over twenty years of experience in the fire service and is currently a Fire Officer for the Huntington Beach (CA) Fire Department, Hazardous Materials Response Team. Greg possesses a bachelor’s degree in Vocational Education, an associate’s degree in Fire Technology as well as numerous technical certifications including, Hazardous Materials Specialist, and Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Instructor. |
| Dennis McGowan, BA, CPM, D-ABMDI: Dennis McGowan recently retired as Chief of Operations for the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office in Atlanta, GA. He was Chief Investigator for the Medical Examiner's Office prior to this position. He was also a firefighter and worked in the New Jersey State Medical Examiner's Office. He has 25 years fatality/mass fatality management experience and disaster mitigation planning, training and response including coordination of the mass fatality planning for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. He has worked at numerous mass fatality incidents including Egypt Air in 1999, World Trade Center and American Airlines 587. He also participated in TopOff and TopOff 2 preparedness exercises. |
| Charles Stumph: Charles Stumph retired after 36 years with the Orange County California Sheriff’s Department during
which 31 years were spent assigned to the Bomb Squad. Mr. Stumph is a past Director of the International
Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators and former Chairman of the National Bomb Squad Commander’s
Advisory Board. He has served with the National Domestic Preparedness Office and the DOJ/DOD Interagency
Board on WMD. |
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Supplemental Materials
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- PowerPoint presentations for each chapter.
- Test Bank with written examinations provided for every chapter.
- Lesson Plan Development Guide for instructor use.
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