Homeland Defense and Weapons of Mass Destruction Additional Steps Could Enhance the Effectiveness of the National Guard's Life-Saving Response Forces

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biological warfare.

Bombs.

Disaster relief.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2011

Summary:

Includes tables and graphs throughout

Report profiling National Guard chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosive (CBRNE) response capabilities, focusing on CBRNE Enhanced Response Force Packages (CERFPs) that are trained to provide life-saving capabilities in response to a CBRNE event in coordination with multiple response partners at the local, State, and Federal levels. Assesses how well National Guard CERFPs are prepared to perform their mission, and how such readiness is measured and reported, discusses how effectively CERFPs coordinate with incident response partners and how well this is evaluated, and considers effectiveness of the CERFP command and control framework

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Other Format:

Microfiche version United States. Government Accountability Office. Homeland Defense and Weapons of Mass Destruction:. 2011 J942-572

Publisher Number:

CMP-2011-GAO-0567

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