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| | Contents |
| | INTRODUCTION1 |
| | BACKGROUND.4 |
| | OVERVIEW OF CALIFORNIA BIOTERRORISM RESPONSE.7 |
| | STANDARDIZED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (SEMS)7 |
| | California Terrorism Response Plan (CTRP).8 |
| | RESPONSIBILITIES OF AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS IN CALIFORNIA BIOTERRORISM |
| | RESPONSE11 |
| | CALIFORNIA STATE AUTHORITIES. 11 |
| | Legislation. 11 |
| | Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (OES) and California Terrorism Response Plan (CTRP). |
| | 12 |
| | Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA). 13 |
| | California Department of Health Services (DHS) . 13 |
| | California Master Mutual Aid Agreement 15 |
| | Civil Support Teams (CSTs) 15 |
| | LOCAL AUTHORITIES. 15 |
| | Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) . 16 |
| | Local Public Health Departments 17 |
| | Local Metropolitan Area Efforts 18 |
| | FEDERAL AUTHORITIES. 18 |
| | Office of Homeland Security (OHS) . 18 |
| | Nunn-Lugar-Domenici Domestic Preparedness Program 19 |
| | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) . 19 |
| | Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). 20 |
| | Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 20 |
| | NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS. 20 |
| | ROLE SEQUENCING OVER TIME21 |
| | RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE BIOTERRORISM PREPAREDNESS IN CALIFORNIA23 |
| | BIOTERRORISM RESPONSE PLANNING. 23 |
| | LONG-TERM STUDY OF BIOTERRORISM 24 |
| | ACKNOWLEDGEMENT27 |
| | ANNEX 1.29 |
| | CALIFORNIA TERRORISM RESPONSE PLAN: 29 |
| | Purpose, Scope, and Objectives (as Shown on Page 1 of the Plan, Available From |
| | http://www.oes.ca.gov) and Organizational Chart 29 |
| | Purpose. 29 |
| | Scope 29 |
| | Objectives 29 |
| | ANNEX 2.31 |
| | FOUR CASES OF BIOLOGICAL TERRORISM 31 |
| | The Rajneeshees . 31 |
| | The Aum Shinrikyo Cult . 31 |
| | Biological Event in Dallas, Texas 32 |
| | Letters Laden with Bacillus anthracis Spores, September – October 2001 33 |
| | ANNEX 3.35 |
| | GLOSSARY. 35 |
| | ANNEX 4.39 |
| | CRITICAL BIOLOGICAL AGENTS AS LISTED BY THE CDC. 39 |
| | Category A 39 |
| | Category B. 39 |
| | Category C. 40 |
| | ANNEX 5.41 |
| | STAGES OF A BIOTERRORIST ATTACK 41 |
| | Preparatory Stage . 41 |
| | Attack Stage 41 |
| | Casualty Presentation Stage. 42 |
| | Quarantine . 42 |
| | Triage, Treatment, and Disposition Stage. 43 |
| | Resolution Stage. 44 |
| | ANNEX 6.47 |
| | SEQUENCING TIMELINE. 47 |
| | ANNEX 7.49 |
| | ACRONYMS AND THEIR DEFINITION. 49 |
| | ANNEX 8.51 |
| | IN FORCE AND PENDING FEDERAL LEGISLATION RELATED TO BIOTERRORISM AS OF |
| | MARCH 1, 2002 51 |
| | BIOTERRORISM PREPAREDNESS ACT OF 2001, S. 1765 51 |
| | PUBLIC HEALTH SECURITY AND BIOTERRORISM RESPONSE ACT OF 2001, H.R. 3448 . 51 |
| | DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL, H.R. 3338. 51 |
| | BIOTERRORISM PREPAREDNESS ACT OF 2001, H.R. 3310 . 51 |
| | BIOTERRORISM PROTECTION ACT (BIOPACT) OF 2001, H.R. 3255 . 51 |
| | DEADLY BIOLOGICAL AGENT CONTROL ACT OF 2001, S. 1661 . 51 |
| | ANTITERRORISM LEGISLATION, H.R. 3162 52 |
| | BIOTERRORISM ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 2001, H.R. 3160 52 |
| | BIOWEAPONS CONTROL AND TRACKING ACT OF 2001, S. 1706. 52 |
| | DEADLY BIOLOGICAL AGENT CONTROL ACT OF 2001, H.R. 3306 52 |
| | PATHOGEN RESEARCH, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE EFFORTS ACT OF |
| | 2001, S. 1635 53 |
| | ANNEX 9.55 |
| | ENDNOTES AND REFERENCES. 55 |