Homeland Security
ERG builds tools and conducts analyses to provide vital homeland security information where and when it is needed. When faced with a significant incident, authorities must make critical decisions rapidly. We develop and assemble crucial information and decision support tools so that government and community decision-makers can respond to incidents, ranging from earthquakes to chemical releases, with timely and accurate intelligence in a safe and effective manner. Officials have used ERG products to aid responses to natural disasters such as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and the California wild fires, and to aid participants in event simulations.
Threat Analysis
- Chemical plant risk analysis
- Release estimation
- Dispersion modeling
- Toxicological and exposure evaluation
Decision Support Tools
- Chemical and biological toxicity database development
- Solid and hazardous waste disposal facility database development
- Computer-based decision support tools
- Natural disaster response planning tools
- Drinking water system contamination response
- Chemical and biological agent contamination response
- Radiological dispersion device response
- Diseased animal carcass disposal (avian flu, chronic wasting diseases)
- Information technology product integration
Decontamination Technology Evaluation
- Biological agent destruction
- Chemical agent decontamination
- Live agent testing
- Laboratory, pilot, and full-scale technology evaluation
Public Communication
- Guidelines, fact sheets, and presentation materials
- Response guides
- Public service announcements
- Data libraries
Health and Safety
- Emergency responder health and safety manuals
- First aid, hospital, and medical staff procedures
- Respirator and personal protective equipment requirements
- Hazard assessments
- Response and recovery operation procedures
