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FEMA’s website has an Online Library with a number of resources. For information on hazardous materials, go to http://www.fema.gov/library/

Items include:

• Hazardous Materials (Fact sheet and Backgrounder)
• Hazardous Materials in the Home

Centers for Disease Control (www.cdc.gov)

The CDC offers a great deal of information on bioterrorism and biological agents. To access the information go to the website and click on "Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response."

Items include:

• Facts About Anthrax, Smallpox, Botulism
• CDC Health Advisory: How to handle anthrax and other biological agents
• Interim Recommendations for Firefighters and other First Responders for the Selection and Use of Protective Clothing and Respirators Against Biological Agents
• Protocols: Interim Recommended Notification Procedures for Local and State Public Health Department Leaders in the Event of a Bioterrorism Attack.

Maryland Department of General Services (www.dgs.maryland.gov/)

Click on Emergency 911 Information and then select "Emergency FAQs" for information on anthrax and how to handle an anthrax threat.

Occupational Safety & Health Administration (www.osha.gov)

This site has a variety of information concerning worker safety. For general information on anthrax or for guidance on how to prevent and protect against exposure to anthrax go to http://www.osha.gov/bioterrorism/anthrax/index.html

Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (www.dhmh.state.md.us)

For information on bioterrorism and biological agents go to http://edcp.org/html/bioterrorinfohcp.html

For information on bioterrorism training, go to: http://bioterrorism.dhmh.state.md.us/