Crisis Response Journal

TERRORISM London: A whole city response; Transport for London; Disasters: the nurses’ role; Aviation safety and security

SEVERE WEATHER Climate change and emergency responders; Jamaica’s hurricane planning; Monsoon in Mumbai

POWER OUTAGES Moscow blackout; Coping in the dark

PLUS Technical support for disasters; On exercise

IN DEPTH Interoperability: it’s all about trust; Resilient infrastructure – lessons learned; All-hazards approach part II; CBR threats: A case study; 3D firefighting – part I; International rescue teams: part IV; Are a million deaths a year acceptable?

EVENTS IJOCC preview

PARTNERS PAGES Core Technology; Vector; CBRN standards; Lion Apparel

AUTHORS: Emily Hough; Dotti C James and Joanne C Langan; Dr Barbara Carby; Director Deshmukh; Will Stewart; William Stewart; William Stewart; M König and Dr R Rudolph; Edouard Dervichian; T D OíRourke, A J Lembo, L K Nozick, A L Bonneau; Michael Kinnane’s; Shan Rafell; John Holland; Cameron Black

EXERCISES: EUDREX; SAREX

INCIDENT REPORTS: Papal funeral and inauguration; Train crash in Italy; Mortar attack blazes; Night club fire in Buenos Aires; Guyana flood response; Car park collapse

INTERVIEWS: Victim recovery in Thailand; IFE plans for the future

DISEASE CONTROL: Preparations for pandemics; Protecting Europe's public

FEATURES: Guiding principles; Baltic co-operation; Rapid reflection forces: a new approach; An all-hazards approach;

IN DEPTH: International rescue teams; CBR threats: a case study; Vehicle rescue; Conference report

PARTNERS PAGES: Working together for the long term; Listening to the customer

AUTHORS: M Konig and Dr R Rudolf; N U Bhaskara Rao; Monica Missaglia; John Jacoby; Juan Ferretti; Katarina Toll Velasquez; Emily Hough; Chief William Peterson; Dr Stephen Morse; Dr Karl Ekdahl; Dr Piero Calvi-Parisetti; Dr Eng Barbara Kucnerowicz-Polak; Dr Patrick Lagadec and Professor Pierre Carli; Director General Michael Kinnane; John Holland and Stuart Kinsey; Kevin Cuneo; David Turpin;

INCIDENT REPORT: Denmark's firework blast; Quake rescues in Japan; Rescuers killed in Bangkok; Madrid terror attacks; Underground duct blaze;

ASIAN TSUNAMI: Can lessons be learnt; International assistance; Emergency response in Thailand; Crisis management; Military assistance; Fire Service operations; From relief to rehabilitation;

FEATURES: Integrated disaster response; Leading for our future; A command system for all agencies?; Adapting to new threats; Public partners;Epidemic - a case study

IN DEPTH: International rescue teams; Chemical and biological issues; Vehicle rescue; Elements of preparedness

PARTNERS PAGES: Gore

AUTHORS: CFO Henrik B Hansen; Yoshihiko Ishikawa; Tony Oliver; Joaquin Saez Murcia; Richard Baker; S.K. Dogra; Tony Frisch; Laura Wilshaw; R Santhanam; Thayi Hari; Mr Thiruppugazh; Emily Hough; Mike HAll; Arnold M Howitt and Herman B 'Dutch' Leonard; Adi Moncaz; Daniel Seet; Lam Chun-man and Leung Shi-hong; Michael J Powers; Seth Armstrong; Gunnar J Kuepper

NEWS: Firefighting during terror and war

INCIDENT REPORT: Rescue at Glasgow factory collapse; Waste fire rages for two months; Under fire - school siege in Russia; Tornado stikes Czech town; Tank farm blaze in Tanzania; The Indian fire problem; Floods in Cornwall; Dealling with the Media; Natural disasters - urban implications; Dealing with complex emergencies

IN DEPTH: Chemical and biological issues; Aviation terrorism; Vehicle rescue; International rescue teams; Online training; Fire, Police and EMS co-operation

PARTNERS PAGES: Designes on better chemical protection; Meeting Fire and Police needs

AUTHORS: Lt. Col. Philippe Schulz; Will Stewart; Vladimira Hacsikova; Richard Baker; SK Dogra; Alex Thomson; Mostafa Mohaghegh; Emily Hough; Michael J Powers; Gunnar Kuepper; Seth Armstrong; Hohn Holland and Paul Wooster; Frank Straub; Holger R. Maier, Sheila Kavanagh, Randall Kindley, Allan Carrington and Judi Baron