Domestic Security and Safety Issues: an Information Resource Guide

In these changing and troubled times, this guide is designed to provide municipal officials with quick access to timely emergency management, public safety, and public health resources.

Maine Emergency Management Agency:

Package/Envelope Handling Guidance

Emergency Preparedness & Response: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):

How To Handle Anthrax And Other Biological Agent Threats

CDC MM Weekly Report: contains data on specific diseases as reported by state and territorial health departments and reports on infectious and chronic diseases, environmental hazards, natural or human-generated disasters, occupational diseases and injuries, and intentional and unintentional injuries. Also included are reports on topics of international interest and notices of events of interest to the public health community.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Countering Bioterrorism, Frequently Asked Questions

United States Post Office: Tips for Mail Safety

FBI Advisory [PDF] on how to identify and handle suspicious packages. This document can be printed and posted in mailrooms, etc.

Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)