Homeland Security


US Emergency Preparedness and Response Sytems

EPR Overview

Project BioShield


DETECTION PREVENTION SURVEILLANCE

Bioterrorism Detection


  • BioWatch
  • Autonomous Pathogen Detection System (APDS)
  • BASIS
  • Handheld Advanced Nucleic Acid Analyzer (HANAA)


    • Chemical Terrorism Detection

  • PROTECT


    • Radiological Terrorism Detection

  • Transportable Radiation Monitoring System (TRMS)
  • Gamma-Ray Imaging Spectrometer (GRIS)
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    Preventative Systems


  • Particulate Air Filtration
  • Gas-Phase Air Cleaning
  • Safe School Design
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    Surveillance Systems


  • Early Aberration Reporting System (EARS)
  • Early Warning Infectious Disease Surveillance (EWIDS)
  • Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance (HSEES)
  • National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS)
    • Personal Protection Decontamination Communication

    Personal Protection


  • Respiratory Protection Devices
  • Protective Clothing
  • Eye Protection

    • Decontamination Systems


  • Chemical Decontamination
  • Equipment for Decontamination
  • Decontamination of Sensitive Equipment
  • Hospital Decontamination Systems
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    National Communications Systems

  • Emergency Alert System
  • Data Dissemination
    • Assessment Response Medical Response

    Risk Assessment


  • HAZUS-MH
  • Integrated Risk Information System

    • Threat Assessment

    Response Systems


  • Incident Command System/Unified Command (ICS/UC)
  • National Response Plan
  • Federal Emergency Management Information System (FEMIS)
  • Synchronization Matrix (SM)
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    Medical Response Systems


  • Mass Medical Prophylaxis
  • Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS)
  • Wireless Internet Information System for Medical Response in Disasters (WIISARD)
    • Logistics Training/Exercises Natural Disasters

    Logistics Management Systems


  • NIMS Resource Inventory Management System (NIMS-RIMS)
  • Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (DART)
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    Training and Exercises


  • Master Exercise Practitioner Training
  • Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP)
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    Natural Disaster Response Systems


  • Technology for Detection and Recovery
  • Natural-Disaster Surveillance System
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