Contributor: Dennis McCloskey Business Title: Technical Hazards Specialist Contact Information: FEMA Region 5 536 S. Clark St., 6th Floor Chicago, IL 60605-1622 Phone: 312 408 5588 Fax: 312 408 5222 E-mail: Dennis.McCloskey@fema.gov Affiliation: FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency), Preparedness, Training and exercises Division Biography: Mr. McCloskey has been with a metropolitan fire department for 32 years and served on the Regional Hazardous Materials Team, Regional Haz/Mat Team Advisory Board and as Asst. Chief of Fire Operations.

Title of Presentation: FEMA's Rapid Response Information System (RRIS) for Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Information. Key Words: FEMA, Rapid Response Information System, RRIS, NBC, terrorism, chemical, biological, chem/bio, radiological, materials, nuclear, incident Abstract: The FEMA Rapid Response Information System (RRIS) can be used as a reference guide, training aid and an overall planning and training resource for response to a chemical, biological and/or nuclear NBC terrorist incident. The RRIS is comprised of several databases, consisting of chemical and biological agents and radiological materials characteristics, first aid measures, Federal response capabilities, a list of commercially available NBC unique equipment, Help Line, Hotlines and other Federal information sources concerning potential weapons of mass destruction. Detailed information on the Federal government's surplus property program is also included.