Responding to Attack: Firefighters and Police

Provides an overview of our nation's attack-preparedness efforts and describes the different roles that first responders, as well as agencies at all levels of government, ...

Greg M. Romaneck - Children's Literature

Imagine for a second what the effects of a biological, nuclear, or chemical attack launched by terrorists on an American city would be. Beyond the immediate death and destruction of such an attack would be the need to respond to it. How can police, firefighters, and other emergency service personnel address the sweeping needs that would most likely accrue from such an assault? Are there adequate resources to assist in such a first response? How can emergency personnel prepare for the reality of such a heinous attack? These, and related questions, are addressed in Torr's Responding to Attack. In this illustrated book, Torr attempts to detail the ways in which first responders prepare for the eventualities that must be considered in an age of global terrorism. Torr takes the reader through the world as policemen and firefighters see it when considering such a potential terrorist attack. Torr details efforts made by government officials to better prepare the police and firefighters as well as the general public. In the end, only time will tell if such dreadful possibilities become reality. However, as Torr illustrates in this informative book, we live in a world where realities scarcely considered possible only a few years ago may well be realistic. 2004, Thompson Gale, Ages 12 up.