When Disaster Strikes:
Managing the Response to Terrorism &
Multiple Casualty Incidents
On Saturday, January 26, 2002, Rice University Emergency Medical
Services hosted a one day seminar entitled "When Disaster Strikes:
Managing the Response to Terrorism & Multiple Casualty Incidents" on the
campus of Rice University in Houston, Texas. The seminar featured six,
one hour presentations by a group of distinguished individuals with
extensive backgrounds in incident command and management, search and
rescue, emergency management, weapons of mass destruction, and federal law
enforcement. Continuing education hours were offered for EMS
certificate and license holders, as well as for law enforcement
officers. There were over 100 participants in attendance.
Presentation Topics
- Welcome & Introduction
Zenaido Camacho, PhD
Vice President for Student Affairs
Rice University
- Weapons of Mass Destruction
Richard Bradley, MD
Associate Medical Director
Houston Fire Department EMS
- FBI Response to WMD Attacks
J.P. Riordan
Special Agent / WMD Coordinator
FBI Houston
- Enhanced Operations
Matthew Minson, MD
Medical Director, Texas Bioterrorism Strike Team
Member, Texas Task Force 1 USAR
- Interagency & Response Coordination
Frank Gutierrez
Operations Manager
Harris County OEM
- Incident Command System:
Happily Married or Doomed for Divorce
Allen Johnson, MPA
EMS Director
Montgomery County Hospital District
- Terrorism Response: A Corporate Perspective
John Frey
Director, Corporate Health & Safety
Compaq
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Additional Information
For additional information or questions, please contact us by email at
rems@rice.edu or by telephone at
(713)348-5785.
