Page ContentCrisis managers must be well prepared for a potential event. When it arrives, their job is to deliver a rapid, effective response while maintaining clear lines of reporting and communication. They end the response following established rules for crisis termination. This page provides the resources needed to assist laboratories with managing responses to all-hazard threats.Emergency Management Action Compact Resources Emergency Management Action Compact (EMAC)EMAC:A Basic Understanding and Use of the System by Public Health and Medical Professionals (video, 47 minutes)Use of the EMAC System by Public Health & Medical Professionals: A Discussion (video, 57 minutes)Forms and Information Developing Your Response-specific Mission Ready PackageREQ-A, Form to Apply for AssistanceFederal Resources for Emergency Response FEMA Resource Management OverviewNational Emergency Responders Credentialing System, Medical and Public HealthAPHL Continuity of Operations Guidelines Guidelines for the Public Health Laboratory Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP)Emerging Infectious Diseases Planning and Response Framework (http://www.aphl.org/aphlprograms/infectious/emerging/Documents/EID_2005April_Emerging-Infectious-Diseases-Planning-and-Response-Framework.pdf, Emerging Infectious Diseases Planning and Response Framework)Newborn Screening Preparedness/Contingency Planning FrameworkAPHL Resources for Emergency ResponseAlgorithm and Guidelines for Responding to an Incident Involving a Suspicious Non-clinical Sample (http://www.aphl.org/AboutAPHL/publications/Documents/PHPR_2011June_Algorithm-and-Guidelines-for-Responding-to-an-Incident-Involving-a-Suspicious-Non-Clinical-Sample.pdf, Algorithm and Guidelines for Responding to a Suspicious Non-clinical Sample)Partners in Preparedness and Response: Connecting Laboratories and the First Responder Community APHL Disaster Response Planning Webinar 7/9/2014 – Slides and Audio It looks like your browser does not have JavaScript enabled. Please turn on JavaScript and try again. It looks like your browser does not have JavaScript enabled. Please turn on JavaScript and try again.