TOPOFF 3: Comments and recommendations from members of the New Jersey Universities Consortium for Homeland Security Research

Authors

  • Paul J. Lioy, PhD
  • Fred S. Roberts, PhD
  • Brendan McCluskey, JD, MPA
  • Mary Jean Lioy, MS
  • Audrey Cross, PhD, JD
  • Lee Clarke, PhD
  • Lee Louise Stanton, JD
  • William Tepfenhart, PhD
  • Mary Ellen Ferrara, MS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5055/jem.2006.0052

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Abstract

Faculty members from the New Jersey Uni - versities Consortium for Homeland Security Research served as observers in the TOPOFF 3 exercise in New Jersey in April 2005. The exercise involved a simulated release of pneumonic plague, with symptomatic individuals sent to hospitals and asymptomatic individuals sent to points of dispensing (PODs) to receive antibiotics. This paper summarizes Consortium members’ observations about the exercise, with emphasis on the PODs’ strategies and implementation, and on the role of communications and command centers. The future role of university collaborations with local and federal agencies in similar counter-terrorism exercises is also discussed.

Author Biographies

Paul J. Lioy, PhD

EOHSI, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway New Jersey.

Fred S. Roberts, PhD

Rutgers University New Brunswick, DIMACS, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey.

Brendan McCluskey, JD, MPA

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Center for Biodefense, Newark, New Jersey.

Mary Jean Lioy, MS

NU Horizon Enterprises, Visiting Scientist, Rutgers Dept. of Continuing Ed, New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Audrey Cross, PhD, JD

Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, New York.

Lee Clarke, PhD

Rutgers University, FAS–Sociology, Piscataway, New Jersey.

Lee Louise Stanton, JD

Rutgers University, School of Criminal Justice, Newark, New Jersey.

William Tepfenhart, PhD

Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey.

Mary Ellen Ferrara, MS

Visiting Scientist, Monmouth University, Center for Rapid Response Database Systems, West Long Branch, New Jersey.

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Published

11/01/2006

How to Cite

Lioy, PhD, P. J., F. S. Roberts, PhD, B. McCluskey, JD, MPA, M. J. Lioy, MS, A. Cross, PhD, JD, L. Clarke, PhD, L. L. Stanton, JD, W. Tepfenhart, PhD, and M. E. Ferrara, MS. “TOPOFF 3: Comments and Recommendations from Members of the New Jersey Universities Consortium for Homeland Security Research”. Journal of Emergency Management, vol. 4, no. 6, Nov. 2006, pp. 41-51, doi:10.5055/jem.2006.0052.

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Vol. 4 No. 6 (2006): November/December

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