CBRN and Hazmat Incidents at Major Public Events: Planning and Response

Acknowledgments

No book like this is possible without the help of others. I have many people to thank. It's not possible to get to a point twenty years into a career without having learned a lot from a lot of different people. In my case, there are too many to name. There are even some people who did the wrong thing, and I learned from them too by knowing what not to do.

A number of people deserve special thanks for their role in making this book possible. The late Roger Woodson deserves great credit for getting me started and telling me how to think like a book writer, not an essayist or a bureaucrat. Gwyn Winfield and Steve Johnson at CBRNe World magazine deserve thanks for encouraging me to do this book in the first place and pointing me in the right direction. CBRNe World has also provided significant assistance by kindly allowing me to use a number of useful photographs. It is also my pleasure to thank those of you who wrote references on my behalf, which not only helped to get this book into print but also served to boost my morale when the job seemed impossible. Brig. Gen. John Galatas deserves thanks for providing valuable insight about the 2004 Olympics. I also want to thank Dusty Kitzmiller, George Spence, Terry Paul, Bill Stevenson, and several serving members of government agencies who asked to remain anonymous for assistance in proofreading some sections of the book. Finally, I wish to thank the various equipment manufacturers that have provided some very useful photographs. ...