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THANKS TO OUR CONTRIBUTORS

Technical Editorial Board

Editor:

• OSHA Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management; Washington, DC

Other Members:

• Sven Rundman, OSHA Directorate of Enforcement Programs; Washington, DC
• Barry R. Weissman, REM, CSP, CHMM^*, CHS-V, CIPS Principal, Weissman Consultants Piscataway, NJ

Special thanks to the following for providing materials including text and/or images used in this eTool:

• Getty Images
• National Response Team (NRT): Incident Command System/ Unified Command (ICS/UC) Technical Assistance Document
• United States Coast Guard: Incident Management Handbook (COMDTPUB P3120.17)
• www.wildlandfire.net: ICS Forms