International Association of Fire Chiefs
National Hazardous Materials Fusion Center - Focus Groups Report

Toward the goal of building the Hazmat Fusion Center from the bottom-up with input from the hazmat community, focus groups were conducted around the country to provide a direction. This report details the focus groups' findings.

  • Southwest: Dallas, TX - September 24, 2008
  • Southern: Atlanta, GA - October 23, 2008
  • Central: Chicago, IL - October 28, 2008
  • Eastern: Newark, NJ - November 13, 2008
  • Western: Seattle, WA - November 19, 2008

 

  • Topics:
    • Hazmat
  • Resource Type:
    • Report/ publication
  • Organizational Author:
    • IAFC

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