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First responders

LC control no.sh2007008878
Topical headingFirst responders
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Variant(s)Responders, First
See alsoPersons
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Emergency management
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Found inWork cat.: 2007041545: Street smart Spanish for first responders, 2008.
LC database, Oct. 11, 2007.
U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration WWW site, Oct. 11, 2007: using highways during evacuation operations for events with advance notice>>glossary (first responder: first responding unit to arrive at an incident scene; traditionally used to describe public safety emergency responders who have duties related to preservation of life and property)
National Center for Children Exposed to Violence WWW site, Oct. 11, 2007: resource center>professional tools>glossary of terms (first responders: emergency personnel called to the scene of a crisis or responding to emergency calls for assistance; first responders could include emergency medical technicians, police, hotline/crisis line personnel, fire and rescue, child protective services, and others)
Encyc. of law enforcement, c2005: v. 1, p. 19 (first-responder organizations, such as fire, police, and rescue units) p. 47 (first reponders) p. I-9 (first-responders)
Not found inEncyc. of disaster management, c2006; NFPA's illustrated dict. of fire protection terms, c2005; National criminal justice thesaurus