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Contents Preface .......................................................................................................................................................... 2 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 3 Types of Emergency Incidents and Events .................................................................................................... 5 Assessing the Organization and Its Capabilities ............................................................................................ 7 CEO Roles and Responsibilities ................................................................................................................... 10 Pre-Planning Guidance: The Right Questions to Ask .................................................................................. 12 Appendices .................................................................................................................................................. 14 A. Summary of CEO Interviews ........................................................................................................... 15 B. Federal Initiatives and Strategies .................................................................................................... 23 C. Additional Resources to Review ..................................................................................................... 28 D. Terms and Definitions ..................................................................................................................... 31 E. Acronyms and Abbreviations ......................................................................................................... 34 F. Staff Resources and Tools ............................................................................................................... 35 References .................................................................................................................................................. 50 Author Acknowledgments The research team acknowledges the Illinois and Wisconsin DOTs for allowing the research team to include their agency wallet cards as examples in the staff resources portion of the report. 1
