Access to EDM reports and briefings is limited to paid subscribers.

Reports

The first version of an incident-related report will usually be published within 48 hours of an event. Reports are not available to the general public until at least six months after the final version is released.

• Content
  The document is characterized by information or other content reflective of inquiry or investigation, tailored to the context of a given situation, and the emergency management, safety, and emergency service community. Our reports often address questions posed by individuals in government, business, education, and science.
• Purpose
  The purpose of our reports is to provide comprehensive, thorough, and unbiased information. However, this may also include persuasive elements, such as recommendations, suggestions, or other motivating conclusions that indicate possible future actions the report reader might take.
• Format
  EDM Reports are usually 50 pages or more in length and include charts, tables, figures, pictures, tables of contents, abstracts, summaries, appendices, footnotes, hyperlinks, and references. Reports are in .pdf format.

Previous reports include:

• 2006 Report on Future Disasters
  
• Southwest Boeing 737 Accident at Chicago's MDW Airport on Dec 8, 2005
  
• Hurricane Katrina Report
  
• Air France A 340 Accident, Toronto, Canada, Aug 2, 2005
  
• The London Bombing Attack on July 7, 2005
  
• The 2005 Bird Flu Report
  
• The Kashmir Earthquake Report
  
• The 2004 Christmas Tsunami
  
• Global Aviation Terrorism, 2004
  
• Madrid Train Bombing, March 11, 2004
  
• Report on Historic Disasters: Mitigation and Recovery

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Briefings

The first version of an incident-related report will usually be published with 48 hours of an event.

• Content
  The document provides thorough information about an actual incident, an emergency management topic, trend, or news.
• Purpose
  The briefing advises and enables the reader to better understand issues and situations and to make appropriate decisions.
• Format
  EDM briefings are usually five to twenty pages in length and may include charts, tables, figures, pictures, tables of contents, abstracts, summaries, appendices, footnotes, hyperlinks, and references. Briefings are in .pdf format.
  

Previous briefings include:

• Subway Train Accident in Valencia, Spain on July 3, 2006
  
• 6.2 Earthquake at Java, Indonesia on May 27, 2006
  
• Sinking of the Egyptian Ferry Al Salam Boccaccio 98 into the Red
• Sea on February 3, 2006
  
• 2005 Briefing on the NFPA 1600 Standard

Includes: 3 reports, 6 briefings
Topic(s) covered: large scale incidents or emergency management related topics.

Includes: 6 reports, 10 briefings
Topic(s) covered: large scale incidents or emergency management related topics (not to be shared)