The authors share four case studies on domestic and international First Responders pandemic planning and preparedness efforts in this document.

This guide provides First Responders agencies with the steps to follow to ensure good health for their workforce. The authors offer an overview of occupational health and safety, review comprehensive occupational health and safety programs, discuss assessing current efforts, and present challenges and provide recommendations for overcoming them.

The purpose of this report is to provide a step-by-step planning process guide to ensure the continuation of police work during an influenza pandemic. The resource includes information on identifying a department planning team, gathering information and resources, communicating internally and externally before and during a pandemic influenza, and exercising and updating the plan.

The authors provide tips for communicating risk internally (within agencies) and externally (with the community). Strategies for communicating with officers’ families, other agencies, the public, and the are included in the guide.