All-Hazards 4
All-Hazards 4 : "Our fire services are the original "all-hazards" agencies - responding to everything from forest fires to toxic chemical spills to medical emergencies. Your unparalleled experience has been a critical asset as we have worked to shape our own "all-hazard" Department and build capacities to prepare, prevent and respond to all manner of threats whether man-made or natural disasters". (DHS, Remarks by Secretary Michael Chertoff, U.S. Department of Homeland Security at the International Association of Fire Chiefs Leadership Summit, November 4, 2005)