The Cuerpo de Bomberos, the National Fire Department of Costa Rica, would like to improve their emergency response and preparedness pertaining to chemical releases. We reviewed their procedures for handling chemical releases and proposed the use of a chemical plume dispersion modeling program, CAMEO, developed by the Environmental Protection Agency. We then made recommendations in regards to necessary resources for improved emergency response and preparedness plans along with implementation of the CAMEO software program. -

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Creator

• Wood, Michael
• Dangelo, Amber R
• Hodel, Kristen E

Subject

• Security
• Sustainability
• Environment

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-081606-130029

Keyword

• Fire prevention
• Wireless communication systems
• Emergency management

Advisor

• Salazar, Guillermo F.
• DiBiasio, David

Year

• 2006

Center

• San Jose, Costa Rica Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Bomberos

Date created

• 2006-08-16

Location

• San José

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright