Members of our Section of Prehospital and Disaster Medicine provide medical direction to key components of Atlanta's EMS system, including Grady EMS, Rural/Metro EMS, Fulton County 911 and Office of EMS, Emory Flight air EMS, and the Emory First Responders. The Section is also leading the prehospital cardiac care research projects described above. With funding from HRSA, the Section is providing statewide training to enhance EMS response to acts of terrorism, whether due to explosives, poison gas, or biological agents.