Publications

Research and Sponsored Projects

The RaCERS Center partners with emergency response agencies and research institutions for contracts, projects, and grants. We have completed work with the following agencies.

Articles and Reports

Pilot Study on Risk Perceptions and Knowledge of Fentanyl Exposure Among New York State First Responders, October 2019.
Eric Persaud and Charles Jennings. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 1-5. doi:10.1017/dmp.2019.95.
Fentanyl Risk: Law Enforcement Perceptions, June 2019.
Eric Persaud and Charles Jennings. New York State Association of Chiefs of Police. The New York Chief’s Chronicle pp. 7-8.
After-Action Review of the Orlando Fire Department Response to the Attack at Pulse Nightclub. October, 2018.
Frank Straub, Charles Jennings, and Ben Gorban. National Police Foundation.
NFPA 3000: A First Step Toward a Long and Perilous Path.

A decision model for recommending which building occupants should move where during fire emergencies.”
Norman Groner, Associate Professor Emeritus and Senior Fellow Christian Regenhard Center for Emergency Response Studies (RaCERS)
Fire Safety Journal, vol. 80, February 2016, pp. 20-29.

Conference Proceedings from “9-1-1 Recordings – To Release or Withhold: Journalistic, Public Safety, and Family Perspectives”
November 14, 2015 held at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY. Conference organized jointly by the Academy for Critical incident Analysis at John Jay College and the Christian Regenhard Center for Emergency Response Studies (RaCERS).
“9-1-1 Recordings – To Release or Withhold: Journalistic, Public Safety, and Family Perspectives”

The Right Decision: Evidence-Based Decision Making for Police Service Professionals.
Maxim, Paul S., Len Garis, and Darryl Plecas. “Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police Foundation.”
“The Right Decision: Evidence-Based Decision Making for Police Service Professionals”
“The Right Decision: Evidence-Based Decision Making for Police Service Professionals Workbook”

Transportation Research Board Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program Report 14
National Academy of Sciences, 2014.
“Guide for Communicating Emergency Response Information for Natural Gas and Hazardous Liquids Pipelines”

Final Report for HMCRP Project 15
Charles Jennings, Norman Groner, Chaim Roberts, Andrea Fatica Christian Regenhard Center for Emergency Response Studies (RaCERS); Michael Hildebrand, Greg Noll, Hildebrand Noll Associates; Rae Zimmerman, Rae Zimmerman, Inc.
“Guide for Communicating Emergency Response Information for Natural Gas and Hazardous Liquid Pipelines” plus Appendices.

The Right Decision: Evidence-Based Decision Making for Fire Service Professionals.
Maxim, Paul S., Len Garis, and Darryl Plecas.
Centre for Public Safety and Criminal Justice Research, University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, BC.
”The Right Decision: Evidence-Based Decision Making for Fire Service Professionals.”

A Negotiated Text Method for Assessing Situation Awareness Information Requirements
from Emergency Responders

Groner, Norman, Charles Jennings and Amy Robinson, “2012 IEEE Second International Multi-Disciplinary Conference on Cognitive Methods in Situation Awareness and Decision Support” (CogSIMA), March 6-8, 2012.

Fires During Hurricane Sandy in Queens, NY: A First Report
Jennings, Charles, Fire Safety Science News, vol. 34 March 2013, pp. 26-28..

Video Footage Rescue Timeline of the Crash of USAirways Flight 1549
Jung Cho and Charles R. Jennings, PhD, “Video Footage Rescue Timeline of the Crash of USAirways Flight 1549.” Fire Engineering. Volume 162, Number 7 July 2009, p. 60.
“Video Footage Rescue Timeline of the Crash of USAirways Flight 1549”

Working Papers




“Concept for Implementation of a Lessons Learned Function for Presidentially-Declared Disasters.” Working Paper 09-01

Charles R. Jennings PhD
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MIFireE, CFO Christian Regenhard Center for Emergency Response Studies (RaCERS)
John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York.

“Situation Awareness Requirements Analysis For Emergency Management Planning.” Working Paper 09-02

Norman E. Groner, PhD
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Christian Regenhard Center for Emergency Response Studies (RaCERS)
John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York.

“Adaptation of the FDNY Command Structure and Training Following 9/11” Working Paper 09-03

Erika deGuttry, MS
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Visiting Researcher
Christian Regenhard Center for Emergency Response Studies (RaCERS)
University of Pisa, ITALY

“Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA) Enabled Cognitive Radios for First Responders’ Critical Networks” Working Paper 10-01

Shamik Sengupta, PhD
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Department of Computer Science
University of Nevada, Reno.

“Modeling Initial Response: Firefighter High-Rise Access Time Simulation.” Working Paper 10-02

Robert Till, PhD
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Christian Regenhard Center for Emergency Response Studies (RaCERS)
John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York

“Terrorism and Disaster Preparedness for First Responders” Working Paper 10-03

James Ellson, MS., Senior Research AssociateChristian Regenhard Center for Emergency Resposne Studies (RaCERS)
John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York

“Situation Awareness Requirements Analysis For Sensor Analytics Display To First Responders” Working Paper 11-01

Norman Groner, PhD
Charles R. Jennings, PhD; Amy Robinson, MS
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John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York .
*For a copy of full report with appendices, please send a request on academic or agency letterhead or e-mail account c/o Landy Familia at the Center

“Fighting Global Terrorism in the 21st Century – The New Role and Responsibility of Local Governments” Working Paper 12-01

Kristin Ljungkvist, Visiting Researcher
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Christian Regenhard Center for Emergency Response Studies (RaCERS)
Upsalla University, Upsalla, SWEDEN

“Situational Awareness: Reframing Within Fire Service Culture” Working Paper 13-01

Martha Dow, PhD; Len Garis, FC; RaCERS; Larry Thomas, DFC
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Surrey Fire Service, BC, CANADA and Christian Regenhard Center for Emergency Response Studies (RaCERS)
John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York.

“Value of Localized Situation Awareness Information Requirements and Information Flow Analyses” Working Paper 14-01

Norman Groner, PhD
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Christian Regenhard Center for Emergency Response Studies (RaCERS)
John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York

“Illuminating the Hazards of Residential Marijuana Grow Operations” Working Paper 15-01

Len Garis
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Christian Regenhard Center for Emergency Response Studies (RaCERS)
John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York; Joseph Clare, PhD, Murdock University, AUSTRALIA; and Paul Maxim, PhD, Wilfred Laurier University, CANADA.

“Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) In the Local Public  Safety Environment: A Review” Working Paper 16-01

Hiram Taylor, Jr., Kwan-Lamar Blount-Hill, JD, Charles R. Jennings, PhD
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Christian Regenhard Center for Emergency Response Studies (RaCERS)
John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York.

“One Step at a Time: Reflections on a Career in Building Use and Safety” Working Paper 18-01

Jake Pauls, BArch, CPE, HonDSc
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Consultant in Building Use and Safety

“Preparing First Responders for Occupational Fentanyl Exposure: Initial Evidence” Working Paper 19-01

Charles R Jennings, PhD and Eric Persaud, MEA
Christian Regenhard Center for Emergency Response Studies (RaCERS)
John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York

“New York City Emergency Management Commissioner Deanna Criswell on Her First Four Month: Getting Acquainted and Looking Ahead.” Working Paper 19-02

Commissioner Deanne Criswell, MPA, MS
City of New York
New York City Emergency Management 

“First Responders and COVID-19 Preliminary Training and Best Practice Guidance” Working Paper 20-01

Eric Persaud, DrPH(c)
Christian Regenhard Center for Emergency Response Studies (RaCERS)
John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York
SUNY Downstate School of Public Health

Third-Party Resources

Third Party Resources




The following publications and resources are developed by our friends, collaborators, and other parties. We make them available as a resource for our users, and to give them wider visibility. Inclusion of these publications does not imply endorsement of the Christian Regenhard Center for Emergency Response Studies, its staff, affiliated faculty, or donors.

Guidelines to Developing Emergency Action Plans for All-Hazard Emergencies in High-Rise Office Buildings (2013)

Report produced by the National Fire Protection Association under auspices of the High Rise Building Safety Advisory Committee (HRB-SAC)

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“Death and Destruction by Algorithm: A Mask for Human Rights Abuses” (2018)

Deborah Wallace, Rodrick Wallace
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City of Surrey Opioid Summit: Data to Action (2019).
Hosted by the City of Surrey, British Columbia as part of the Opioid Overdose Intervention Project, June 4-5, 2019 held at Surrey City Hall.

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Podcast Interview with Charles Jennings, Director by John Shannon, Radio Free Galisteo, (February 2022).

Stream or download podcast (approx. 30 minutes).

more coming soon!

Legacy Content




The following publications and resources pre-date the formation of RaCERS, but are products of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York, and are relevant to the mission of the Christian Regenhard Center for Emergency Response Studies. They are included because they may be of interest to readers.

Urban Hazards Forum
The first major interdisciplinary conference devoted to urban emergency management and related specialties, held in January 2002. This event was sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region II, and organized by faculty at the College.

› Institution of Fire Engineers/John Jay College Symposium Series 1999-2003

Proceedings from a series of conferences, held under US Fire Administration and corporate sponsorship, at the Fire Department Instructor’s Conference.

2003Command, Control, and Communications: Assessing the Technologies.
2002Second International Conference on Fire Service Deployment Analysis.
2001Improving Firefighter Safety: Human Behavior and Organizational Aspects.
2000Customers, Changes, and New Challenges. Reinventing the Fire Service: AN International Conference.
1999International Conference on Fire Service Deployment Analysis.
(Limited copies of these proceedings are available by request.)

Proving Public Fire Education Works

Groundbreaking report on design and evaluation of fire education programs by Philip Schaenman, Hollis Stambaugh, Christina Rossomando, Charles Jennings, and Carolyn Perroni. Arlington, Virginia: TriData Corporation, 1990.