ALTERNATIVE RESOURCES
The Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders (WISER) suite of tools were discontinued as of February 28, 2023 as announced by the National Library of Medicine (NLM). Users who have downloaded and installed the WISER app on a mobile device or downloaded the WISER system to a desktop computer will still have access, although the data will no longer be updated.
Similar functionality and information are available from other publicly available resources including, but not limited to:
- Use search to locate additional CHEMM resources.
- Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response’s (ASPR’s) resources such as Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (TRACIE)
- Biomedical Research and Development Authority’s (BARDA’s) Radiation Emergency Medical Management resource available online and as a mobile application
- Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Emergency Response Guidebook available as a downloadable document, web version of document and mobile application
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s CAMEO Chemicals available as an online resource, a mobile application and downloadable software.
Other sources of Hazmat or Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) information:
- Center for Disease Control’s (CDC’s) Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry website
- Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA’s) Interagency Modeling and Atmospheric Assessment Center website
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)/NLM PubChem
Specific Chemicals