Top training needs in rural stakeholder groups according to the number of personnel in need of training:

 
Law Enforcement

1. Responder safety and health
2. Information gathering and threat recognition
3. Isolation and quarantine
4. Intelligence information sharing and dissemination
5. WMD/hazardous materials response and decontamination

 
Fire Service

1. Citizen preparedness and participation
2. WMD/hazardous materials response and decontamination
3. Planning for terrorism events
4. Responder safety and health
5. Interoperable emergency communications

Emergency Medical Services

1. CBRNE detection
2. WMD/hazardous materials response and decontamination
3. Interoperable emergency communications
4. Responder safety and health
5. Planning for terrorism events

 
Public Health

1. Planning for terrorism events
2. Responder safety and health
3. Isolation and quarantine
4. Medical surge
5. Emergency public information and warning

 
Government Officials

1. WMD/hazardous materials response and decontamination
2. Citizen preparedness and participation
3. Planning for terrorism events
4. Volunteer management and donations
5. Responder safety and health

WMD: weapons of mass destruction
CBRNE: chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, explosives

Source: Assessing the Needs of Rural Emergency Responders: National Training Needs Assessment 2006