An Op-ED in the New York Times about the Golden Phoenix multi-agency collaborative training concept, and how it could be used in other regions to help prepare for disasters/crisis.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/18/opinion/18ganyard.html?ref=opinion

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Attached you will find the Golden Phoenix 2008 After Action Report. It is cleared for public distribution.

The After Action Report contains the following:

- Background information about the Golden Phoenix 2008 training event
- Key findings (Best Practices and Lessons Learned)
- A training event overview and summary
- A white paper providing information about conducting your own regional collaborative training event
- The after action report submissions from over 30 local, state, federal, and vendor/industry participating organizations