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Welcome to the information and support website for the Critical Incident Response & Disaster Recovery Assistance (CIRDRA) web database. CIRDRA is a no-cost project to local law enforcement agencies provided by the National Institute of Justice - National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Centers program.

CIRDRA has been designed to be a highly visual, forms-like computer database that works as a universal "rolodex" and "bulletin board" for categorizing, indexing, locating, tracking and sharing of critical resources of every type and function for purposes of emergency readiness, preparedness, response and recovery.

The initial goal for this project is to assist local law enforcement and emergency management departments to organize all of their actionable resources according to the Resource Typing imperative of the National Incident Management System (NIMS). Not only does it provide a single place for all resources, but those resources can then begin the process of becoming classified ("typed") according to their capability and capacity.

The site contains project information, a live demonstration system and the downloadable source code for the program itself (no cost key required for activation).

Please note that this software is specifically for public safety and emergency management agencies and not yet available for the general public.

This Web site is funded through a grant from the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Neither the U.S. Department of Justice nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse, this Web site (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided).