More Terror-Related Terms

[Gareth Branwyn]

Hammer Teams - Short for "Hazardous Materials Emergency Response" Teams.
These are the emergency squads that are responding to all of the
suspected Anthrax cases.

Powder Jobs - What the Hammer Teams have dubbed the calls they're making
to check out suspicious envelopes and mysterious white substances.

Hospital Surveillance - The monitoring of a city's hospital admissions
to try and catch spikes in reported symptoms that could be the sign of
an Anthrax outbreak.

Executive Escape Chute - A low-altitude parachute now being marketed to
businesspeople who work on the upper floors of high-rise office buildings.