Terrorist Event Response
Access and familiarize yourself with the following Web sites
• State and Local Homeland Security: Unresolved Issues for the 109th Congress
http://digital.library.unt.edu/govdocs/crs//data/2005/upl-meta-crs-6938/RL32941_2005Jun09.pdf
• DHS | Links for Governments
http://www.dhs.gov/xgovt/
• DHS | Links for Citizens
http://www.dhs.gov/xcitizens/
Terrorist Event Response
Read the following scenario
Imagine you live in a county with a small population and a small tax base where you are a part-time emergency management director.
Write a 1,750 word paper in which you describe how you would leverage your limited resources to respond to a terrorist event. (Terrorist Event Response Paper)
• What are the various local and state agencies and their respective roles associated with the event?
• What communication strategies are in place to effectively respond to the incident with other various agencies and resources?
• Determine the appropriate critical incident response according to the guidelines of NIMS compliance at the local and state levels.