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Ramsey County-Wide Emergency Operations Plan Revision 5.1 June,2005 <br /> JAPPENDIX E: RESPONSE TO TERRORISM <br /> For the most part county departments and the municipalities will respond <br /> to acts of terrorism as they would to other disasters. However, the specter <br /> of terrorism requires a few specific actions in addition to the general <br /> actions. <br /> In general, a terrorist act will fall into one of four categories. The event <br /> might be: <br /> 1. A defined event that occurs at a specific location (or locations) <br /> such as a bomb, but does not involve the release of biological or <br /> chemical agents. <br /> 2. A defined event that occurs at a specific location (or locations) <br /> and involve the release of a chemical and/or radiological agent at a <br /> specific location or locations. <br /> 3. The intentional release of a bioterrorism agent (such as anthrax) <br /> at a given location. <br /> 4. An event that occurs surreptitiously at an initially unknown <br /> location and we learn of it due to its effect —for example the <br /> outbreak of diseases such as smallpox. <br /> NOTE: Most of the procedures followed by public safety agencies are <br /> considered sensitive and confidential and are not reproduced in this <br /> document. Many of the activities in this Appendix generate data that <br /> are similarly sensitive and confidential and are treated as Law <br /> Enforcement sensitive. These data are also not reproduced here. <br /> On-going preparation activities <br /> In conjunction with the Sheriff and the local law enforcement agencies, the <br /> EMHS gathers data on homeland security preparedness. This data is <br /> shared with the Minnesota Division of Homeland Security and Emergency <br /> Management and the United States Department of Homeland Security. <br /> The Ramsey County Sheriff maintains a special anti-terrorism unit that <br /> investigates threats, identifies possible risks, and works to secure specific <br /> targets at time of need. The Sheriffs WMD unit also is capable of <br /> conducting special investigatory operations within contaminated areas. <br /> This unit is also the primary source of intelligence gathering on terrorism- <br /> related issues. <br /> 116 <br />