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<br />Communitv Response to the Threat of Terrorism ~ A Public Entitv Risk institute S:i.mDOSn{!~_ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />First of all, make sure your emergency operating plan includes an up-to-dale annex on <br />terrorism, convene your top people to revise this plan to assess your vulnerabilities and <br />capabilities with respect to terrorism, and study the problem as it specifically relates 10 your <br />conununity. <br /> <br />. Where are you vulnerable? <br />. What events are planned for your area which might be tempting largets for <br />lerrorists: Sports events or tournaments, political conventions, world fairs, World <br />Trade and International Monetary Fund meetings, elc.? <br />. What visits by VIPs or foreign dignitaries are scheduled in your area which might <br />tempt terrorists? <br /> <br />What facilities might be targets? Airports, hospitals, bridges, tunnels, mililary bases, <br />amusement parks, water supply facilities, dams, government facilities, electric power plants, <br />transmission lines for oil and gas, theaters, conference halls, sports arenas and stadiums, <br />embassies, consulates and other diplomatic facilities -- all are potentiallargets for terrorists, <br /> <br />What groups or individuals in your specific area pose threats? <br /> <br />What equipment and training do you need to be adequately prepared? <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />[Congress has directed Ihe Department of Justice 10 administer a grant program for <br />local first responders to enable them to buy equipment to respond more effectively to a <br />terrorist attack. For more information about these grants, contact the Office of Justice <br />Programs Office for State and Local Domestic Preparedness Support at 202-305-9887. or al <br />www,oip,usdoj,gov/osldps.] <br /> <br />Do you have the right kind ofteam in place to cope with a terrorist attack? Are your <br />personnel properly trained? Does this team include: <br /> <br />. Trained hoslage negotiators, <br />. Public information specialists, <br />. Incident response forces for hostage seizures, bombings and bomb threats, <br />. Biochemical experts, and <br />. Cooperative links with other jurisdictions -- police, fire, medical, search-and-rescue <br />ete" under up-to-dale mutual aid agreements to share intelligence, training, <br />equipment, and personnel? <br /> <br />Do you have compuler experts 10 monitor the Inlemet and guard against viruses? <br />Terrorists use the Internet to propagandize, raise money, and recruit new members and to <br />send messages to their "sleepers." Our computers are very vulnerable 10 crippling attacks, <br />(Robert Thetford will discuss this in his presentation,) <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Have you designated a coordinator 10 conduct liaison with federal and stale <br />authorities? <br /> <br />introduction and Overview <br /> <br />4 <br />