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<br />Communitv ResDonse to the Threat of "Terrorism - A Public Entitv Risk Institute SvmDosium <br /> <br />------ <br />perpetrator. Her comments were potentially very inflammatory, There were clearly grave <br />dangers, not only in Ihe manner, but in the content ofthis inlerference by the reporter. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />That same year Ihere was an incident at the Lake Braddock area in Northern Virginia <br />in which hostages were held for more than 12 hours, A radio station broadcast sensitive <br />infonnatiDn aboul the hostage taker who was lislening to the broadcast! He became very <br />agitated and the hostages were clearly endangered by the radio station's actions, In bolh the <br />IBM and the Lake Braddock incidents the media alerted the hostage taker to positions and <br />movemenls of police personnel. <br /> <br />At Waco, when Ihe ATF planned to raid the Davidians' compound, they notified the <br />media, The media, in turn, nolified the Davidians, After a 45-minute exchange of gunfire, <br />four A TF agents were dead and 15 were injured, <br /> <br />Remember: you have no obligation to provide information to the media, especially if <br />it might jeopardize your response activities, It is NOT a fourth Amendment issue even Ihough <br />the media will claim that it is, <br /> <br />Preparation the Key <br /> <br />At Ihe first anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing, a memorial was put on <br />display al the federal building, It reads" <br /> <br />We come to remember those who were killed, those who survived and those <br />who were changed forever. Mayall who leave her know the impact of violence. <br />May this memorial offer comfort, strength, peace, hope and serenity. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />New Yorkers are now contemplating what kind of a memorial they should have at <br />the site of the World Trade Cenler Towers. <br /> <br />Adequale preparation to cope with terrorism might eliminate the need for some <br />future similar memorial in your community, <br /> <br />Discussion Questions <br /> <br />Here are some questions to consider for discussion in the Symposium forum: <br /> <br />. Has your jurisdiction conducted a study of sites and facilities, private and public, <br />which are possible terrorist targets, and what sleps have you taken 10 protect them? <br />. In addition to the existing grant programs of the Federal govenunent, what other <br />Federal aid -- financial or other -- do you think is needed to help local governments <br />prepare for and cope with terrorism? <br />. Do you think it is desirable for your first responders 10 be inoculated for potential <br />biological agents that they might possibly encounler in connection with their <br />duties? <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br />Introduction and Overview <br />