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<br />Communitv ResDonse to the Threat of Terrorism - A Public Entitv Risk Institute SvmDosium <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />This training and drilling process is especially important when you consider the <br />role that building managers and managers of facililies such as sports arenas, high rise <br />buildings, and shopping malls play in the emergency response process. They have been <br />completely left out of the emergency training and drilling process. They're Ihe criticallhird <br />part to any emergency response process because of their unique knowledge of their facility, <br />For the most part they have received no training on how to assist police and fire in trying <br />to handle a large-scale critical incident in Iheir facility, <br /> <br />So, go on out and grab some of the real first responders - the field police officers <br />and their Sergeanls, the fire fighters or fire Captains, and ask them the following questions: <br /> <br />. Do you have immediate access to your Department's Terrorism Response Plan, and <br />can I see it? <br />. Has everyone in your learn trained on this plan? <br />. Specifically, what lerrorism lraining have you had, if any? <br />. Have you received any new equipment specifically designed to help you during a <br />terrorist incident, such as a new gas mask filter? <br />. Police: Do you have immediate access 10 a rifle in your car to combat a person with an <br />automatic weapon? <br />. Fire: As a First Responder Operational person, do you have immediate access to proper <br />Personal Protective clothing for Chemical or Biological incidents? <br />. When was the last terrorism drill in which you participated? <br />. Was this drill(s) with other emergency responders? <br />. Whal are the top 10 terrorist targets in your city or county? <br />. Were Ihese targets made known to you by your managemenl? <br />. Do you have a response plan for any or all of these targels? <br />. If you do have a response plan, is it readily accessible and can I see it? <br />. Have you inspected or walked around any potential targets wilhin your area of <br />responsibility, such as your patrol beat or fire district? This would include high-rise <br />buildings, sports complexes, schools, and shopping cenlers. <br />. If such an inspection was done, are the results written down and available to all first <br />responders? <br />. Have you discussed the principles of how you would respond to a terrorist act with any <br />of your supervisors such as a police Sergeant or fire Captain? <br />. Have you had any training on the Incident Command System? <br />. Can you explain the concept of Unified Command? <br />. Does your agency have a specific person who coordinates all informalion and training <br />regarding terrorism? <br />. Who is this person? <br />. Have they been teaching classes and are they accessible to you? <br />. Do you think the management of your agency has placed a sincere emphasis on <br />training for critical incidents and terrorist acts? <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Please remember that I am approaching this from a very narrow perspective - <br />which is the response by local emergency services to a critical incident such as a lerrorisl <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Unified Command at a Terrorist Incident <br /> <br />3 <br />