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.- . . Community ResDonse to the Threat o(Terrorism - A Public Entitv Risk Institute Svmoosium enforcement and fire agencies, They will need help with traffic control, body and evidence recovery, scene security, and a hOSl of other critical tasks, The FBI, in order to better coordinate the federal response to an act of terrorism, will establish its own version of the Emergency Operations Center called a Joint Operations Center or JOe. This is the location where all federal agencies will first report and work out of for Ihe duration of the incidenl, and it corresponds to local government's EOe. In recenl discussions with Special Agents of the FBI, they indicated that they will try to co-locate the JOC at a local jurisdiction's EOC if possible. At a minimum, they will try to provide a cornmand level officer to slay in the local agency EOC to facilitate direcl communication between the groups involved in the unified command, and to facilitate the sharing of resources, personnel, and information, In order to better function together it would be helpful to work oul of one central EOe. The FBI's establishment of a separate JOC is based on the large numbers of agencies and support stafflhat could be called in to help al a major terrorist event. This is a legilimate concem. In the event the incident is a large one, the Incident Commander should be looking for an area large enough to accommodale these priorities so that both facilities can be allhe same location, As the local agencies' involvement winds down, fewer staff will be necessary, unlil finally the JOC will become the only coordination point for the incident. When on-scene activity ceases, all follow-up investigative activity will be the responsibility of the FBI. As you can see during each of these phases, a differenl group will be moving to Ihe top of the triangle, But all will still be together working on the issues, and sharing concems and informalion in Ihe Unified Command concept. Discussion Questions Here are some questions to consider for discussion in the Symposium fomm: . What special training do your first responders need Ihat Ihey have not already received in order to be better equipped to cope wilh terrorism? . Since several departments share responsibilities in a terrorist incident, what department or governmenlal official should be in charge of coordinating the efforts of the various departments? . Has your jurisdiction ever participated in a terrorism drill, especially involving multiple agencies and jurisdictions? If such a drill has never occurred, is one plarmed? Unified Command at a Terrorist Incident 8