Homeland Security - Preparing for Possible Terrorist Incidents

Contents

• General Information on Homeland Security
• General Planning
• Hazardous Materials - Emergency Preparedness and Planning
• Health Planning
  • Bioterrorism
• Mail Handling Procedures
• Water Supply and Wastewater Security
• Other Information Resources
• MRSC Related Pages
  • Emergency Management and Disaster Planning
  • Emergency Management for Water and Wastewater Systems
  • Emergency Management Planning
  • Hazardous Materials - Emergency Preparedness and Planning

General Information on Homeland Security

• Disaster Help - U.S. Government site that combines the disaster resources of several federal agencies in one central location.
• Office for Domestic Preparedness - Department of Homeland Security 
• OVC Handbook for Coping After Terrorism: A Guide to Healing and Recovery - U.S. Department of Justice
  Office of Justice Programs, September 2001
• Terrorism: Preparing for the Unexpected - American Red Cross

General Planning

• Citizen Corps - Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Community Response to the Threat of Terrorism Public Entity Risk Institute Seminar Papers, November 13-19, 2001
• Counties and Homeland Security - National Association of County Officials
• Preparing for Terrorism: What Every Manager Needs to Know, Public Management, December 1998, ICMA
• Community Response to the Threat of Terrorism: Issues and Ideas Papers Presented During a PERI Internet Symposium ( 862 KB), presented November 2001, published by the Public Entity Risk Institute. Includes papers on Fire, Emergency Medical, Public Works Responses
• Emergency Responder Guidelines ( 398 KB), Office of Domestic Preparedness, 8-02 - Covers Law Enforcement, Fire, Emergency Management, Emergency Medical, Public Works  
• LEPCs and Deliberate Releases: Addressing Terrorist Activities in the Local Emergency Plan ( ), EPA Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office, August 2001
• Managing the Threat of Terrorism - Publication Description, ICMA IQ Report, December 2001. MRSC Library Library Loan
• Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 101: Guide for All-Hazard Emergency Operations Planning  - FEMA, 3/2009
  • Managing The Emergency Consequence of Terrorist Incidents: Interim Planning Guide for State and Local Governments ( 541 KB), July 2002
• Homeland Security and Public Safety - National League of Cities

Health Planning

General

• Center for Disease Control Emergency Preparedness and Response  
• Community-Based Mass Prophylaxis: A Planning Guide for Public Health Preparedness, Center for Disease Control 
• Guidance for Filtration and Air-Cleaning Systems to Protect Building Environments from Airborne Chemical, Biological, or Radiological Attacks,  DHHS (NIOSH) Pub No. 2003-136, April, 2003
• Public Health Emergency Preparedness, Washington State Department of Public Health
• Public Health Emergency Response Guide for State, Local, & Tribal Public Health Directors, Center for Disease Control
• Response Capacity During A Health Emergency - A Review of Selected Issues ( 163 KB), Final Report, Washington State Board of Health, November 2001

Bioterrorism

• ACP-ASIM Bioterrorism Resource Center Online  - American College of Physicians & American Society of Internal Medicine
• Center for Disease Control -  Emergency Preparedness and Response  
• Center for Biosecurity of UPMC - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
• Local Government Response to Bioterrorist Acts - Public Entity Risk Institute
• Seattle-King County Department of Health Bioterrorism Information
• University of Minnesota, Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy (CIDRAP) - Bioterrorism Information

Mail Handling Procedures

• FBI Mail Advisory on Suspicious Letters or Packages ( 280 KB)
• Mail Center Security, GSA/USPS

Water Supply and Wastewater Security

In June 2002 the President signed PL 107-188, the Public Health, Security, and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act ("Bioterrorism Act"). Title IV of the act pertains to drinking water security and safety. Specifically the bill requires community water systems serving more than 3,300 people to assess their vulnerability to terrorist attack. Systems serving more than, 100,000 people must complete the assessment by March 31, 2003; those serving 50,000 to 100,000 must complete the assessment by December 31, 2003; and those serving 3,300 to 49,999 must complete the assessment by June 30, 2004. In addition, community water systems must prepare or revise emergency response plans that incorporate the results of the vulnerability assessment. Water systems must certify to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) within six months of the completion of the vulnerability assessment that they have completed an emergency response plan.  

For Futher Information on System Security and Emergency Response Plans See  MRSC Web Page Emergency Management for Water and Wastewater Systems

Other Information Resources

• Federal
• Department of Homeland Security
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - Department of Homeland Security
  • FEMA Region X 
• Emergency Management Institute - FEMA
• The National Disaster Medical System (NDMS)
• US-CERT - US Computer Emergency Readiness Team - Offers security alerts via E-mail
• Washington State
  • Washington State Military Department, Emergency Management Division
  • Washington State Department of Health
• Other
  • American Red Cross
  • Homeland Security Institute (Federally Funded Research and Development)
  • International Association for Counterterrorism and Security Professionals
  • Public Entity Risk Institute

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