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Disaster Management in the 21st Century
Chapter 12 - Terrorism
· Examination of Events of September 11, 2002
o Brief narrative and chronology of events
o Responding agencies and actions
§ First responders – fire, police and EMS
§ Local emergency officials
§ State responders
§ Federal Agencies
§ Red Cross, Salvation Army and other non-profits
§ Volunteers
o Communications
§ Internal
§ External
o Evacuation Efforts
o Medical efforts
o Crime scene versus disaster scene
o Recovery efforts
o Current status

· Recent Activities in Terrorism in the United States
o Oklahoma City bombing
o Nunn-Lugar
o Federal grants for training in major cities
o National Guard Teams
o FEMA, FBI, DOD negotiations

· The Terrorist Threat
o External of the United States
§ Groups
§ Leaders
§ Motivations
§ Goals
§ Methods
§ History of Actions
o Internal to the united States
§ Groups
§ Leaders
§ Motivations
§ Goals
§ Methods
§ History of Actions

· Weapons of Terrorism
o Conventional
§ Bombing
§ Assassination
§ Hostage
o Chem Bio
o Weapons of Mass Destruction

· The Role of Emergency Management in America’s Fight against Terrorism
o The Office of Homeland Security
§ Mission
§ Policies
§ Programs
§ Authorities
§ Leadership and place in government structure
§ Communications
§ Coordination with other government agencies, the business community and the media
o Federal Departments and Agencies
§ FEMA
§ DOD
§ FBI
§ Department of Justice
§ Other federal agencies
o State Responsibilities
§ National Guard
§ Office of Emergency Services
§ Governor’s Office
§ Other state agencies
o Community Efforts
§ Local emergency managers
§ First responders
· Fire
· Police
· EMS
§ Business Community
§ Non-Profit groups
§ Local government
§ Hospitals and public health
o Public Health System
§ HHS
§ Center for Disease Control (CDC)
§ Local public health clinics and offices
§ Hospital trauma units

· Terrorism Information Resources
o Websites
o Studies
o Reports

· Funding for Terrorism
o Federal agencies
o State government
o Local government
o FEMA and other federal agencies involved in the Federal Response Plan
o First Responders
o Business Community
o Non-Profits
o Foundations