ABSTRACT
The Planning Process ....................................................................................................................72 Terrorism Hazards ........................................................................................................................ 73 WMD Hazard Agents ................................................................................................................... 73
Chemical Agents ....................................................................................................................... 73 Biological Agents ...................................................................................................................... 74 Nuclear/Radiological Agents .................................................................................................75
Conventional Explosives and Secondary Devices ................................................................... 76 Combined Hazards ....................................................................................................................... 76 Other Terrorism Hazards ............................................................................................................. 76 Low-Technology Devices and Delivery .....................................................................................77 Infrastructure Attacks ...................................................................................................................77 Cyberterrorism ..............................................................................................................................77 Emergency Operations Plan: Situation ...................................................................................... 78 Potential Targets ............................................................................................................................ 79 Initial Warning ............................................................................................................................... 81 Initial Detection ............................................................................................................................. 81 Release Area ................................................................................................................................... 82 Investigation and Containment of Hazards .............................................................................. 82 Emergency Operations Plan: Assumptions ...............................................................................83 Emergency Operations Plan: Concept of Operations ..............................................................83 Direction and Control ...................................................................................................................83 Communications ...........................................................................................................................86 Warning ..........................................................................................................................................86 Pre-Event Readiness ..................................................................................................................... 87 Emergency Public Information ................................................................................................... 87 Protective Actions .........................................................................................................................88 Mass Care .......................................................................................................................................88
Given the creativity of those committed to carrying out acts of terrorism, it is more important than ever that jurisdictions are equipped to respond to terrorist events. Planners must consider a broad range of incidents, including assaults on infrastructure and electronic information systems that could result in consequence affecting human, life, health, and safety.
