Overview:
Counter-Terrorism Status Report
United States Environmental Protection Agency
February 1998

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Overview: Counter-Terrorism Status Report
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Presentation on EPA's counter-terrorism strategy and workplan.
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IATAC Collection, terrorism, counter-terrorism
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February 1998

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I.	Introduction: CT Activities Since the Last
NRT/RRT Co-Chairs Meeting (Highlights)
II.	EPA FY98 Planned Activities
¦	CT Program Development and Guidance
¦	lnter-/lntra-Agency Coordination
¦	Training and Exercises
III.	Status Report - Important Programmatic Areas
¦	Domestic Preparedness Program Training
¦	Sustainment Training
IV.	Questions and Comments

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~	EPA's CT Strategy and Workplan
¦ "After Action Reports" for the Summit of Eight
and past Olympic Games, Shortfalls report,
others
~	Resource Inventory Database Project
~	Interagency coordinated planning (SICG,
CON PLAN, exercises, others)
~	Interagency briefings on NRS roles and
responsibilities
~	Fact sheets for federal, state and local partners
~	Additional copies of the CT Primers

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the Last WRTI&RT Co-Cr.slrs
~	NBC Domestic Preparedness Training Program
under Nunn-Lugar-Domenici
~	Sustainment Training process for the NBC
Domestic Preparedness Training Program
~	OSC/Removal Manager CT Training Program
¦	10 Regions and Headquarters presentations
¦	1997 OSC Readiness Training Program
~	Regional training activities

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Counter-Terrorism Activities Since the
Mil	s&'	jSf. BB:	HEUSt* jvh	Wi:
Last NRT/RRT Co-Chairs Meeting:
Incidents and Special Events (Highlights) ®
~	Denver Summit of Eight
~	Regional responses to incidents
¦	Region 3: B'nai B'rith
¦	Region 4: Charlotte "WMD combo." bomb
¦	Region 6: Ricin, water supply, and chemical
plant threats
¦	Region 7: Several bomb threats
¦	Region 9: Las Vegas "anthrax" incident

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~	Revisions to ESF #10 to incorporate terrorism
incidents
~	Continue upgrading equipment as necessary
~	Ensure timely deployment of resources
~	Pursue research and development
¦	Clean-up techniques for WMD agents
¦	Domestic Preparedness equipment testing
¦	Technical Support Working Group efforts
~	Increase community preparedness
¦	Dual use
¦	LEPC plans

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~	EPA will continue to work with the FBI, USCG,
FEMA, and others to refine the role of the NRS
and ESF #10
¦	Continue to develop operational plans for crisis
and consequence management response
(CONPLAN)
¦	Help the FBI and others to use ICS/UC as a
coordination model for CT response
¦	Continue to clarify the transition from NRS to CT
paradigm
~	EPA will participate in and monitor the study on
National Guard role in CT

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~	Refine internal/external communications during
incidents
~	Provide general outreach to other D/As, states,
and locals on the National Response System
~	Represent EPA and the NRS in international CT
forums
~	Coordinate with the FBI and other agencies to
develop a Joint Information Center (JIC) model
~	Continue to participate in/monitor GAO reports
~	Continue to participate in/monitor PDD drafts

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~	Participate in the development of an interagency
CT exercise strategy
~	Participate in interagency CT exercises as
resources permit
¦	Federal-State-Local '98 in Philadelphia in
August/September 1998
¦	LA Exercise in November 1998
~	Develop an EPA CT training strategy
~	Participate in the NBC Domestic Preparedness
Training Program

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N-L-D Domestic Preparedness Training

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Reg Kickoff MTG\
N - 6 months/
C Senior OffX
Workshop )
^-4 month^x^
^ f Initial City VisitN
N - 3 months /
Coord of Chem
Functional Exercise
Chem Functional
EX
„N + 6 montlm,
I
Coord of Bio
Tabletop EX
I
Coord of TNG/EX
Delivery
i
Chem Tabletop EXj^.
^ N + 4 days
City Trains
Responders
±
Bio Tabletop EX\
,N + 7 months (+]/
Continue TNG/EX
at Community Level
N = timing of effort

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Senior
Officials Course
6 Hrs
Tratmng Based
on Performance
Objective
Incident
Command
6 Hrs
Operations
4 Hrs
Awareness
4 Hrs
Emergency
Medical Services
8 Hrs
Employee
Awareness
30 Mi
HAZMAT
12 Hrs
Hospital
Providers
8 Hrs
High Risk
Location

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	+ Cities Visited and Trained

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Visits -
PORTLAND
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CITY
SACRAMENTO
LONG BEACH
COLORADO SPRINGS
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PROVIDENCE
BUFFALO
CLEVELAND
EL PASO
NEWARK
PITTSBURGH
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CHARLOTTE
NASHVILLE
ALBUQUERQUE
AUSTIN
NEW ORLEANS
OKLAHOMA
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	+ Cities Visited and Trained

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I FIRST RESPQNDERS
GUARDSMEN EMS LEAs 911 FIREFIGHTERS
EPLOs
DCOs
SUSTAINMENT
NICI
FEMA
DOE
CHEMICAL
SCHOOL
OPPORTUNITIES
EPA
EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS
INDUSTRY
PHS
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CBDCOM	MEDCOM
PROFESSIONAL
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~	Training
¦	Domestic Preparedness Training Program/
Sustainment Training efforts
¦	Others (e.g., BJA)
~	Outreach
¦	Increase understanding of the role of the NRS
¦	Maintain NRS awareness of CT developments
~	Others
¦	Dual use, equipment, modeling, etc.

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