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Dear Emergency Response
Professional:
Update
From the Director of National Capital Region Coordination: The
Department of Homeland Security
The Federal Homeland Security Act of 2002 established the directorate
of National Capital Region Coordination for Emergency Response
to ensure adequate planning and allocation of resources among
jurisdictions in the National Capital Region. That region includes
Maryland, Virginia, the District of Columbia, seventeen local
jurisdictions, regional authorities, and private companies responsible
for critical communication and electrical infrastructure. To
gain a better understanding of the new federal reorganization
and funding programs for state and local first responders you
are invited to attend The 2003 Homeland Security Summit: Scenario-Based
Preparedness Planning and Operations Analysis for First Responders
on July 14-16, 2003, at the Crystal City Hilton in Arlington
VA. Source: http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/mdmanual/39fed/07region/html/homeland.html
Pre-Conference Workshops:
Interactive Training Simulations: Terrorism Scenarios Every
First Responder Should Know
On the day before the official opening
of the conference, attendees will be divided up into classes
of 30-40 to ensure equitable stakeholder representation from
the vast array of service and response areas. The smaller breakout
sessions will review identical scenarios and are designed to
enhance productive facilitation, instruction and participation.
Each class will then go through two half day scenarios led by
expert instructors. The two major scenarios include: Radiological
Attack in a Shopping Mall and a Chemical Attack in an Urban
Setting.
Understand The New
Federal Reorganization and The Future of Federal Assistance
This conference features extensive participation
from the Department Homeland Security, the agency leading the
largest federal reorganization in 50 years. In addition to the
FBI, the various different agencies that have been reorganized
into the new federal department will be represented to discuss
their function in the new department. These include The Office
of National Preparedness at FEMA, and the Office for Domestic
Preparedness at the Department of Justice, and the Federal Protective
Service at the General Services Administration. Your federal
partners in the war on terror will explain the significance
of the new department and how it will change federal assistance
to state and locals.
Access Funding,
Train for New Realities, and Develop Comprehensive Multi-Agency
Response Strategies
In-Depth Grants Funding Session
for First Responder Agencies – gain a working knowledge
of the new federal reorganization for Homeland Security and
best practices for identifying, obtaining and managing first
responder grants.
Terrorism Response Training
for Law Enforcement: . The new realities for preparing your
law enforcement agency include training with new equipment and
reorganizing roles and responsibilities.
Customizing Realistic Exercises
for Your Locality- This train the trainer session will help
you develop scenario training and table top exercises based
on the resources and key players in your jurisdiction
I hope that you will join us as
we bring together federal, state and local emergency response
units to discuss best practices and lessons learned on this
most pressing issue. Space will be limited for this event so
be sure to contact us right away. Please register yourself and
your team today by calling 703-894-0481 or visit us online at
www.PerformanceWeb.org.
Sincerely,
Todd Coleman
Director
Law Enforcement Development Center
The Performance Institute
Devise Response Plans and
Secure Funding for the War on Terrorism
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Presented by:
The Law Enforcement Development Center
1515 N. Courthouse Road, Suite 600
Arlington, VA 22201
(703) 894-0481 fax (703) 894-0482
In Association
with:
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