NCJ Number
201731
Journal
Law Enforcement Trainer Volume: 18 Issue: 3 Dated: May/June 2003 Pages: 14-19
Date Published
May 2003
Length
6 pages
Annotation
This article discusses an online, national network of best practices and lessons learned for personnel that respond to acts of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and conventional terrorism.
Abstract
The National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT) is implementing the Ready-Net program to improve preparedness nationwide. Local, State, and Federal response professionals will be able to tap into front-line expertise on the most effective planning, training, equipping, and operational practices for responding to terrorism. An integrated team is designing and developing the system, which will be accessible through a secure, Web-based portal and provided free of charge to authorized users. The online portal will serve as a systematic means for producing and maintaining a consistent record of exercises and events community-wide, and an information center of gravity for collecting and analyzing lessons learned and identifying best practices. It will also be a clearinghouse for anti-terrorism and consequence management information, and a tool for stakeholders to communicate and share information effectively. Inclusiveness and peer validation are the elements that distinguish this system from previous attempts to catalogue this data. The key to a successful launch, and long-term success of this program is active stakeholder participation. The team has collected hundreds of relevant reports and analyzed more than 100 tabletop and functional exercise after-action reports provided by the Office for Domestic Preparedness within the Department of Homeland Security. The Ready-Net launch is slated for late summer/early fall 2003.