Planning for Terrorism/Tactical Violence (From Understanding Terrorism and Managing the Consequences, P 61-91, 2001, -- See NCJ-190969)

• NCJ Number: 190973
• Author(s): Paul M. Maniscalco; Hank T. Christen
• Date Published: 2001
• Length: 31 pages
• Sale Source: Prentice Hall (Pearson Education)
• Publication Format: Book (Hardbound)
• Publication Type: Program/Project Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This chapter discusses planning for a terrorism/tactical violence event.

Abstract

The model of an effective emergency operations plan (EOP) is the incident management system (IMS). The plan addresses the key IMS functions of management staff, operations, logistics, planning, and administration. The management component identifies who is in charge and recognizes the concept of unified management. The operations section identifies operations agencies/teams based on an emergency management threat assessment. The logistics section must identify logistics needs and organizations that provide the appropriate people, supplies, and equipment. In a major event logistical support may be regional, State, or Federal. The administration section includes time, procurement, and compensation units. The planning section consists of resource, situation, and mobilization/demobilization units. An EOP is a reference tool not a tactical guide. Incidents are extremely dynamic; critical events change in seconds or minutes. The incident manager develops an informal and oral incident action plan (IAP). A long-duration incident (longer than a day) requires a written IAP developed by the planning section chief in coordination with the incident manager and other section chiefs.