Fusion Center and EOC Coordination

Fusion Centers provide for the coordination and dissemination of information that might allow for the prevention of terrorist attacks. Emergency Operations Centers provide for the coordination of law enforcement and emergency response personnel for a wide array of emergency situations including potential terrorist attacks. FEMA recently released a draft Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG) outlining how these two organizations can cooperate to more effectively work together to protect the public. Thanks to HSDL.org I learned about the existence of this draft CPG. It can apparently only be accessed through the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) web site. I have not been able to find the document on either the FEMA web site or the DOJ web site; these being the two agencies that collaborated on producing the document. The IAEM is asking for feedback on the document. I haven’t had a chance to review the 81 page document yet, but I wanted to let everyone know about this since the IAEM is asking for that feedback to be submitted by next Thursday, 9-17-09. I’ll take a more detailed look at the draft of CPG 502, Considerations for Fusion Center and Emergency Operations Center Coordination, over the weekend and comment back if there is anything of specific interest to the chemical security community.