Attacks of Terrorism

Paper Summary:

This paper examines basic preparation responses to terrorist attacks. The paper closely examines the five steps that a corporation could take to prepare its worldwide operations/managers from terrorism attacks. The paper states that the first step is critical planning and organizing to ensure that key elements are examined. The process of using an incident management system is discussed by the paper for the second step, which leads to the third step of response procedures. Front-end planning and operational readiness concepts are examined as the fourth and fifth steps.

Outline:
Introduction
Step # 1: Planning And Organizing
What are the Threats?
Determine a Political and Strategic Direction
Determine an Operational and Tactical Direction
STEP #2: Incident Management System/Incident Command System
Jurisdiction
Who's in Charge? Create Partnerships
Logistics
Military Coordination
Step # 3: Response Procedures
Resources Training
How to Respond
STEP # 4: Front-End Planning
Incident Management System (IMS)
Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)
Incident Action Plan (IAP)
Step # 5: Operational Readiness
Federal Response Plan Equivalent
Policy Development (Terrorism Incident Annex)
Agency Responsibilities/Support Functions
Conclusion

From the Paper:

" Business persons who are being assigned to offices overseas or who are simply performing travel abroad, must be knowledgeable of the extent of terrorist activities within their destination region (Thomas, 1995). September 11th, 2001 showed that America is not immune to terrorism. A recent siege of a children's school in Russia showed that terrorists lack morality and will choose easy targets to make the world aware of their presence. It is clear that terrorists carefully choose their targets so businesses at home and abroad must take this into consideration."

Sample of Sources Used:

• The American National Red Cross. (2004). Terrorism - Preparing for the Unexpected. Retrieved October 16, 2004 at http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/
• FEMA. (2004). Federal Emergency Management Agency. Strategic Planning: Washington, D.C. Retrieved November 11, 2004 at http://www.fema.gov/pdf/hazards/earthquakes/nehrp/fema-266-8.txt
• FEMA. (2004). Federal Emergency Management Agency. Concept of Operations: Washington, D.C. Retrieved November 11, 2004 athttp://www.fema.gov/rrr/conplan/conpln4c.shtm
• FEMA. (2004). Federal Emergency Management Agency. National Incident Management System: Washington, D.C. Retrieved November 11, 2004 at http://www.fema.gov/nims/
• FEMA. (2004). Federal Emergency Management Agency. State and Local Preparedness Guidance: Washington, D.C. Retrieved November 11, 2004 at http://www.fema.gov/preparedness/state_local_prepare_guide.shtm

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