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Emergency planning and coordination can be done at various levels starting from the
federal or state governments all the way to the local government to ascertain the protection of the
citizens. The San Francisco Bay Area local emergency management plan also provides a
different framework that can be applied in disaster response like the cases of counterterrorism by
responsible bodies and management in cases of emergency around the San Francisco Bay area.
The disaster management plan outlines the chain-of-command arrangement when getting
information regarding an emergency incident like terrorism. Apart from the roles and
responsibilities of various entities of authority described in the emergency coordination plan, the
manner in which individuals in various objects handle the emergencies is also outlined.
Generally, in a scenario of terrorism creates an operational situation that is very different
from other emergency conditions regarding qualitative assessment and therefore the law
enforcement agencies and personnel withhold vital roles in establishing resilience in other
emergency response situations. Thus, in the case of suspected terrorism within San Francisco
Bay, the local law enforcer is supposed to make the first step of establishing and sustaining
reliable communications with the other law enforcement units at the regional emergency
operation centers. Moreover, the local law enforcer can enhance the coordination and tracking of
the use and accessibility of local authority as well as field law administration assets from the
operational zone of emergency operations centers. Additionally, the local law enforcer is
supposed to be receiving demands for non-law administration assets from the regional law
enactment mutual manager and facilitating the transmission of those requests to the appropriate
local area emergency operations center personnel.

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The position of the Terrorism Liaison Officer in the San Francisco emergency plan is
designated for the individual with basic knowledge who can serve as point contact concerning
terrorism matters by a public agency. The general responsibility of the Terrorism Liaison Officer
in San Francisco is to represent the law enforcement organizations, the fire departments and the
health department in regards to their various demands in counterterrorism. However, some of the
typical responsibilities of the Terrorism Liaison Officer in regards to response to terrorism
include the upholding a relationship with the local fusion center to facilitate the dissemination of
information and intelligence related to terrorism to the responsible agencies in a timely and legal
manner. Also, the Terrorism Liaison Officer is supposed to help responsible emergency agencies
identify probable terrorism-related situations and share intelligence that is related to terrorist
activity.
Consequently, the Terrorism Liaison Officer is responsible for receiving leads on
suspicious terrorist activities and disseminating the information to the local authorities who are
then responsible for conducting follow up however the TLO can also refer intelligence reports to
the local operations center for the purposes reporting suspicious terrorist activities. The TLO can
also assist the San Francisco emergency department with training in topics relates to response to
terrorism and even facilitate community conferences and other events that enhance dissemination
of terrorism information.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation within the region is supposed to be involved in a
terrorism emergency by supporting the response of the local authority following the National
Response Framework. The Federal Bureau of Investigation in the region may respond by either
response actions at the Federal amenities or in Federal domains which fall under the
responsibility of the Federal agencies or by agreements between the Federal agencies and the
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local authorities like a memorandum of understanding within which the FBI assists in response
to the emergency. Finally, the FBI can also be involved in supporting the local authorities or
emergency agencies with lifesaving operations and protection of property in cases of terrorism
emergency.
The National Response Framework (NRF) and the National Incident Management
System (NIMS) all provide emergency response structure by interoperability and compatibility
that would the diverse set of agencies both private and public to establish clear and efficient
emergency management and response operations. The NRF and NIMS are determined to
safeguard the command control of the local authorities regarding the response to emergency
activities such as terrorism. The essential responsibilities of preparedness for terrorist activities
are a mutual concept enclosed in both NIMS and NRF even though the specific elements
specified in both documents regarding counterterrorism may be slightly different. For instance,
in both the NIMS and NRF documents regarding bioterrorism incidents, they determine that the
response management strategy would involve a mix of law enforcement agencies, emergency
control, the public health agencies, and medical personnel. Both documents recommend the
designation of medical advisors during response operations particularly to bioterrorism incidents
(Pinto et al. 2018)
The NRF recommends that in cases of chemical or nuclear terrorism response and
planning the National Guard as one of the significant state and federal assets should be made
available for the response process and even the activities of emergency management planning
because they have the expertise in regards to these types of terrorism and even ways of
decontamination (NRF. Pp. 44). Similarly, the NIMS emphasizes that such events of terrorism
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will require unique coordination amongst participant agencies all the way from federal agencies
to the private sector (NIMS, pp. 67).
In conclusion, it is clear that terrorism is increasingly becoming a threat worldwide and
particularly for San Francisco Bay Area and therefore anti-terrorism and emergency response
strategies should be critically evaluated to make a directed impact on the security of the people
of San Francisco Bay Area. Thus, the emergency response agencies should enhance their insight
into the probable emergency risks of terrorist attacks in various ways like nuclear, chemical and
even bioterrorism.
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References
Baggett, R. K., & Simpkins, B. K. (2018). Homeland security and critical infrastructure
protection. ABC-CLIO.
Homeland Security. (2016, June).National Response Framework: Coordinating Structures and
Integration. 3ed. (pp. 32-45) National Response Framework,
Pinto, P., Wong, R., Curley, J., Johnson, R., Xu, L., Materman, L., ... & Kondolf, G. M. (2018).
Managing Floods in Mediterranean-Climate Urban Catchments: Experiences in the San
Francisco Bay Area (California, USA) and the Tagus Estuary (Portugal). In Managing
Flood Risk (pp. 93-133). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.

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Running head: HME509 CASE 3 1

Generally, in a scenario of terrorism creates an operational situation that is very different

local area emergency operations center personnel.

typical responsibilities of the Terrorism Liaison Officer in regards to response to terrorism

Consequently, the Terrorism Liaison Officer is responsible for receiving leads on

The Federal Bureau of Investigation within the region is supposed to be involved in a

designation of medical advisors during response operations particularly to bioterrorism incidents

(Pinto et al. 2018)

to the private sector (NIMS, pp. 67).

In conclusion, it is clear that terrorism is increasingly becoming a threat worldwide and

Homeland Security. (2016, June).National Response Framework: Coordinating Structures and

Integration. 3ed. (pp. 32-45) National Response Framework,

Managing Floods in Mediterranean-Climate Urban Catchments: Experiences in the San

Flood Risk (pp. 93-133). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.

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