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Home >> Current Issues >> Homeland Security

Homeland Security

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Staff Contact: Christy Monson

Related Topics: Public Safety, Tsunamis
and Water Utility Security

TOPICS

Homeland Security Legislation Grants/Training Emergency Response Ordinances
Homeland Security Resources Handling Suspicious Mail Other Resources


Homeland Security Legislation:

• House Study Questions Use and Availability of First Responder Grant Monies

• New Homeland Security Appropriations Bill
On October 1, 2003 President Bush signed the first ever homeland security appropriations bill at the Department of Homeland Security. The attached document is a press release outlining the bill.

• Domestic Preparedness Legislative Update
An update from Oregon Emergency Management on national legislation effecting domestic preparedness.


Homeland Security Resources:

• The Office of Emergency Management needs your assistance in developing a statewide emergency response needs assessment. These numbers will be used to assist emergency planners and to determine whether our cities will be eligible for upcoming federal homeland security money. Please fill out the Oregon Regionalization State Data Gathering Template and please return the completed document to the OEM by emailing kmurphy@oem.state.or.us. Thank you for your time.

• On the Homefront: Resources for Cities in Times of War: Web resources collected by the National League of Cities.

• Threat Level Action and Response Chart from the Oregon State Police and OEM.

• Information on the Homeland Security Advisory System from the White House web site.

• Homeland Security Preparedness for Rural America - presented at the 2002 LOC Conference by the Oregon Security Institute.

• Homeland Security: “What does it mean for your community” - presented at the 2002 LOC Conference by Oregon Emergency Management.

• NLC Publications on Homeland Security:
• "Practical Tools for Local Governments"
• "Federal Resources for Local Goverments"
• "Domestic Terrorism: Resources for Local Government"
• The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) website contains a guide for state and local use for emergency operations planning. It is available from the FEMA website or can be ordered through the mail. The document, "State and Local Guide (SLG) 101: Guide for All-Hazard Emergency Operations Planning" can be downloaded in total or in parts.

• "Domestic Terrorism: Resources for Local Government", a 64-page guide prepared by the National League of Cities in 2000.

Grants/Training

• Contact Oregon Emergency Management (OEM) for more information on grants available to local governments.

• See LOC's Funding/Grants and Training web pages for possible homeland security grant and training opportunities.


Handling Suspicious Mail

• FBI guidelines concerning suspicious letters and packages.

• CDC health advisory concerning anthrax threat letters.

• The Oregon Department of Administrative Services guidelines and procedures for handling suspicious mail items.

• Newberg's response guidelines for handling suspicious packages.

• The mail handling policy and procedures for Lane County, including additional information on anthrax.

Emergency Response Ordinances

• Sample emergency response plans and ordinances from Lake Oswego, Lebanon, Fairview, Hillsboro, Klamath Falls and West Linn.

• Information on Hillsboro's emergency procedures and disaster preparedness plans and resources.

• The City of Tualatin developed guidelines for bomb threat responses and a domestic terrorism employee response plan.

Other Emergency Management Resources

State Agencies:
• Oregon Emergency Management
• Oregon Health Division's resources on Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response

Federal Agencies:
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Centers for Disease Control - Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response
• National Domestic Preparedness Office

Other:
• Anser Institute for Homeland Security
• Terrorism Research Center




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