Terrorist Incident Planning Guidelines Published

Washington, May 21, 2001 -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced the availability of new terrorism preparedness planning guidance for state and local governments.

The terrorism planning guidance provides state and local emergency planners:

• Information and a framework for developing supplemental emergency operations plans to address the consequences of terrorist acts involving weapons of mass destruction; and
  
  
• A consistent planning approach to help foster efficient integration of state, local, and federal terrorism consequences management activities.

The new guidance, Attachment G - Terrorism, is a supplement to Chapter 6 of FEMA's State and Local Guide 101, Guide for All-Hazard Emergency Operations Planning. The document is posted on the FEMA Web site at www.fema.gov/rrr/gaheop.shtm. Printed copies will be available in June.

The terrorism planning guidance is the result of a coordinated effort involving FEMA, the National Emergency Management Association, the International Association of Emergency Managers, and the Federal Departments of Justice, Defense, Agriculture, Health and Human Services, and Veterans Affairs, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.