Building the Right Regional Framework for Preparedness and Response


 

Publication Date: January 2006

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Edwin Meese

Research Area: Government; Social conditions

Keywords: Homeland defense; regional

Type: Report

Abstract:

State and local first responders are essential partners in the war on terrorism. When the Pentagon was attacked on 9/11, it was police, fire, and emergency services personnel from nearby counties that reacted. These state and local officials need to have input to planning at the federal level.