# Presentation: 296891

## United States Fire AdministrationEmergency Management and Response ISAC

**Protecting the Critical Infrastructures of the Emergency Management **
**and Response (EMR) Sector**

## US Fire AdministrationEMR-ISAC 

***Emergency Management and Response-***
***Information Sharing and Analysis Center***
**National Emergency Training Center**
**16825 South Seton Ave.**
**Emmitsburg, MD  21727**
**301-447-1325**
_**emr-isac@dhs.gov**_

## US Fire AdministrationEMR-ISAC

**EMR-ISAC Membership**
**	****All emergency management, emergency medical services, fire, law enforcement, and hazardous materials responder agencies and their members.**

## US Fire AdministrationEMR-ISAC

**EMR-ISAC Critical Infrastructure**
**Protection (CIP) Definitions**
**   **_**Proactive activities**_** to *****protect***** people, physical entities, and communication systems.**
**   **_**Methods and resources**_** to *****deter *****or *****mitigate***** attacks against critical infrastructures.**

## US Fire AdministrationEMR-ISAC

**Critical Infrastructure Protection is for All Hazards**
**   ****Natural**

**   ****Accidental**

**   ****Deliberate**

**  ****The Emergency Services**

**Are community critical infrastructures.**
**Protect other community infrastructures.**
**Must protect their own internal critical infrastructures.**

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**Emergency Services Critical Infrastructures**
** ****Personnel**
** ****Physical assets**
** ****Computer &**
**   ****communications**
**   ****systems **
**Must be intact and operational 24x7.**

**US Fire Administration****EMR-ISAC**

## US Fire AdministrationEMR-ISAC

**CIP is **_**chief officer**_** business.**
_**Senior leaders**_** must decide **
**	****what really needs protection.**
**There is **_**no**_** tolerance**
**	****for waste or misguided**
**	****spending.**

**A Leadership Responsibility**

## US Fire AdministrationEMR-ISAC

**EMR-ISAC Mission**
**	****Promote critical infrastructure **_**protection**_** and the **_**deterrence**_** or **_**mitigation**_** of attacks by providing timely and consequential CIP information to the senior leaders of the Emergency Services Sector. **

## US Fire AdministrationEMR-ISAC

**Major EMR-ISAC Tasks**
**Conducts daily research for current issues.**
**Publishes weekly INFOGRAMs and periodic CIP Bulletins.**

## US Fire AdministrationEMR-ISAC

**Major EMR-ISAC Tasks**
**Disseminates Sensitive CIP Notices For Official Use Only.**
**Develops instructional materials for CIP implementation or training needs.**

## US Fire AdministrationEMR-ISAC

**Major EMR-ISAC Tasks**
**Provides technical assistance to Emergency Services Sector members.**
**Conducts daily interface with DHS to exchange threat information, discuss CIP issues, etc.**

## US Fire AdministrationEMR-ISAC

- 	**CIP Methodology**
- 	**Protect infrastructures and deter attacks by proactive implementation of the **_**Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Process.**_

## US Fire AdministrationEMR-ISAC

**CIP Process Introduction**
**A **_**systematic and analytical process**_** to identify and protect only that which really needs protection.**
**A **_**time-efficient and resource-restrained practice**_** intended for repeated use.**

## The EMR-ISAC CIP Process          

Identify critical infrastructures 
Determine the threats 
Analyze vulnerabilities 
Assess risks 
Apply countermeasures

**Identify critical infrastructures **
**Determine the threats **
**Analyze vulnerabilities **
**Assess risks **
**Apply countermeasures**

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## US Fire AdministrationEMR-ISAC

**CIP Process Job Aid **
**     ****User-friendly guide to support the implementation of the CIP process.**
**     ****Accessible at: **
**     ****http://www.usfa.fema.gov/fire-**
**                ****service/cipc/cipc-jobaid.shtm**

## US Fire AdministrationEMR-ISAC

**HSAS Preparedness Guide**
**     ****Preparedness guide to assist with the implementation Homeland Security Advisory System (HSAS).**
**     ****Accessible at:      **
**	****http://www.usfa.fema.gov/fire-              ****	****	****	****service/cipc/cipc-jobaid.shtm**

## US Fire AdministrationEMR-ISAC

**    ****EMR-ISAC Information Archive**
**     ****CIP information is available at:**
**	****http://www.usfa.fema.gov/fire- **
**	****	****service/cipc/cipc-new.shtm**
**	****http://www.disasterhelp.gov **

## US Fire AdministrationEMR-ISAC

**    ****Information Exchange**
**      ****Chief officers must commit to report suspicious**
**	****activities or incidents to the DHS at:**
**      **_[NICC@DHS.GOV](mailto:NICC@DHS.GOV)__ or 202-282-9201/9202._
**      ****An uninterrupted information exchange will enable leaders to make informed decisions.**

## US Fire AdministrationEMR-ISAC

**Conclusion**
**      ****The emergency services are critical infrastructures as well as the protectors of critical infrastructures.**
** **
**      ****Commitment of Emergency Services Leaders **
**      ****to the CIP process will ensure the response-ability and mission success of their agencies.**