Special Event Preparedness in 
a Post 9/11 World 

Intergovernmental Law Enforcement 
and Public Safety Coordination 


Special or Major events are not new to 
Law Enforcement 

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New Years Eve Celebrations 

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Major Sporting Events 

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Political Conventions 

What is new is the need for all agencies to include terrorism preparedness as 
part of the overall security plan under the National Incident Management System and the National Response Plan. 


National Special Security Events 

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Homeland Security Presidential Directive-7 empowers
the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate
NSSEs.

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2004 Republican and Democrat National Conventions 
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2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City 

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Presidential Decision Directive-62 outlines federal roles 
and responsibilities for NSSEs: 

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U.S. Secret Service is lead federal agency for designing the security plan with local, state and federal law enforcement and public safety agencies. 

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FBI is the lead federal agency for intelligence and counter-terrorism operations. 

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FEMA is the lead federal agency for emergency responseand recovery planning and coordination. 


Special Event Homeland Security Level 
I-IV System 

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System designed to track and manage events 
that dont rise to the level of a NSSE. 

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Secretary of DHS sets the level for each event 
based upon lists supplied by state, territorial, 
tribal and local governments. 

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Based upon recommendations from the Special 
Event Working Group 

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Level I and II Events receive a Federal 
Coordinator appointed by the DHS Secretary to 
coordinate federal assistance to law enforcement 
and public safety agencies. 


Special Event Homeland Security Levels 

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Level I  A major national or international event requiring
significant federal support and situational awareness.
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2006 Super Bowl
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Federal Coordinator & Support Plan


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Level II  A medium national or international event
requiring federal support and situational awareness.
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Iraqi Elections in the U.S.
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Federal Coordinator & Support Plan


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Level III  A low magnitude event requiring limited federal support and situational awareness. 

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Level IV  An event that requires federal awareness but
no direct federal support or involvement.



National Incident Management System


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HSPD-5 required the Secretary of DHS to
construct the NIMS and the National Response
Plan (NRP)


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NIMS represents a core set of doctrine,
terminology and organizational templates to
enable effective incident management.

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NIMS is based on the Incident Command System 

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NIMS is not an operational plan. Rather, it is the 
backbone and template for operational plans such 
as the NRP. 



National Incident Management System


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The NIMS backbone can be an effective
template from which to design and
implement security for major events
across the continuum of prevention and
protection through to response and
recovery activities.


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Under HSPD-5, by September 30, 2006
all local, state, territorial and tribal
agencies must be NIMS compliant in
order to receive federal grant funds,
including DHS grants.




National Incident Management System 
Basic Template for Management of Events 

Bubble Chart:
(Unified Command) 
-Planning
-Operations
-Logistics
-Finance/Administration


National Response Plan


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As required by HSPD-5, the NRP 
establishes a single, comprehensive plan 
for domestic incident management 
including prevention, protection, response 
and recovery activities. 

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The NRP is an all-hazards plan, built on 
the template of the National Incident 
Management System, with 15 Emergency 
Support Functions which feed into the 
four major functional areas under NIMS. 


National Response Plan 
Emergency Support Functions 

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ESF 1 Transportation 
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ESF 2 Communications 
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ESF 3 Public Works 
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ESF 4 Firefighting 
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ESF 5 Emergency Management 
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ESF 6 Mass Care, Housing, and Human Services 
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ESF 7 Resource Support 
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ESF 8 Public Health and Medical Services 
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ESF 9 Urban Search and Rescue 
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ESF 10 Oil and Hazardous Materials Response 
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ESF 11 Agriculture and Natural Resources 
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ESF 12 Energy 
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ESF 13 Public Safety and Security 
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ESF 14 Long-Term Recovery and Mitigation 
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ESF 15 External Affairs 


National Response Plan
Principal Federal Official

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Designated by the Secretary of DHS. 
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Does not have to be a DHS employee (FBI, ATF, DEA etc.) 

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For special events, NSSEs such as the 2004 political conventions, participates in ongoing steady-state preparedness efforts leading up to the event; 

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Lead Federal official for ensuring overall coordination of Federal domestic incident management and resource allocation activities; 

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Ensuring the integration of Federal activities in support of and in coordination with State, local, and tribal requirements; and 

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Serving as a primary point of contact with State, local, and tribal senior elected/appointed officials, the media, and the private sector. 


National Response Plan 
Joint Field Office 

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The JFO is a multi-agency coordination center established locally at or near the event. Depending on the size and scope of the event, there may be multiple JFOs established for a single event. 

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The JFO provides a central location for coordination of Federal, State, local, tribal, 
nongovernmental, and private-sector organizations with primary responsibility for prevention, protection, response and recovery operations. 


Joint Field Office Structure for NSSEs, 
and other Special Events 

Picture of Chart:
JFO Coordination Group: Principal Federal Official
-Federal Coordinating Officer
-State Coordinating Officer
-Senior Federal Officials
(In some instances, the JFO Coordination Group may include NGO and/or private-sector representatives, as appropriate.)
JFO Coordination Staff: Chief of Staff (Safety Coordinator, Liaison Officer(s), Infrastructure Liaison, and Others as needed)
-External Affairs
-Office of Inspector General
-Defense Coordinating Officer
JFO Sections
Operations Section
-Security Operations Brance (MCC)
-Law Enforcement Investigative Operations (JOC) Branch
- Response and Recovery Operations Branch
Planning Section
Logistics Section
Finance/Admin Section (Comptroller) 
(Branches and sub-units established as needed)


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