editor Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 HARRIS COUNTY TO HOST BIO-TERRORISM WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION EXERCISEHouston - Governor Rick Perry has selected Harris County to host a Bio-terrorism Weapons of Mass Destruction Modified Full-Scale Exercise (MFSE). The MFSE will test the command and control nodes of the incident itself and the actual response capabilities of the combined Harris County and City of Houston Health Departments in the event of a potential bio-terrorism attack."We appreciate the opportunity to conduct this drill," says County Judge Robert Eckels." This MFSE will allow us to sharpen our coordination of our response to any potential terrorist event. We are also grateful to Governor Perry and the Department of Homeland Security for providing the funding that will enable us to ensure that our county is prepared. The exercise will be a valuable lesson for our city and county departments to learn how to better work together in the event of any disaster--whether natural or manmade. We can never be too prepared."The scenario developed is a worst case, realistic scenario intended to demonstrate and test consequence-management ability. A tabletop exercise will be conducted to emphasize coordinated strategic responses from the federal, state and local decision makers. A decontamination site and the dispensing of pharmaceuticals to the public will also be tested.The Emergency Operations Center located at Houston Transtar and the City of Houston's Emergency Operations Center will both be activated.Reliant Center, Hall "A", will be the staging site for the tabletop exercise, as well as the decontamination and dispensing activities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 I wonder why, almost 3 years after 9/11, are we only now getting this. But with all the extra money flowing in, maybe our Police (like every other town in America) can get better stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westguy Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 The WMD were here all along? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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