I. PURPOSE
To provide a comprehensive and effective counterterrorism program

II. SITUATIONS AND ASSUMPTIONS
A. Situation
· The site of any potential or confirmed terrorist attack must be considered and treated as a crime scene.
· Responders should consider themselves vulnerable to a secondary or delayed device, particularly a bomb. It is not uncommon for such a tactic to be employed with the specific intention of harming emergen- cy respondents.
· Responders should not disregard any person or persons at the scene as potential perpetrators. As a general rule, victims, witnesses, and by- standers should not be ignored.
· The criminal incidents which pose the most dangerous challenge to emergency responders are those which involve unconventional com- ponents such as nuclear, biological, or chemical elements (NBC Ele- ments). These unconventional elements are commonly referred to as weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
· Based on past history, terrorist acts quite often involve Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) which are highly unstable and require emergency responders to exercise great caution when responding to an event which may also involve a delayed device.
· Experience demonstrates that the delivery of EMS is the most critical to injured people within the first fifteen (15) to thirty (30) minutes of the incident. A terrorist event may overwhelm EMS resources, and it often requires fifteen (15) to thirty (30) minutes to activate mutual assistance agreements.
· A terrorist event may result in emergency responders assisting injured people in a badly damaged building or facility which could result in the injury or death of the responders.
· Initially emergency responders may not be aware of the fact that they are reacting to a terrorist act.

B. Assumptions
· The effects of a WMD will, in all likelihood, overwhelm local, region-al, and state emergency response systems.
· Given the nature of many potential terrorist targets, such as government facilities housing police, fire, and emergency services and emergency communications, a terrorist incident could seriously impair the initial local emergency response.
· The fact that an emergency/disaster event was the result of a terrorist incident may not be evident initially and may not be determined until quite some time has passed.
· A terrorist event/incident will occur with little or no warning and will involve a range of tactics such as bombing, WMD, hostage taking, and similar events.
· Some potential terrorist targets, such as industrial sites, will have some level of terrorist security measures in place as a part of their risk man- agement plans and operations.
· Some potential terrorist targets, particularly industrial sites which han-dle chemical or other potentially hazardous materials, will have resour- ces on-site to respond to a terrorist incident, but in the case of WMD these resources could be severely damaged and overwhelmed.
· The first responsibility of all emergency responders is the protection and saving of lives. Rescue activities and the delivery of emergency medical concerns must be the prime concern.

III. OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS
A. Management Concepts
· Emergency functions for various responder groups will in general parallel their normal day-to-day functions, and to the extent possible, the same personnel and material resources will be employed in normal and emergency cases.
· A disaster is recognized as a situation in which the normal way of operating is no longer possible. But, while it is desirable to maintain organizational and operational continuity, in large scale disasters it may be necessary to draw on basic capabilities and direct these skills where they are most needed.
· The WCEOP utilizes an integrated emergency management system (IEMS) and is concerned with all forms or types of emergency situa- tions which may develop. This Plan accounts for activities before, during, and after emergency operations.
· The core leaders of the counterterrorist response effort will involve the heads of the law enforcement agency and fire fighting unit within the jurisdiction and the Director of the WCOES.
· These agencies command the key elements and resources required for responding to a terrorist act. The leaders of the agencies have the responsibility to ensure that their agency is capable of responding to a terrorist event at any time. To accomplish each, such agency has the following responsibilities:
· Remain current in information regarding a terrorist threat,
· Meet regularly and designate alternate members who will be kept up-to-date on information,
· Maintain contact and liaison with support agencies and the State Office of Emergency Services,
· Schedule required training for key members and conduct annual Terrorism Counteraction Exercises (TCE),
· Update, refine, and test organizational plans, including the WCCP, and
· Ensure that their organization is prepared to respond when activacted..

B. Crisis Management Team (CMT)
1. CMT Formation:
· A Crisis Management Team (CMT) is a command team spe-cializing in the management of terrorist incidents.
· To ensure their effectiveness the CMT members should be:
· trained in counterterrorism measures,
· receive appropriate intelligence information regarding the terrorist threat to there area of responsibility,
· coordinate their activities with the local FBI Office
· invite the FBI senior agent-in-charge to CMT meetings.
2. CMT Responsibilities
· The CMT must be prepared to respond to and manage a terror-ist incident with local resources.
· The CMT must be prepared to provide the initial response to a terrorist incident and provide any resources that may be request- ed by other agencies such as the State Police or the FBI.
· The CMT must be prepared to manage the entire incident.
· The CMT will have the primary responsibility for developing the Terrorism Counteraction Plan (TCP) in coordination with lead, primary, and support agencies, and which should compliment normal operating procedures.
· The TCP should always include provisions for a protracted ter-rorist event, such as:
· Assignment of alternate team members,
· Protocols regarding the transfer of responsibilities during a prolonged event,
· Ensure that all team members and their alternates under-stand the CMT's overall tasks and their particular tasks.
3. CMT Capabilities
· Whenever possible, resolve an incident without any casualties.
· Influence and manage the continuous information flow from civilian law enforcement and other agencies involved in the sit- uation.
· Be prepared to resolve an incident without any additional re-sources.
· Be able to deal with multiple and diversionary tactics.
· Operate effectively under the understanding that if the incident has political ramifications, politicians will probably be involved in the decision making throughout the entire incident.
· Receive, analyze, use, and disseminate information and intelli-gence at all levels of command and control.
· Deal with a rapidly shifting series of encouters.
· Deal with an incident that may become mobile.

IV. RESPONSIBILITIES
A. Law Enforcement
· In a terrorist event law enforcement is responsible for all the earlier tasks with the additional responsibility for taking control of and man- agement over a crime scene.
· The appropriate Police Chief or Sheriff will take command of the man-agement of the incident acting as the Lead Law Enforcement Officer.
· Local law enforcement has the initial responsibility of establishing the inner and outer perimeter security at the incident scene.
· The Lead Law Enforcement Officer will designate an Incident Com-mander who will take over command of the tactical situation of the in- cident site.
· The Incident Commander will determine the size of the outer-peri-meter security team to match the needs of the situation.
· Passage through the outer-perimeter will be coordinated with the Inci-dent Commander.
· The outer-perimeter team may be used to:
· Establish and maintain the area outside the perimeter of the incident scene,
· Evacuate and seal off the area,
· Control access to the incident scene,
· Guard critical and restricted areas outside the incident area, and
· Augment on-site personnel.
· The Incident Commander will determine the size of the inner-peri-meter team given the available resources and the degree of control re- quried by the situation.
· The inner-perimeter team is responsible for controlling the physical environment surrounding the incident.
· The inner-perimeter team has the responsibilities to:
· Prevent the loss of life,
· Maintain self-defense,
· Gather and report intelligence.
· If the terrorist event involves a hostage-taking situation, a negotiation team may be employed on the order of the Incident Commander.
· The Incident Commander has the responsibility of recommending the use of appropriate force in hostage or barricade terrorist event, which can involve three options:
· An immediate assault with initial forces,
· Contain and stabilize the incident,
· A planned assault on the terrorist which usually involves one or two Special Response Teams (SRTs).
· Once a terrorist or hostage situation is defined, local law en-forcement will respond in a fast and efficient manner to counter the incident.

B. Wood County Office of Emergency Services
· The WCCP assumes that a terrorist act will occur with little or no warning and be timed so as to produce the greatest amount of casual- ties possible and cause widespread damage.
· During the response period, during and immediately following an inci-dent, WCOES will take actions to identify requirements, mobilize, and deploy resources to the area effected by the incident to assist in lifesav- ing and life protection response efforts.
· Upon notification of a suspected or confirmed terrorist incident, the Director of the WCOES will activate the Wood County Emergency Operations Center (WCEOC) and will then:
· Notify the Director of the West Virginia Office of Emergency Services of the situation and if necessary, provide them with a list of alternate EOC locations.
· Upon its activation, the WCOEC will implement the following tasks and perform the following requirements:
· Gather information about the terrorist incident,
· Implement information and planning activities,
· Act as the point of contact for State department and agencies,
· Establish communication links with State department and agen-cies, and
· If required, support the deployment of the State Rapid Impact Assessment Teams.
· The Director of the WCOES will utilize local capabilities to quickly determine the potential impact of the terrorist incident and will identify, mobilize, and deploy resources to support response activities within the area affected.

C. Fire Service Agencies
· The responsibilities of fire service agencies in disaster or terrorist situa-tions are basically the same as in daily operations. These responsibili- ties include:
· Hazardous Materials Management
· Fire Control
· Rescue Operations
· Public Warning Systems
· Radiological Preparedness Activities
· Each agency will be responsible for conducting operations within its fire service area.
· In the case of a terrorist event, the fire service emergency operations will be directed from the WCOEC by the Fire Coordinator.
· Fire service operations during or as the result of a terrorist event which involve multi-city or multi-emergency operations will be coordinated from the EOC.
· If a terrorist event requires the involvement of two or more fire service agencies as anticipated in existing mutual aid agreements, requests for mutual aid should be directed to the County Chief.
· Rescue operations will be implemented as directed by each depart-ment's procedures except in situations where a downed aircraft is in- volved.
· Assistance from State or volunteer agencies will be directed to the Director of the Wood County Office of Emergency Services.
· Fire service responders at the scene of a potential or verified terrorist event should bear in mind that they are involved in a crime scene.

V. INVENTORY OF POTENTIAL TERRORIST TARGETS
· The WCOES will develop and maintain an inventory of potential terrorist targets in Wood County.
· These potential targets will be organized in the inventory according to the following categories:
· Government
· Commercial/Financial
· Transportation
· Recreation
· Miscellaneous
· The following information will be collected on each potential target:
· Facility Name
· Facility Type
· Location
· Consequences of a Terrorist Attack with Estimated Casualties
· Primary Point of Contact (POC)
· Alternate POC
· Target Selection/Assessment Factors
· Risk Level












AUTHORITIES AND REFERENCES
1. Federal Emergency Management Agency. Guide For All Hazard Emergency Operations: SLG 101.
2. Wood County Office of Emergency Services. Wood County Couterterrorism Plan,
1997.
3. Wood County Office of Emergency Services. Wood County Couterterrorism Plan:
Inventory of Potential Terrorist Targets, 1997.