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CABARRUS COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN ANNEX Q :TERRORISM RESPONSE OPERATIONS I. PURPOSE The purpose of tl~is annex is to provide guidance for a county government response to a terrorist incident. II. SITUATION AND ASSUMPTIONS A. Terrorism is defined as criminal threats and/or acts by individuals or groups to achieve political, social, or economic gain or recognition by fear, intimidation, coercion, or violence against the government and its citizens. There are three primary phases associated with terrorist incidents: I. Crisis Marlagement. The efforts to identify, acquire, and plan the use ~'f~the resources needed to _anticipate, prevent, and/or resolve a threat or act of terrorism. Crisis Management is primarily a law enforcement function. It addresses the causes of a terrorist incident; the identity, motivation, and capability of the terrorists; and the types of weapons they employ. In a terrorist incident, a crisis management response may include traditional law enf0rcement missions such as intelligence, surveillance, tactical operations, behavioral assessment, negotiations, forensics, and investigations, as well as technical support rn~. sions such as weapon identification, deactivation, transfer and disposal of the weapc~, and limited decontamination. 2. Attack. An_ event involving a weapon of mass destruction that effects, or has the ability to effect, large numbers of people. This event causea or has the ability to cause a significant 10ss of life; destruction of buildings and local infrastructure; and disruption of services or the operations of the government. Typical methods of terrorist attacks are kidnappir~dlaostage situations, bombings, assassinations, or hijackings. 3. ConsequenCe Management. Consequence management responds to the impact a terrorist act has on public health, safety and the environment. Consequence management includes measures to protect public health, safety, and the environment, to restore essential governmenll-services, and to provide relief to governments, businesses, and individuals affected I~y the consequences of terrorism. In an actual or potential terrorist incident, command a~td control of local government resources may transition between the Cabarrus County Sheriff's Department, the Fire Department having jurisdiction, EMS, and the Cabarrus Coanty Emergency Management Office. The unified command team approach will be utilized to transition incident command and control among these agencies. B. The response ~to a terrorist attack must be coordinated and comprehensive. No single agency will be able to conduct this response alone. Each department will EOP/ANNEX Q 1 January 2003