Municipal terrorism management in the United States
- 1 August 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Emerald Publishing in Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal
- Vol. 12 (3) , 190-202
- https://doi.org/10.1108/09653560310480668
Abstract
In the USA, terrorist threats captured government attention following 11 September 2001. Cities remain the most likely setting for terrorist incidents. Many cities, building on a successful federal program begun in 1997, have developed metropolitan medical response systems (MMRS) to address the consequences of terrorist incidents. The basic system design has been tested both through drills and incidents – including the attacks on the World Trade Center – and appears to function well. This paper describes the philosophy and elements of the MMRS model. The model has considerable value as a readily exportable strategy for responding to municipal terrorist incidents.Keywords
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