CRM-discussion 1

Running head: ACTION AND PREPAREDNESS 1

ACTION AND PREPAREDNESS 4

Tanearea Smith

These documents showed that knowing this information before something tragic happens is very vital to saving lives and minimizing the amount of damage and lives are lost. In each case of terrorism described in these documents the local responders were caught of guard and not prepared to respond in the way they should have. Things that they needed like communication were lacking and because of this the response to these attacks was not as helpful as it could have been though they did a great job with the training and skills they had. Not only had they not been trained for an attack of this nature they had also not been trained for an attack of this caliber. When these attacks took place most people were in shock that anything like these attacks could even happen on American soil so its needless to say they had no clue how to react.

Increasing the awareness of terrorist attacks is a very important part of helping be ready. A lot of us as Americans including our Law enforcement and emergency teams felt before these attack the this could never happen to us, this was simple miseducation on lack of education on the topic. Even after seeing the devastation suffered after these attacks some still believe that now more than ever we are some how to secure to be attacked again. This out of all of the things to be taught about countering terrorism is the one thing is can be easily done and make a huge impact. Just the knowledge that we are not safe from terror will give people a different mind set, it will put them on alarm and allow them to do other things that will be a help In countering this threat almost with out thinking.

Nicolette Wilson

 

The documents that were provided was a good look into how the emergency responses acted on September 11, 2001, in Arlington, Va.; as well as in Boston on April 15, 2013. The Pentagon attack was not organized at first because the two pagers did not send out the pages to all the pagers. The paging system also failed when it sent out the pages hours after the attack. (Arlington, 2001). Most of the individuals who received the pages did not know what they meant. In the Boston bombings in less than 40 minutes the Unified Command shifted the operations to Unified Command Center in a Westin Hotel.

It is important to understand what to do in a terrorist attack. Understanding who to call or who to put on alert is a crucial part to getting injured victims to hospitals in time to save them. This also will come into account for moving died bodies once personal can do so. The attacks on September 11, 2001 in New York left the NYPD unprepared and shocked as to do. The Boston bombings were a little more organized. “Following the explosions on Boylston Street, emergency responders (police, fire and EMS), BAA medical volunteers from Alpha Medical Tent, and numerous spectators and bystanders quickly responded to the critically injured, triaging their injuries and facilitating their transport to area hospitals.” (After Action Report for the Response to the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombings, 2013).