Managing the Information: Preemergency Networking Through Postincident Hotwash

摘要

IN AN AGE OF INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC TERROR, fire service and law enforcement representatives are working collaboratively with the private sector and media across the country to find ways to enhance their response capabilities and better secure their emergency scenes. This article addresses the critical role information and intelligence management plays in a terrorism incident, from the preinci-dent development of interagency collaboration and media re-lationships to the coordination of information and intelligence gathered and shared by responding agencies from the event's inception through its resolution, and addresses message con-trol with the media, concerned parties, and the general public.