A number of local, state
and federal agencies will participate in a simulated improvised explosive
device (IED) exercise at the Port of Tacoma on Friday. There will be two
scenarios along the Blair Waterway where IEDs will be discovered and disposed
of.
The purpose of the exercise
is to demonstrate how agencies and companies will respond together to a
potential terrorism threat within the Port of Tacoma. It will also evaluate
the improved interoperable communications between the agencies. Along with
emergency responder agencies, several Port of Tacoma terminals and the
International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) are participating in this
event.
Participants include the
Port of Tacoma, Tacoma Police Department, 10th Civil Support Team, APM
Terminal, Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Energy, Federal
Bureau of Investigation, Husky Terminal, International Longshore and
Warehouse Union (ILWU), Olympic Container Terminal, Pacific NW Terminal,
Pierce County Department of Emergency Management, Pierce County Sheriff’s
Department, Pierce County Terminal, Regional Intelligence Group, South Sound
911, Tacoma Fire Department, Totem Ocean Trailer Express (TOTEM),
Transportation Security Administration, United States Coast Guard, Washington
State Department of Ecology, Washington State Fusion Center, and the
Washington State Patrol Bomb Squad.
This exercise is funded
through the Port Security Grant program of the federal Department of Homeland
Security.
Media Only:
Media are invited to the
first disarming scenario at the TOTE terminal from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. on the
day of the exercise. Please meet at the Incident Command Post at the Naval
Reserve Center, 1001 Alexander Ave. E in Tacoma. Views of the initial
assessment, detection of a radiological device and the deployment of the bomb
squads will be available during this time.
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Counter-terrorism Exercise at Port
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