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Bedford, Blair, Centre, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin & Snyder Counties |
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Our History and MissionIn response to the growing threat of the use of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), a major effort was launched in 1998 to properly organize the most effective scheme for Regional Counter-Terrorism Task Forces. Initial organizational attempts overlaid boundaries of both federal (Federal Bureau of Investigation, Environmental Protection Agency, emergency planning zones for nuclear power plants) and state (police, medical, environmental, National Guard, health and emergency management agencies). This attempt was given a lower priority than the efforts of the counties to define the groupings by their natural mutual aid alliances. The emphasis has been predicated on a “bottoms up” approach with ownership built-in to foster success. This caused some initial shifting of selected counties from one Regional Counter-Terrorism Task Force to another. Natural boundaries now are in effect. The objectives of the program are:
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Current Interest
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