What Waukesha County Has Done?
Waukesha County has been preparing for terrorist attacks for several years. In 1999, Waukesha County conducted a full scale exercise with the U.S. Navy at the Waukesha County Courthouse involving a supposed anthrax attack. Waukesha County has also been providing training and equipment to local first responders such as law enforcement officials, fire departments and hazmat teams. The Office of Emergency Management, in conjunction with law enforcement, FBI, fire/EMS, Red Cross, hospitals, physicians, and the county public health department, has prepared a Terrorism Response Plan as well as a Bioterrorism Response Plan. These plans are both part of Waukesha County’s All Hazards Emergency Operations Plan. Waukesha County will continue to conduct exercises and pursue training and equipment for its first responders. What You Can Do? Preparing for a terrorist incident includes many of the same techniques used to prepare for other crises. • Be alert and aware of the surrounding area. The very
