Mitigation Journal

This week on Mitigation Journal:Special welcome to Jason, listening to us from Fredrick County, MD!A Rochester 9-1-1 operator has been accused of searching data bases including the Terrorism Watch List with 277 names. The searches seemed to have been conducted in January of 2006 and again in October or 2007. Officials believe she intended (or maybe already has) passed information along to "others". Knowing if you or others are on the Terrorist Watch List would be a major piece of intel should you want to carry out an attack...here or anywhere. By the way, the (now ex-) 9-1-1 operator claims discrimination because she is Muslim. I'm going to take this seriously. September is National Preparedness Month! Our Preparedness Tip this week is: Knowing what you childs school emergency plan is vital in cases of emergency or disaster. Do you know what your childs school is going to do in the event of a natural disaster or other crisis? Request a copy of you childs school's emergency plan for these event...keep it and r