ESF #13 - Public Safety and Security Annex.&.Terrorism Incident ...

Terrorism Incident AnnexPurpose and Scope! The purpose of this annex is to facilitate an effective Federallaw enforcement and investigative response to all threats oracts of terrorism within the United States, regardless ofwhether they are deemed credible and/or whether they escalateto an INS. This annex establishes the structure for asystematic, coordinated, unified, timely, and effective nationallaw enforcement and investigative response to threats or actsof terrorism within the United States.! Provides planning guidance and outlines operational conceptsfor the Federal law enforcement and investigative response to athreatened or actual terrorist incident within the United States.! Acknowledges and outlines the unique nature of each threat orincident, the capabilities of local jurisdictions, and the lawenforcement and investigative activities necessary to preventor mitigate a specific threat or incident.