Law Enforcement, Educators, and Emergency Planners to Participate in Mock Terrorist Attack Training Exercise: “STAR 09” (School Terrorism Awareness and Response)
| FBI Los Angeles May 12, 2009 |
WHAT: Local and federal emergency response agencies will conduct a training exercise focused on the potential for a terrorist attack on an area school. This purpose of the training, which is being hosted by the FBI’s private sector alliance, “InfraGard,” and the Naval Postgraduate School’s Center for Asymmetric Warfare, is to assess the critical needs of private and public organizations in order to prevent, or adequately respond, to a terrorist attack on a school campus. The training is meant to provide participants with the opportunity to train in a school takeover scenario in order to enhance unique skills associated with such a response.
WHEN: Saturday, May 16, 2009. Event begins promptly at 8:30 a.m. with welcome, introductions and formal statements by various agency leaders, followed by an opportunity at 9:15 a.m. for officials to address the press and answer questions. Media will also have an opportunity to film simulated tactical air and ground operations relevant to a school hostage
scenario from 9:40—10:00 a.m.
WHO:
- Los Angeles & San Diego InfraGard Member Alliance
- Federal Bureau of Investigation, Los Angeles Office
- Naval Postgraduate School, Center for Asymmetric Warfare
- El Rancho Unified School District & El Rancho USD Police
- City of Pico Rivera
- LA County Sherriff Department (Emergency Operation Bureau, Special Enforcement Bureau Office of Homeland Security)
- LA County Office of Education
- LA County Chief Executive Office, Office of Emergency Management
- LA County Fire Department
- LA County Department of Mental Health
- Joint Regional Intelligence Center (JRIC)
WHERE: El Rancho High School campus, 6501 Passons Blvd., Pico Rivera, CA 90660
MEDIA CONTACTS:
FBI: Laura Eimiller: 310 996-3343, or cell: 310 420-6441
InfraGard, Los Angeles Chapter: Richard L. Jones: 818 262-1854
Exercise Manager: Naval Postgraduate School: Alan Jaeger: 805 989-1786
Los Angeles County Office of Education: Richard F. de la Torre: 562 922-6492
Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management: Ken Kondo: 213 792-5128
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department: Media Relations: 323 526-5641
City of Pico Rivera: Bob Spencer: 562 801-4322