Northern Lights Exercise: Not for Profit Group InfraGard to Lead Five-State Terrorism Response Event

Sept. 13, 2010 - PRLog -- Hundreds of participants from Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska will explore the nature of the terrorism threat in the US and share ideas for coordination and response to emergencies and disasters.

There are more than 40,000 members found in independent chapters across the US.  At more than 960 members , the Minnesota chapter is one of InfraGard’s largest.  

The exercise will have three specific goals: help participants understand the local and global threat of terrorism, identify gaps and opportunities in information-sharing and emergency response processes and discuss long-term goals  to reduce vulnerability, coordinate response, collaborate on preparedness and maximize limited resources.  
"The focus of this exercise will be critical infrastructure -- those systems like power and telecommunications -- that are vital to all aspects of daily life." said Chris Terzich, President of the InfraGard Minnesota Members Alliance. "Our exercise involves multiple states because critical infrastructure sectors are interdependent and do not stop at state lines."

For more information about the Northern Lights Exercise, visit http://sites.google.com/site/northernex5/.

About the Group:
InfraGard Minnesota Members Alliance is a 501(c)3 Minnesota Not-For-Profit partnership with the FBI. InfraGard is a national information sharing and analysis program that serves the interests and combines the knowledge of a wide range of members.   For more information, visit http://mnisac.org

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InfraGard is a partnership between the U.S. Government (led by the FBI) and businesses, academic institutions, state and local law enforcement agencies, and other participants dedicated to increasing the security of United States critical infrastructures.