Overview of a Transit SecurityEmergency Preparedness Program

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Overview of a Transit Security/Emergency
Preparedness Program

• Rod Baker
• Chief of Transit Police
• Pierce Transit Department of Public Safety

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What is a System Security/Emergency Preparedness
Program?

• A formal management method that

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S.S.E.P.P. Model
SSEPP
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Threat and Vulnerability Assessment (TVA)

• A technique for identifying, assessing and
  resolving security threats to the system.

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T.V.A. 8 Step Process
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Elements of Protection

• SECURITY MANAGEMENT
• Police/Security Dept.
• Roles Responsibilities
• Deployment
• Procedures
• Bomb Threat /Emerg. Response
• Transit Mgmt Employees
• Roles Responsibilities
• Awareness
• Emerg. Procedures
• Incident Reporting

• SECURITY PLANNING
• System Security Program
• SSEPP
• Information Security Plan
• Technology Plan
• Capitol Improvement Plan
• COOP Plan

PROTECT CRITICAL ASSETS

• THREAT
• VULNERABILITY
• RESOLUTION
• Asset Identification
• Threat Identification
• Scenario Analysis
• Vulnerability Prioritization
• Countermeasures
• On-going Evaluations

• EMERGENCY RESPONSE
• Emergency Plans
• COOP Plan
• Training Drills
• Coordination with other
• Public Safety Agencies
• NRP
• SERP
• CERP
• Muni Resp. Plan

• PHYSICAL SECURITY
• PROCEDURES
• Access Control
• CCTV
• Communications
• Intrusion Detection
• Blast Hardening/Mitigation

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System Security Program Goal

• To formalize a management method that
• Encourages the more efficient allocation of
  resources to respond to those incidents that do
  occur.

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Focus of a System Security, Emerg. Prep. Program

• Prevention

Reporting.
Monitoring Security
Managing Incidents
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Keys to a (SSEPP) Program

• Executive level management support
• Prevention vs. response
• Includes all departments
• Data collection/analysis
• Documentation and planning
• Dedicated Resources Financial Support
• All Hazards Approach

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System Security Emergency Management

• The organized planning controlling and
  integration of all transit agency efforts
  directed towards an system security and Emergency
  Preparedness.

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Program Must Define Responsibilities of

• Senior Management/Executive
• Security/Police Department
• Security Committee
• All Transit Departments
• Employees
• Patrons/Community Outreach
• External Organizations/Relationships

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System Security Emergency Preparedness Plan
(SSEPP)

• The plan identifies, documents and manages the
  ways in which the security/police department,
  other departments, employees and patrons are
  responsible for security and emergency
  preparedness.

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Program Plan Clarifies Program Objectives

• Level of risk acceptable to management
• Agency wide security goals to achieve this level
• Security tasks to be performed
• Cooperative features
• Mission statement
• Schedule for review.

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• Problem Oriented/Problem Solving Security

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Concepts of Problem Oriented Security

• Police/Security work is solving problems
• Underlying conditions create problems
• Problem solving looks at everything that might
  play a part in creating problems
• Agency-wide strategy to encourage and guide all
  personnel to engage in problem solving.

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For the SSEPP to be Effective

• Must be Proactive
• Must take and All Hazards approach
• Must involve positive relationships with Public
  and Private Sector
• Must be System Wide
• All Employees
• Passengers
• Other multi-level government agencies

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Rod Baker 253-581-8064 Desk 253-377-2467
Cell rbaker_at_piercetransit.org