Attachment A - Security Planning Information
1. Keeping staff and supplies safe at the LRS will be very important
2. Local Law Enforcement should be engaged in the SNS planning process.
3. Each individual LRS location shall have a written security plan.
a. This plan should address the following:
i. Potential risk areas (e.g. Large number of access points to
pods)
ii. Analysis of the surrounding area (e.g., providing adequate
onsite or nearby parking near high-flow streets or freeways).
iii. Specific physical security measures and measures to effectively
safeguard personnel at the LRS
iv. Security measures to mitigate risk (e.g., reducing number of
access points to the LRS)
v. LRS layout (e.g., allowing a controlled patient flow)
vi. Procedures for managing disorderly persons or crowds, traffic
into and out of the facility, and parking
vii. Traffic plans (the mix of roads, streets, and highways at each
will differ)
viii. Number of security-support team members needed per shift
ix. Communications resources and plans for security team
members
x. Security management structure (chain of command)
b. The following Items MUST be included in the WRITTEN security
plan based on requirements in the Technical Assistance Review Tool:
i. Written security and vulnerability assessments for each facility
1. Location and facility strengths and weakness
ii. Plans for interior and exterior physical security
1. Security sweep prior to SNS arrival
2. Establish command center
3. Establish sufficient number of Law Enforcement
Officer assignments
4. Establish shifts
5. Crowd and traffic control
6. Determine if specialized units necessary (canine,
Explosive Ordinance Disposal (Bomb Squad), tactical,
traffic, etc.)
7. Determine if additional physical barriers are necessary
and identify a source
8. Determine if additional lighting is necessary and
identify a source
iii. Access Control/Identification Plans
1. Established staging areas for personnel & vehicles
2. Incoming and outgoing vehicular traffic control
3. Determine proper identification for workers
iv. Communications Plans
1. Provide radios to ensure communication and
coordination between Law Enforcement Organizations
2. Determine radio channels
v. Security Breach Plans
4. North Carolina recognizes that these written plans are likely to be considered
secure documents by the law enforcement agency writing them. Each local
SNS plan should include information on the following:
a. What law enforcement agencies have jurisdiction within the area
covered by the plan
b. Contact information for the law enforcement agency responsible for
the security plan
c. Any pertinent general information related to law enforcement in the
area