Public Safety Personnel Take Front-Line Role |
Friday, September 06, 2002 |
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Even before the horrific events of Sept. 11 came to an excruciating conclusion, police, firefighters and EMTs were forever transformed from uniformed public servants to front-line troops in the war against terrorism. Since then, federal, state and local agencies have banded together to craft a unified response to future terrorist attacks and have created multi-agency intelligence units to identify potential terrorists and stop them before they can strike. From the Boston Herald
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State's Anti-Terrorism Unit Helps Local Police Stay On Guard |
Tuesday, May 28, 2002 |
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Suburban public safety officials are in touch every day with their colleagues at the 2-month-old Statewide Anti-Terrorism Unified Response Network, or SATURN. ''Prior to SATURN being set up, we might have only heard about [a terrorism threat] on the news,'' according to Arlington Chief of Police Fred Ryan. ''But this multidisciplinary approach is going to make the biggest difference'' in coping with any threats or actual attacks. From the Boston Globe
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SATURN Workshops Travel to Amherst |
Wednesday, May 22, 2002 |
| Around 200 area police and fire officials
heard a sobering message from the state's highest
public-safety official Tuesday during two anti-terrorism
workshops held at the University of Massachusetts.
From the Daily Hampshire Gazette From the Union News |
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Shrewsbury Hosts SATURN Regional Orientation Workshops |
Wednesday, May 15, 2002 |
| The state's new anti-terrorism network
began taking form in Central Massachusetts yesterday
as more than 100 area police, emergency response
and fire officials had their first day of training
in detecting, preventing and responding to terrorism.
From the Worcester Telegram From the Metrowest Daily News |
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SATURN Regional Orientation Workshops Continue |
Tuesday, April 10, 2002 |
| At a two-hour orientation at Barnstable
High School yesterday, Public Safety Secretary James
P. Jajuga briefed more than 100 fire chiefs, police
chiefs and emergency management officials from across
southeastern Massachusetts about their new roles
in the state's anti-terrorism plan.
The S.A.T.U.R.N. program (Statewide Anti-Terrorism Unified Response Network), developed by the Executive Office of Public Safety, will create Red (Fire), White (Emergency Management), and Blue (Police) anti-terrorism teams in every community across Massachusetts, establishing a First Line of Defense against terrorism. From the Cape Cod Times |
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Swift Launches Statewide Anti-Terrorism Plan |
Tuesday, March 26, 2002 |
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Governor Jane Swift, joined by Secretary of Public Safety James P. Jajuga, US Attorney Michael Sullivan , and top state, federal and local public safety officials, launched the state's anti-terrorism plan, S.A.T.U.R.N., in Methuen today. The S.A.T.U.R.N. Program (Statewide Anti-Terrorism Unified Response Network), developed by the Executive Office of Public Safety, will create Red (Fire), White (Emergency Management), and Blue (Police) anti-terrorism teams in every community across Massachusetts, establishing a First Line of Defense against terrorism. Read the Press Release |
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New State Police Terrorism Tip line: |
Tuesday, March 26, 2002 |
| 1-888-USA-5458 Governor Jane Swift and Secretary of Public Safety James P. Jajuga announced a new toll-free terrorism tip line, 1-888-USA-5458, that the public can call to report suspicious or possible terrorist activity. The terrorism tip line will allow members of the public to provide law enforcement officials with terrorist related leads or suspicions. "The Terrorism Tip Line will give us eyes and ears across every community in Massachusetts," said Secretary Jajuga. The tip line will be administered by the Anti-Terrorism Unit within the Massachusetts State Police. |
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