Security: New York/New Jersey
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Over the weekend, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey conducted an emergency response exercise at New Jersey Marine Terminals at the Red Hook Terminal Pier Area in Port Newark. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson observed the exercise.
The exercise included the participation of both Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Coast Guard. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) supports these exercises through grants. For this exercise in particular, around $200,000 of Urban Area Security Initiatve grant money was spent, in addition to the numerous pieces of equipment deployed that were previously purchased through DHS grants over the years. This equipment included a mobile emergency operations center, medical ambulance bus, mass casualty response unit, and marine vessels.
The exercise included the participation of both Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Coast Guard. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) supports these exercises through grants. For this exercise in particular, around $200,000 of Urban Area Security Initiatve grant money was spent, in addition to the numerous pieces of equipment deployed that were previously purchased through DHS grants over the years. This equipment included a mobile emergency operations center, medical ambulance bus, mass casualty response unit, and marine vessels.
The full-scale exercise (FSE) is part of the agency’s ongoing emergency response program, which enables agency personnel and other emergency responders to test and enhance response procedures.
Secretary Johnson meets DHS participants from Customs & Border Protection
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