For those asking WHERE it's requesting additional assets, you will find it in the last sentence of the request in the word AUGMENT.
Dear Commissioned Corps Officers of Tier III Roster D:
The U.S. Capitol Police and the Office of the Attending Physician, through the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), Office of
Preparedness and Emergency Response, has asked the Office of Force Readiness and Deployment (OFRD) to roster medical strike teams of physicians, nurse
practitioners, physician assistants and registered nurses to provide Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support during the 2010 State of the
Union Address in Washington, DC. Capital Area Provider Team #4 will be working this event but we plan to AUGMENT their team with additional assets
from Tier III Roster D.
The request is for:
Physicians
Nurse Practitioners
Physician Assistants
Registered Nurses
President Obama will deliver his first State of the Union address tonight. The event has been designated as a National Special Security Event (NSSE),
the 10th address on Capitol Hill to receive the designation. Overall, this event is the 37th to be named a NSSE since the designation was established
in 1998.
A number of factors are taken into consideration when designating an event as a National Special Security Event – including a few outlined below:
Anticipated attendance by dignitaries - Events which are attended by officials of the United States Government and/or foreign dignitaries also may
create a federal interest in ensuring that the event transpires without incident and that sufficient resources are brought to bear in the event of an
incident.
Size of the event - A large number of attendees and participants generally increases the security requirements.
Significance of the event - Some events have historical, political and/or symbolic significance and generate significant attention.
When an event is designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security as a NSSE, the U.S. Secret Service assumes its mandated role as the lead agency for
the design and implementation of the operational security plan.
With the State of the Union address, as with all major events in the Washington, D.C. area, the Secret Service calls upon established relationships
with experienced counterparts to develop and implement a seamless security plan that will create a safe and secure environment for all involved. The
Secret Service has always relied heavily on the assistance received from local and federal law enforcement/public safety partners and the military for
NSSEs.
A number of DHS components are also assisting in planning and security for the State of the Union, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency,
the United States Coast Guard and the Transportation Security Administration. Other partner agencies include:
U.S. Capitol Police
Metropolitan Police Department
U.S. Park Police
D.C. Office of Mayor Adrian M. Fenty
D.C. Department of Transportation
D.C. Department of Public Works
D.C. Fire and EMS
Fairfax County Government
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia
Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region
National Park Service
Federal Aviation Administration
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
www.dhs.gov...
[edit on 27-1-2010 by HappilyEverAfter]