Also contributing to the security effort for the conventions, Immigration and Customs Enforcement will be providing a contingent of federal law enforcement personnel in support of security and public safety, DHS said.
It said FEMA would work with the Secret Service and FBI as the lead federal agency for consequence management in the event of a large-scale response to a natural or man-made disaster.
For the 2008 conventions, FEMA is activating its regional response coordination centers, as well as its national response coordination center and is prepared to mobilize multiple disaster response teams, capabilities, and assets to support the event and to respond in case of an incident.
Numerous Coast Guard units and personnel provide support in Saint Paul to the Secret Service and the EPA with planning, waterside security, K-9 explosive detection, force protection, and hazmat response and consequence management, while Customs and Border Protection is on hand to provide a gamma imaging system that allows non-intrusive inspection of contents of vehicles and packages, according to DHS.
It said TSA has also been supporting the Secret Service by providing officers and equipment for the past several months while other entities such as the office of intelligence and analysis is charged with ensuring real-time connectivity and information sharing among all DHS components and state and local partners.
