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<p>The state of Arizona and the bordering towns of northern Mexico acknowledge the need  for capability planning. They recognize the benefits of bi-national response and  collaborative sharing of resources in times of disaster. Municipalities in southern Arizona  and northern Mexico are taking a preventive approach and have created the Bi-National  Arizona Emergency Response Task Force (BAERTF). The goal of the BAERTF is to  deliver a timely, supportive response and automatic, mutual-aid capability to any  jurisdiction in the state of Arizona or northern Mexico that experiences a disaster,  terrorist-based or otherwise, that overwhelms the local response on either side of the  border. Consequently, the expertise and application of the task force will be all-hazard  (natural disasters, man-made disasters, and terrorist acts), adhering to the U.S. federal  vision of comprehensive emergency management achieved through integrated emergency  management systems both in the United States and Mexico. The intent is to address a  perennial problem faced by small jurisdictions in both countries when dealing with  disasters: events of any magnitude may quickly outstrip the ability of the jurisdiction and  its local mutual aid to respond effectively while waiting for federal response.
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<br>Subjects: Terrorism; Prevention; First responders; Weapons of mass destruction</div>
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Anderson, Christopher A.</div>
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