I had the opportunity to meet Brit Weber in Wisconsin. He is the Program Director, CIP-Community Facilitation Program, School of Criminal Justice , Michigan State University. He spoke at the conference on public - private partnerships.
Their web site describes the program as "The Critical Incident Protocol (CIP) - Community Facilitation Program was developed by the School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University (MSU) to build public-private partnerships in cities, counties, and regions across the nation for joint critical incident management utilizing an all hazards approach. The goal of the program is to promote and enhance security and safety, by bringing together members of the private sector (businesses and non-profit organizations) and the public sector (government and regulatory services). Throughout the program, each sector exchanges information regarding the effectiveness of risk and threat assessment, levels of preparedness and response, and maximizes the sharing of available resources when responding to man-made or natural disasters, including terrorism and weapons of mass destruction (WMD)."
They also produce a newsletter that you might find of interest.
