Major AWACS
Jan 6, 2007, 9:43 AM
Basically the same list as last year. As I noted in my city forum post I was at first suprised to see these public last year after being classified for some long when we flew with similar lists post Sept 11 but it is good to see the money flowing. Communications needs to be fixed asap. Having dealt with the Louisana post Katrina clown act I can tell you the radio can not be fixed soon enough.
RANKINGS AND RISKS
Six urban areas will divide $411 million in Homeland Security grants in 2007:
Top tier
•Houston
•New York
•Washington
•Chicago
•Los Angeles
•San Francisco
Second tier
Among 39 urban areas to share $336 million in grants are three in Texas:
•Dallas/Fort Worth
•San Antonio
•El Paso
WASHINGTON — Houston will be eligible for a larger chunk of federal grant money for local security as one of six U.S. metropolitan areas most likely to face a terrorist attack, the Department of Homeland Security announced Friday.
Houston's energy industry and port system are considered prime potential targets for terrorists, officials said, and the area's population size as well as its location relatively close to an international border were also considered by federal officials.
It was the first time the federal government identified so-called Tier One potential terrorism targets. The other metro areas are New York, Los Angeles, Washington, Chicago and San Francisco.
The six will split $411 million in urban-area security grants in 2007, or 55 percent of the total allocated directly to all metro regions.
Department of Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff said the economic consequences to the country of a successful strike on an area such as Houston were also weighed.
"The more sophisticated we become at weighing these variables ... the better we've become at targeting resources to address and mitigate those risks," he said.
The Houston area consists of Harris, Montgomery and Fort Bend counties.
Ciao, and Hook 'em Horns,
Capt-AWACS, Veni, Vidi, Bibi, Carpe Imperium
RANKINGS AND RISKS
Six urban areas will divide $411 million in Homeland Security grants in 2007:
Top tier
•Houston
•New York
•Washington
•Chicago
•Los Angeles
•San Francisco
Second tier
Among 39 urban areas to share $336 million in grants are three in Texas:
•Dallas/Fort Worth
•San Antonio
•El Paso
WASHINGTON — Houston will be eligible for a larger chunk of federal grant money for local security as one of six U.S. metropolitan areas most likely to face a terrorist attack, the Department of Homeland Security announced Friday.
Houston's energy industry and port system are considered prime potential targets for terrorists, officials said, and the area's population size as well as its location relatively close to an international border were also considered by federal officials.
It was the first time the federal government identified so-called Tier One potential terrorism targets. The other metro areas are New York, Los Angeles, Washington, Chicago and San Francisco.
The six will split $411 million in urban-area security grants in 2007, or 55 percent of the total allocated directly to all metro regions.
Department of Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff said the economic consequences to the country of a successful strike on an area such as Houston were also weighed.
"The more sophisticated we become at weighing these variables ... the better we've become at targeting resources to address and mitigate those risks," he said.
The Houston area consists of Harris, Montgomery and Fort Bend counties.
Ciao, and Hook 'em Horns,
Capt-AWACS, Veni, Vidi, Bibi, Carpe Imperium