Connecticut

http://www.ct.gov/

Organizations

Connecticut is divided into five emergency management regions that closely parallel the emergency medical services regions of the state Department of Public Health. It is located in FEMA Region I; the Defense Coordinating Office responsible for brokering and arranging federal military support for the state is in Boston.

Organizations	Federal	State	Local	Total
Law Enforcement Law Enforcement Includes organizations at the federal, state and local levels that have the police powers to make arrests and investigate criminal matters.	19	4	0	23
Emergency Management Emergency Management Organizations tasked with responding to natural disasters, attacks using weapons of mass destruction and other emergencies.	0	2	0	2
Homeland Security Homeland Security Organizations responsible for activities -- such as infrastructure protection, border control and planning for the aftermath of terrorist attacks -- handled mainly by the Department of Homeland Security.	1	8	0	9
Counterterrorism Counterterrorism Organizations, such as the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Forces, that work exclusively on terrorism cases.	2	0	0	2
JTTFs Joint Terrorism Task Force A multiagency task force, run by the FBI, that has the lead in investigating terrorism within the United States.	1	0	0	1
Intelligence Intelligence and Fusion Organizations that collect, analyze and share information about domestic threats.	1	1	0	2
Fusion Centers Fusion Center A place where information from multiple agencies in a state or region is sent to be analyzed.	0	1	0	1
Totals	23	15	0	38

Initiatives

• Counterterrorism

  The Connecticut Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) is located at the FBI field office in New Haven. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut in New Haven has a national security and major-crimes unit that is responsible for prosecuting matters involving international and domestic terrorism, as well as other major crimes, and hosts the Connecticut Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council (ATAC). ATAC membership includes approximately 100 local, state and federal organizations, all of which coordinate with the counterterrorism effort via the FBI's JTTF or Field Intelligence Group (FIG) and/or the Connecticut Threat Information Center (CTIC).
  

  At the state level, the Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security's (DEMHS) Office of Counter Terrorism (OCT) is responsible for coordinating efforts and fostering partnerships with local, state and federal agencies. Connecticut State Police detectives staff the OCT, including the Critical Infrastructure Protection Unit (CIPU), the Connecticut JTTF and the Connecticut Intelligence Center (CTIC).

• Intelligence

  Connecticut is a member of the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), the New England State Police Information Network (NESPIN), the Long Island Sound Security Initiative and NYPD Shield. At the state level, five Regional Intelligence Liaison Officers (RILOs) have been identified and assigned to the CTIC from each of the five Connecticut Chiefs of Police regions.

  At the federal level, the FBI New Haven Field Intelligence Group, which is co-located with the Connecticut Intelligence Center, the state's fusion center, is the lead intelligence agency. The Immgration and Customs Enforcement Field Intelligence Group in Boston has jurisdiction over Connecticut.
  

• Fusion

  The Connecticut Intelligence Center (CTIC), the state's fusion center, was established in 2005. The CTIC is a joint operation of the Connecticut State Police and the FBI and is located at the FBI's New Haven office. Connecticut has appointed at least one intelligence liaison officer from each local or police department or State Police Troop who is responsible for passing intelligence to the CTIC.

• Homeland Security

  In 2004, Connecticut merged the functions of its Division of Homeland Security, then within the Department of Public Safety, with the Office of Emergency Management, then within the Military Department, creating the Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS). The DEMHS's Critical Infrastructure Protection Unit is responsible for building an effort to prevent, deter, disrupt, neutralize or mitigate the effects of a deliberate attack by terrorists designed to destroy, incapacitate or exploit key sites. The unit conducts physical security/vulnerability assessments and works with federal and local agencies to implement the Buffer Zone Protection Program (BZPP). To assist in critical infrastructure protection, a Department of Homeland Security Protective Security Advisor is located in New Haven.

• Law Enforcement

  The Connecticut Department of Public Safety is the statewide law enforcement agency and includes the State Police and a homeland security division. Officers of the State Police staff the DEMHS Office of Counter Terrorism. The Connecticut Statistical Analysis Center (CT-SAC) within the Office of Policy and Management (OPM) functions as a clearinghouse for justice-related information. The FBI's New Haven field office operates resident agencies and satellite offices in Bridgeport, Hartford and Meriden.

• Emergency Management

  The Emergency Preparedness Division of the Connecticut DEMHS, headed by the state director of emergency management, is the state agency for coordinating disaster/emergency preparedness. The division includes a radiological emergency preparedness unit and an urban search-and-rescue unit. The State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC), located in Hartford, is operated by the DEMHS and is the state's coordination center for emergency services.