Pre-positioned Equipment Program (PEP) 2
Pre-positioned Equipment Program (PEP) 2 :
"The PEP consists of caches of standardized equipment pods, deployable to support State and local governments facing a major chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosives (CBRNE) event. PEP pods are supported by specialized teams of emergency responders and contain personal protective, decontamination, detection, technical search and rescue, law enforcement, interoperable communications and other emergency response equipment. The pods are available to State and local governments through formal requests and deployment procedures that are initiated by the Governors. In addition to State and local government support, PEP is used on the Federal level to supplement response operations including the National Disaster Medical System and Urban Search & Rescue". (FEMA, Statement of Glenn Cannon, November 15, 2007, p. 9)
