Collaboration 2
Collaboration 2 : "The recent focus on homeland security has fostered increasing regional collaboration. Since the establishment in 2002 of regional homeland security coordination districts in Washington, all nine regions have begun to participate in regional planning, training, and exercises. Collaboration has also increased among counties, cities and tribal nations. A growing number of tribes are participating in regional homeland security planning and developing emergency management plans consistent with other state and local plans. In general, tribes report that the new regions have provided them with an opportunity for greater participation than they have historically had with neighboring county and city jurisdictions. Additionally, a significant number of local programs are creating new mutual aid agreements and updating existing agreements with adjoining jurisdictions". (WA State EM Council, A Study of Emergency Management at the Local Program Level, 2004, p. 17)
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