00999nas a2200205 4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260000900043653003100052653002700083653002200110653002600132653002300158653003200181100001900213245005600232300001000288490000700298520048800305 2003 d c200310aemergency operation center10aemergency preparedness10ahazard assessment10aincident command post10aincident commander10aterrorist incident response1 aMichael Miller00aEmergency Management Planning in San Antonio, Texas a24-380 v103 a

The article presents the Basic Plan for emergency management of a US city with approximately one million inhabitants that faces variety of hazards and threats. The author points out that the plan has all necessary requisites of an organization consistent with the military model of Command and Control. Interagency arrangements and the terrorist threat are addressed in detail. In an annex the article provides assessment of all major hazards faced by the City of San Antonio.