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Both Lifrieri and Picarillo said business leaders should mirror government agencies and develop their own disaster preparedness plans and procedures. Without such proactive measures, business leaders are inviting disaster, they said.
...including further training hotel-casino employees skills such as recognizing guests carrying weapons under their clothing or spotting someone who may be surveilling a property.
University of Nevada, Las Vegas professor and casino industry expert Bill Thompson said local security officials should game play and brainstorm every possible terrorist attack scenario, even if they aren't willing to discuss those efforts publicly.
http://www.casinocitytimes.com/news/article.cfm?contentID=143087
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But with that in mind, officials said they have ramped up security citywide, giving special attention to O'Hare and Midway airports and downtown Chicago.
All departments -- especially the fire department -- were asked to watch for the theft of uniforms or pieces of equipment. Merchants were asked to report the theft of any cameras, surveillance equipment, radios or uniforms.
http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/article.jsp?sectionId=46&id=30944
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California officials are making preparations for a possible terrorist strike, after hearing Attorney General John Ashcroft warn that al-Qaida is "almost ready to attack the United States."
http://www.news10.net/storyfull.asp?id=7228
>> business leaders should mirror government agencies and develop their own disaster preparedness plans and procedures <<
Maybe I should start consulting. I've developed the IT disaster recovery plans for my company (only for my specific site though). Was in a 2 hour meeting about that very subject today. Kinda morbid, meeting starts with...Okay, we're all dead...
Regarding the "criminal capital" comment, could it be a synonym for "sin city....Las Vegas?"