Campus Security Enhancement Act / National Institute of Standards and Technology / Northern Illinois University / Campus Security Task Force/Campus Security Training This / Nuclear Facility Safety / Campus Security Training / Radiochemistry IEMA’s Radiochemistry Laboratory / IEMA Radiochemistry Laboratory / Nuclear Facility Safety Resident Inspectors / /
IndustryTerm
telecommunications backbone / heavy equipment / food samples / transportation systems / life support systems / local law enforcement / food / statewide communications strategy / chemical industry / data management / local law enforcement officers / personal detection devices / information technology / manufacturing / annual audit / high-energy penetrating radiation gamma rays / radiation equipment / /
NaturalFeature
Wabash Valley / Mississippi River / /
Organization
Illinois government / State Emergency Operations Center / Campus Security Task Force / State Emergency Response Commission / Food and Drug Administration / Bureau of Nuclear Facility Safety / IEMA’s Bureau of Environmental Safety / Northern Illinois University / U.S. Department of Homeland Security / USDA / Department of Energy / International Atomic Energy Agency / IEMA’s Bureau of Radiation Safety / Authority of the State / Illinois Terrorism Task Force / Federal Bureau of Investigation / Certifying Agency / Illinois PO / Regional FEMA / National Institute of Standards and Technology / IEMA Illinois Emergency Management Agency / IEMA’s Bureau of Information Technology / Virginia Tech / U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission / Illinois State Police / FDA / Illinois National Guard / IEMA’s Division of Nuclear Safety / Agency Mission / Illinois Emergency Management Agency / IEMA’s Bureau of Nuclear Facility Safety Resident Inspectors / Illinois Environmental Protection Agency / Radiological Emergency Assessment Center / Environmental Protection Agency / / /
Position
Director Velasquez / General / Governor / chairman / Director / official national meeting / leader in national emergency management / /
Agency Mission Director’s Message 2008 was the busiest year on record for disasters in Illinois. Nearly 80 counties were declared state disaster areas, resulting in four federal declarations.