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Nunn-Lugar-Domenici Domestic Preparedness
and WMD Civil Support Teams

Map of Domestic Preparedness Programs

Domestic Preparedness

The Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996, or Nunn-Lugar-Domenici amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for FY97, stipulated the training of first responders to deal with WMD terrorist incidents. The Nunn-Lugar-Domenici Domestic Preparedness Program began in FY97 to train first responders -- fire, police, and emergency medical technicians -- in 120 of the largest cities in the country. Recently, the 120 cities that were designated recipients of Nunn-Lugar-Domenici Domestic Preparedness Program have been expanded and amended to a mixture of 157 cities and counties to replace the original 120 cities. By the end of 1998, forty cities had received training, with the remaining cities scheduled to complete training in 2001. Each city received $300,000 from the Department of Defense for personal protection, decontamination, and detection equipment. Since then, the program has been transferred to the Department of Justice under the Office of Justice Programs, where it is currently undergoing some modifications. The Department of Justice will complete the training initiated by the Department of Defense, while basing the training and exercises on a state assessment program that will allow for more flexibility for the involved cities. More information regarding this will be forthcoming as the program progress under the Department of Justice.

The Public Health Service will also set up Metropolitan Medical Strike Teams (MMST) in each of the original 120 cities designated in the Nunn-Lugar-Domenici Amendment, which receive partial funding from the Nunn-Lugar-Domenici Program. To date, 47 cities have Metropolitan Medical Strike Teams in place. Metro Medical Strike Teams respond on the request of local authorities in charge of the incident. The MMSTs' focus is mass medical treatment and mass decontamination ability. They also facilitate coordination between area medical facilities to assure efficient use of available resources. MMSTs are 129 person teams divided into three groups, each consisting of 43 people. The MMSTs have a diverse makeup, consisting of physicians, nurses, paramedics, EMTs, HAZMAT technicians, and law enforcement officers

Cities with Nunn-Lugar-Domenici Domestic Preparedness Funding

Cities 1-68: Received training, three exercises, and training equipment loan

Albuquerque, NM Aug 31-Sep 3, 1998	Cleveland, OH Nov 16-20, 1998	Long Beach, CA	Oakland, CA May 3-7, 1999	San Jose, CA Jan 26-29, 1998
Anaheim, CA	Colorado Springs, CO Jan 4-8, 1999	Los Angeles, CA Nov 3-6, 1997	Oklahoma City, OK Dec 14-17, 1998	Santa Ana, CA
Anchorage, AK May 11-14, 1998	Columbus, OH May 4-7, 1998	Louisville, KY Jun 14-18, 1999	Omaha, NE	Seattle, WA Feb 23-26, 1998
Arlington, TX	Dallas, TX Feb 17-20, 1998	Memphis, TN Jan 12-15, 1998	Philadelphia, PA Aug 25-28, 1997	St. Louis, MO Sep 21-25, 1998
Atlanta, GA Mar 23-26, 1998	Denver, CO Jun 1-4, 1998	Mesa, AZ	Phoenix, AZ Apr 14-17, 1998	Saint Paul, MN Jul 19-22, 1999
Austin, TX Nov 30-Dec 3, 1998	Detroit, MI Sep 15-18, 1997	Miami, FL Mar 9-12, 1998	Pittsburgh, PA	Tampa, FL May 17-21, 1999
Baltimore, MD Mar 9-12, 1998	El Paso, TX Oct 26-29, 1998	Milwaukee, WI Jul 20-23, 1998	Portland, OR Apr 6-9, 1998	Toledo, OH
Birmingham, AL May 24-27, 1999	Fort Worth, TX Apr 26-30, 1999	Minneapolis, MN Feb 1-5, 1999	Providence, RI Aug 24-27, 1998	Tucson, AZ Oct 5-9, 1998
Boston, MA Sep 8-11, 1997	Fresno, CA	Nashville, TN Sep 28-Oct 1, 1998	Raleigh, NC Apr 26-30, 1999	Tulsa, OK Apr 12-16, 1999
Buffalo, NY Jan 4-8, 1999	Honolulu, HI Feb 2-5, 1998	New Orleans, LA Aug 3-6, 1998	Sacramento, CA Nov 2-5, 1998	Virginia Beach, VA Oct 19-22 & 26-30, 1998
Charlotte, NC Oct 12-16, 1998	Houston, TX Mar 16-19, 1998	New York, NY Sep 29-Oct 10, 1997	Salt Lake City, UT	Washington, DC Jan 5-8, 1998
Chesapeake, VA	Indianapolis, IN Feb 9-12, 1998	Newark, NJ	San Antonio, TX Dec 1-4, 1997	Wichita, KS
Chicago, IL Sep 22-25, 1997	Jacksonville, FL Apr 6-9, 1998	Newport News, VA	San Diego, CA Apr 20-23, 1998
Cincinnati, OH May 10-14, 1999	Kansas City, MO Jan 20-23, 1998	Norfolk, VA	San Francisco, CA Mar 30-Apr 2, 1998

Initiated and Completed by the Department of Defense (as of 3/20/01)


Cities 69-105: Received training and one exercise

Akron, OH	Des Moines, IA	Huntington Beach, CA	Madison, WI	St. Petersburg, FL
Arlington, VA	Fort Wayne, IN	Jackson, MS	Mobile, AL	Stockton, CA
Aurora, CO	Fremont, CA	Jersey City, NJ	Montgomery, AL	Syracuse, NY
Bakersfield, CA	Garland, TX	Las Vegas, NV	Richmond, VA	Tacoma, WA
Baton Rouge, LA	Glendale, CA	Lexington-Fayette, KY	Riverside, CA	Yonkers, NY
Columbus, GA	Grand Rapids, MI	Lincoln, NE	Rochester, NY
Corpus Christi, TX	Greensboro, NC	Little Rock, AR	Shreveport, LA
Dayton, OH	Hialeah, FL	Lubbock, TX	Spokane, WA

Initiated by the Department of Defense to Be Completed by the Department of Justice (as of 3/20/01


Cities 106-120: Received no program activities

Amarillo, TX	Glendale, AZ	Kansas City, KS	Modesto, CA	Springfield, MA
Chattanooga, TN	Huntsville, AL	Knoxville, TN	Orlando, FL	Warren, MI
Ft. Lauderdale, FL	Irving, TX	Metairie, LA	San Bernardino, CA	Worcester, MA

To be initiated and completed by the Department of Justice (as of 3/20/01)

National Guard Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams

National Guard Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Civil Support Teams, formerly called Rapid Assessment and Initial Detection (RAID) Teams, would be deployed to assist civil first responders in the event of a WMD terrorist incident. The name of the teams was changed to stress that they exist to support both state and local civilian authorities and to coordinate with the FBI and FEMA. The teams, under the command of the state governor, provide support to civilian agencies to assess the nature of the attack, provide medical and technical advice, and coordinate subsequent state and federal military responses.

There are 27 teams in 26 states (California has two teams), consisting of 22 full-time members of the Army or Air National Guard. Teams undergo 15 months of training and must be certified as deployable by the Secretary of Defense. Each team is equipped with a mobile analytical lab and a mobile communications facility. The first ten teams, located in the ten FEMA zones, are scheduled to be on duty by April 2000. On January 13, 2000, the Department of Defense announced that 17 more teams would be established with the additional $30 million for FY2000 appropriated by Congress. In FY1999, the federal government spent $60 million. It expects to spend about $75 million in FY2000, of which $58 million is solely for the creation of the 17 new teams. All 27 teams will be ready by spring 2001.

States with National Guard Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams

Alaska	Arizona	Arkansas	California (2 teams)	Colorado
Florida	Georgia	Hawaii	Idaho	Illinois
Iowa	Kentucky	Louisiana	Maine	Massachusetts
Minnesota	Missouri	New Mexico	New York	Ohio
Oklahoma	Pennsylvania	South Carolina	Texas	Virginia
Washington