SPC's portfolio of accomplishments includes experience in Continuity of Operations (COOP), Continuity of Government and Leadership, and Business Continuity planning. Our recent work includes an evaluation of COOP/COG planning efforts by the Department of Veterans Affairs. We also have done work for FEMA and other agencies. Our planning templates can help your agency or organization prepare for the unexpected and help ensure a consistent level of productivity in the event of an emergency. Key features of the SPC approach include:

• Alternate facility identification and pre-positioning
• Identification of critical functions
• Assignment and performance of critical functions
• Communications and public information
• IT support/data storage
• Administration and personnel support
• Recovery and reconstitution

We have completed reviews of emergency management functions for many cities, counties and other local jurisdictions. An example of SPC's work is the landmark study we completed of Seattle's emergency preparedness from multiple agency viewpoints -- police, fire, public works, and utilities. Contact SPC to discuss your specific evaluation requirements.

SPC has provided contingency and emergency response planning services for all levels of government, including local fire and emergency service agencies. Our experienced professional staff has helped many government agencies review and refine comprehensive preparedness plans.

SPC has relevant experience in exercise and training development and support. Our in-house staff and cadre of knowledgeable consultants possess the knowledge and in-depth skills needed to provide planning and operations support for all-hazards emergency exercises and training programs. Our experience spans the spectrum of emergencies, large and small. We can train your agency's exercise planners, as well as conduct operations support training.

SPC currently conducts the Critical Incident Response Technology Seminars (CIRTS) program for EOD and SWAT first responders. Some of the partners we work with during these seminars include:

• National Bomb Squad Commanders' Advisory Board (NBSCAB)
• Technical Support Working Group (TSWG)
• National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
• Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (BATF)
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

We have the capability, experience, and subject matter expertise to train bomb squads in military EOD techniques and radiological incident response, and can provide training simulation services.

Additionally, SPC provides training and seminars concerning IED's in transit security and port security environments and can customize services for joint training programs.

SPC has expertise in the following IED training areas:

• techniques for mitigation and dynamic disposal of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive hazards
• Chemical/Biological live agent training
• design, build, deploy, and defeat of IED's
• post-blast investigation

SPC has worked with law enforcement agencies around the nation in defining and assessing technology needed to combat terrorism, including cyber-related threats. SPC can help your agency or organization assess and analyze gaps, and define its technology needs.

SPC has a long history of programmatic support for high profile and emerging threat subject matter areas. To ensure successful program execution, SPC program managers and personnel support complex organizations and programs yet also adapt to and promote new, innovative and nimble programs and support infrastructure to meet quickly changing needs.

Reaching back into the pool of subject matter expertise, SPC provides a wide breadth of technical support for critical technology needs. SPC has a successful track record of supporting research and development programs through SETA contracts. SPC works with its customers to design the right level of support for successful technology development.

To get more information on SPC's Emerging Threat Countermeasures capabilities, please inquire here NISR-ETC@sysplan.com.

SPC has extensive experience in conducting risk, threat, and vulnerability assessments of programs and facilities. We have completed vulnerability assessments for a number of federal government critical infrastructure assets, including 40 U.S. embassies around the world.

We have developed a detailed risk engineering process designed to address "outside the box" threats, tendencies, and objectives. This risk engineering process has been integrated with SPC's vulnerability assessment methodology to more accurately define and quantify risks to facilities and personnel, enabling managers to more effectively use scarce funding in developing solutions to preparedness challenges.

Through our TriData division, we have served over 250 state and local governments and federal agencies in the U.S. and Canada on all aspects of fire, rescue and emergency services operations. Our experience includes planning and evaluation work for fire departments, emergency medical services, fire and arson investigation units, hazardous materials units, technical rescue squads, and for prevention, suppression and support services as well. We can help you evaluate station location, staffing, communications services, information technology, fleet maintenance, budget planning, training and administration.

TriData has close working relationships with hundreds of fire and emergency service organizations across the nation. These relationships can help us help you with your consulting requirements, no matter how complex or unique.

We have undertaken after-action reports to glean and share lessons learned from a number of major headline emergency events and loss incidents, including the attack on the World Trade Center, the Commonwealth of Virginia's response to Hurricane Isabel, the shooting at Columbine High School, a major refinery fire, and many others. We can help document incidents, organize data, and evaluate responses.

We develop systems of efficiency and effectiveness measures for a wide range of government services. We have trained government employees in the U.S. and Eastern Europe on how to collect reliable measurement data and how to analyze and apply the results.

We maintain a national database containing over 15 million emergency incidents. This data has been used for the statistical analyses and report preparation for the annual federal fire statistics report, Fire in the United States, which we compile. We develop special reports for clients on a wide range of public safety topics, drawing on a variety of databases. We have melded databases to achieve data fusion required for specific applications.

We have evaluated occupational safety and health programs for federal agencies and have undertaken major research efforts into the underlying factors contributing to employee safety.

Through our TriData division, we have researched and developed manuals for a wide range of topics in public safety management. We are known internationally for research on what makes public safety education effective and how agencies can evaluate their prevention progress. Research topics have included:

• Design and evaluation of prevention programs
• Program cost-effectiveness
• Volunteer recruitment and retention
• GIS-based deployment analysis
• Demand projections
• Managing dispatch centers
• Alternative funding sources
• Cybercrime
• Best practices in managing fire and arson investigation units
• International fire prevention concepts and approaches

In addition to our homeland security products and services, SPC provides a comprehensive range of SETA support to several federal agencies. We have several contract vehicles/GSA schedules in place to make obtaining our services a smooth process. Click here for more information about doing business with SPC.