CRA, INC. HOMELAND SECURITY AND ANTI-TERRORISM EXERCISES OVERVIEW

For more than two decades, CRA has pioneered in assisting communities with public safety issues. Established in 1984 as a professional consulting firm, CRA has trained more than 90,000 first responders at the local, State and National levels, has worked with nearly 2,700 public agencies and private organizations in all 50 states, seven U.S. territories, and several foreign nations.

CRA understands the terrorism preparedness needs of the nation.  We specialize in Homeland Security Services, with expertise in Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)/Hazardous Materials (HazMat) Antiterrorism Planning, Crisis and Consequence Management, Law Enforcement, Terrorism Prevention, Emergency Medical Services/Public Health Initiatives, Pandemic Flu Exercises for the general population as well as the military, Crime Prevention, and Victim Support.  We provide support for the full gamut of exercises: Seminars, Drills, Tabletop (including Basic Elevated), Functional, and Full Scale. Given our multidisciplinary team, we are able to customize our exercises to meet our client's needs and most importantly, to enhance our nation's ability to prevent, deter, and respond to all-hazards. 

Currently, CRA is the leading provider of U.S. Department of Homeland Security (USDHS)-funded WMD terrorism response exercise support, technical assistance, and training. In addition, CRA has provided specialized technical assistance in research, assessment, and planning to governments and officials in every state, territory and Federal district. With a reputation for consistently providing innovative and effective services and methodologies, CRA has gained national and international recognition as a leading expert in bioterrorism response planning, and technical support to communities.

The breadth of CRA’s corporate experience provides an exceptional combination of the requisite understanding and specialized skills to expertly support state and local Incident Command training needs. Incident management issues, NIMS and NRP integration are not isolated elements of emergency planning. They are an integral component of a cycle of equipping, planning, training, and exercising. CRA’s in-depth experience in all phases of WMD emergency management and incident management facilitates an approach that effectively integrates incident management training into a comprehensive approach to state and local preparedness.

Working with Federal, State, and local partners, CRA has delivered exercises throughout the continental United States and the U.S. Territories. CRA has a longstanding record of serviceand is committed to assisting Federal agencies, States, local jurisdictions, and elected officials develop effective solutions to domestic preparedness issues in a cost-effective manner.

CRA is composed of talented, Homeland Security Exercise Evaluated Program (HSEEP) certified, and field-trained professionals who regard quality customer service as their top priority. We are organized to provide value and dedicated service to clients with the ability to draw upon a full complement of corporate resources when needed. In addition, CRA maintains a cadre of more than 400 part-time subject matter experts who are readily applied to projects to augment our in-house technical capability.

CRA staff members are experts in domestic preparedness/WMD terrorism and counterterrorism; incident command; critical infrastructure; emergency planning; hazardous materials; law enforcement; public health; and emergency medical services. All CRA exercise staff members have received HSEEP training.

CRA was selected as one of only three companies by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to design and execute the Homeland Security Evaluation Exercise Program (HSEEP) intended for U.S. Federal, State, and local communities. In March 2006, CRA was selected as one of the primary companies to partner with Department of Homeland Security in the National Exercise Program.

The CRA Team is the proven solution, with the best combination of capability, experience, and personnel committed to the field of emergency preparedness training and exercise.

Click HERE to contact Geoff Nagler  or call (703) 535-5208 to discuss how CRA can assist you with exercise development.