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A Better Prepared State of Illinois: Major Accomplishments

• First State to open a Terrorism Intelligence Fusion Center
  Illinois is one of the first states to open a terrorism intelligence fusion center. The Statewide Terrorism Intelligence Center (STIC) analysts receive, analyze and distribute intelligence received from the local, state and federal levels.
• Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) Full Accreditation
  IEMA is one of only eight states to receive full accreditation from the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP). The EMAP Commission approved Illinois’ certification, February 2006, following an in-depth assessment of the state’s emergency response capabilities to coordinate personnel, resources and communications from a variety of agencies and disciplines in preparation for and in response to a major disaster.
• Illinois Transportable Emergency Communications Systems (ITECS)
  Illinois now has ten (10) Illinois Transportable Emergency Communications Systems (ITECS) around the state that can be taken to a disaster scene anywhere in the state and used to patch together the different radio frequencies used by various response agencies.
• 1st State to conduct a full scale Pandemic Flu-Exercise
  Illinois was the first state to conduct a large-scale pandemic flu exercise in May 2006. This three-day exercise tested preparedness for a simultaneous pandemic flu outbreak and terrorist attack, and involved more than 2,000 local, state and federal responders in a test of preparedness. In August, 2006, the state conducted a five-day exercise that involved more than 1,000 local, state and federal responders in a test of preparedness to a terrorist scenario, including a mass evacuation and sheltering situation.
• Orphan Source Program – NRC Recognition as “Good Practice”
  U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission identified the IEMA’s Environmental Safety Orphan Source Program as an item of "Good Practice" in its performance evaluation report on IEMA activities. Environmental Safety conducted two rounds of orphan radioactive source collections.
• Nuclear Satellite Data Uplink for Effective Communications
  Nuclear Facility Safety designed, fabricated, and tested in real-time a mobile radiation detection system with Global Positioning System, satellite data uplink communications, and real-time GIS data displays for six emergency response field team vehicles. These units automatically transmit their radiation data via satellite to Springfield computer centers where data is analyzed by experts and public safety actions can be taken.
• Braidwood Ingestion Pathway Exercise – Recognized as Most Significant Exercise Conducted
  The Braidwood 2006 Ingestion Pathway Exercise was one of the most significant and critical nuclear emergency preparedness plan exercises ever conducted at Exelon Nuclear. IEMA was judged to be compliant in all tested criteria.
• Online Efficiency in Radiation Technologists Renewal
  Medical radiation technologists can now renew an active accreditation, apply to change a temporary accreditation to an active status, or submit an address update directly from the IEMA website. With over 13,000 individuals currently accredited by the Agency, who must renew every two years, the on-line renewal capability has the potential to significantly increase the ease and convenience of the renewal process for both the individual technologists and the Agency.