CHDS Thesis Series: Tell Me What I Need to Know: What Mayors and Governors Want from Their Fusion Center

Mayors and governors who represent high threat, high-density urban areas need strategic, decision-making advantages and, as such, should be significant users of intelligence products developed by state and local fusion centers. These chief executives desire to understand the operating environment for their jurisdictions where daily risks and threats emerge from the complexities of an integrated world. In this Viewpoints interview, recent CHDS graduate Yi-Ru Chen discusses her thesis which examines the numerous advantages in engaging these top-level officials in this discourse.

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	Great video and I look forward to reading the thesis. I believe the that the fusion center/chief executive officer engagement should be expanded beyond tier 1 UASI's and be made available to mayors and city managers who desire that level of involvement with their fusion centers. In my experience the push back has come from the fusion centers who are reluctant to communicate with non-law enforcement personnel. However, an interdisciplinary coordination response that engages all municipal disciplines is best directed from city manager or mayor.

	If senior staffers for chief executives are going to be effective conduits of relevant and pertinent information obtained from fusion centers, they need to understand the National Response Framework, particularly the support annexes, participate in exercises with the Fusion Centers during various all-hazards scenarios, and read their own plans. Active participation by the staffers who have the attention of the cheif executives is essential.

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