Knoxville citizens train to fight terror

6 News KNOXVILLE | December 19, 2005
By JEFF LENNOX

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For the first time in America, the Governor's Office Of Homeland Security is training a select group of people from Knoxville on how to better track terrorist activity. With help from the Department of Homeland Security, the state office is teaching civilians how to use a terror tracking program, called the Homeland Security Information Network.

It's terror training for the average citizen. Under close watch from the Department of Homeland Security, a select group of civilians, nominated by Knoxville police, are learning how to better track terrorist activity.

Ann Lacava is one of the civilians enrolled in the training. "I think the big thing is people are realizing that civilians can play a part." Lacava is one of 35 civilians in Knoxville getting a crash course on the Homeland Security Information Network. It's a network already used widely by law enforcement across the country.


A select group of civilians, nominated by Knoxville police, are learning how to better track terrorist activity.

"If you see someone doing something that is not a normal thing, now we have a place to take that info and pass it on to someone else and let them determine if it is a threat of any kind," Lacava says. If a citizen terror tracker sees something out of the ordinary, they can log on to the network and fill out a secure online document. Then a link is established with local and federal law enforcement agencies across the United States.

John Sterling, another student in training, says the network is an invaluable tool in the war on terror. "It does enhance our community sharing ability by putting everyone on the same proverbial same sheet of music." Tennessee is one of six states chosen to conduct the first set of citizen training classes. The majority of citizens in this training session are volunteers with Knoxville police. Others came from neighborhood watch programs around the city.

The Governor's Office of Homeland Security says more training sessions are planned in the near future.

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