{"id":4873,"date":"2008-02-20T11:23:47","date_gmt":"2008-02-20T17:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/impeach_bush_blog\/?p=4873"},"modified":"2019-10-13T12:47:13","modified_gmt":"2019-10-13T18:47:13","slug":"homeland-security-training-nyc-firefighters-to-spy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/2008\/02\/homeland-security-training-nyc-firefighters-to-spy\/","title":{"rendered":"Homeland Security Training NYC Firefighters to Spy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a class=\"imagelink\"  href=\"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/fdny_firefighters.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style='float: left; margin: 0px 15px 15px 0px; width: 250px;' src=\"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/fdny_firefighters.thumbnail.jpg\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a>By <\/strong><strong>Colin Meyn<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inthesetimes.com\/\"><strong>In These Times<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In New York City, the Department of Homeland Security is training New York City firefighters to assist in gathering intelligence information during routine inspections and emergencies.<\/p>\n<p>In November, the Associated Press reported that in New York, Homeland Security was testing a program called the Fire Service Intelligence Enterprise (FSIE) to help identify &#8220;material or behavior that may indicate terrorist activities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Fire Department of New York (FDNY) and Homeland Security hosted a September 2007 conference in New York City to discuss plans for the new intelligence program. There, chief officers from fire departments in Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and 12 other U.S. cities met with NYC fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta and officials from the Homeland Security Office of Intelligence and Surveillance. &#8220;Real-time intelligence and information leads to a heightened state of situational awareness,&#8221; Scoppetta said at the conference. &#8220;And situational awareness is key to saving lives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are not training firefighters to be intelligence gatherers or special agents,&#8221; says Jack Tomarchio, Homeland Security&#8217;s deputy undersecretary of intelligence and surveillance. &#8220;We are helping to provide crucial information to those people who are often the first responders.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>(Original Article)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Colin Meyn, In These Times In New York City, the Department of Homeland Security is training New York City firefighters to assist in gathering intelligence information during routine inspections and emergencies. 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