After the 9/11 attack, one thing was very clear that state and local government and the local first responders must be prepared and well-equipped to respond to the acts of terrorism. They took several steps to improve the preparedness like they updated mutual aid agreements for emergencies in general, also improved the response plans for chemical, biological and radiological (CBR)- related incidents and risk assessments (Davis et al., 2006). Funds allotted for the first responder community was increased from $10 billion to $20 billion along with the annual resources to the police, fire, and rescue un