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1 THE HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL SECURITY DISTRICT CAPT Bill Diehl, USCG (Ret.), P.E. President Greater Houston Port Bureau

2 REGIONAL LEPCS

3 ORIGINAL DISTRICT BOUNDARIES

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5 WHAT IS THE HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL SECURITY DISTRICT?

6 HSCSD BOARD OF DIRECTORS Security Zone 1 Jarrod Boehme ExxonMobil Site Security Supervisor/FSO Brian Blanchard Southwest Shipyard LP VP, Health, Safety, Security - Treasurer Security Zone 2 Lewis Brown - Enterprise Products Pasadena - Security Manager George Paruch Valero Houston Refining Manager, Plant Security Security Zone 3 Duane Campbell Vopak Terminals Manager, Safety, Health and Security Gary Scheibe - Shell Deer Park, Security Manager / FSO - Chairman Security Zone 4 Todd Adamec - The Lubrizol Corporation, Plant Manager - Secretary Eric Bass - Kuraray America Plant Manager Assistant Secretary Harris County Steve Stewart, Gulf Winds International, Chairman Harris County Mayors and Councils Association Jimmy Burke Port of Houston Authority Marcus Woodring Managing Director, HSSE Vice Chairman

7 SINCE 2013 Planning Document Review 2006 ABS Port-Wide Risk Assessment USCG Area Maritime Security Plan 2006 Houston Ship Channel Surveillance Project Preliminary Engineering Report 2012 Chertoff Report on the Ship Channel Security District 2014 Witt O Brien s Port-Wide Risk Management/Mitigation and Business Continuity Plan Technology Refresh: Harris County Surveillance System

8 PROJECT DESIGN PHILOSOPHY Quality over Quantity Leverage Existing Infrastructure Open Architecture and Proven Technology Total Ownership Cost Robust and Reliable Systems Cost Effective Redundancies and Back Up Scalable and Easily Expandable

9 THE RING OF STEEL 100+ miles of Hardened Fiber Fully Integrated and Operational Network System Over a Half-Dozen Major System Nodes for Sensor Aggregation and Information Sharing Direct Connection to the Harris County Surveillance System Direct Connection to the Harris County Law Enforcement LTE System

10 SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM Harris County Surveillance System 19 Landside Sites with Cameras/Sensors/Equipment 14 Waterside Sites with Cameras/Sensors/Equipment Command and Control System 24/7/365 monitoring by the Harris County Sheriff's Office Security Monitoring and Analysis Group (SMAG) Integrated with regional partners like the USCG Ongoing: Technology Refresh

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12 INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS

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16 WATERSIDE OPERATIONS Waterside Assets Four HCSO Marine Patrol Boats Three HPD Marine Patrol Boats One HCSO & One HPD 36' SAFE Patrol Boat Submersible Remotely Operated Vehicle Waterside Law Enforcement Support HCSO Marine Unit Boat Fuel and Maintenance HCSO Marine Unit Vehicle & Trailer Fuel and Maintenance Houston Police Marine Unit Boat Fuel and Maintenance

17 PROJECT OVERSIGHT LANDSIDE OPERATIONS Land Assets 9 Harris County Sheriff's Office Trucks 3 Harris County Sheriff's Office, Baytown Police Department, and Galena Park Police Department Sedans 5 Port of Houston Authority Police Department Trucks Radiological Detection Equipment Three Rapid Response Trucks for the HPD Bomb Squad Truck, Trailers, and Prime Mover for City of Baytown Chem/Bio/Rad/Nuc/Explosive Response Boats

18 PROJECT OVERSIGHT ARIAL OPERATIONS Air Assets MD500 Patrol Helicopter Bell 412EP Twin Engine Tactical Support Helicopter Fast-Role and Rappelling Equipment Assault Armor Kits, Masks and Radios An Airborne Radiation Detector Airborne Law Enforcement Training and Operational Support

19 PROJECT OVERSIGHT FSO TRAINING Classroom Training Improvised Explosive Device Search Procedures Vehicle-Based IED Search and Detection USCG Maritime Awareness, Security & Terrorism Training USCG Facility Security Officer Meetings TEEX Marine Firefighting Training

20 PROJECT OVERSIGHT FSO TRAINING Portstar Online FSO Training 360+ Lessons 6 Modules Maritime Security Awareness Security Officer Facility Security Officer Port Facility Management First Responders Law Enforcement Officer Meets MARAD, FEMA, and DHS Annual Training Requirements

21 CORE PRINCIPLES Protect Our Regional Supply Chain by: Developing and Maintaining Partnerships Preventing Terrorism and Enhancing Security Ensuring Regional Resilience

22 QUESTIONS?

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