Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources

What is Critical Infrastructure?

	Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CI/KR) are any assets that the destruction or exploitation of can:
	Cause adverse health effects or large mass casualties. Impair federal departments and agencies. Undermine state and local government. Damage the private sector’s capability to deliver essential services. Negatively affect the economy. Undermine the public’s morale and confidence.

The Nation’s infrastructure is organized into eighteen sectors:

Agriculture and Food
Banking and Finance
Chemical
Commercial facilities
Dams
Defense Industrial Base
Emergency Services
Energy
Government Facilities
Information Technology
Manufacturing
National Monuments and Icons
Nuclear
Postal and Shipping
Public Health and Healthcare
Telecommunications
Transportation
Water and Waste

Building a Critical Infrastructure Program

Every asset or agency falls into one of these sectors, sometimes into more then one. If you are interested in enhancing security of your infrastructure, below are some starting points to build your own program. For more information, please contact LA-SAFE @ 225-925-4192 or lafusion.center@dps.la.gov.

Educating Your Employees

Know what to look for
Know how to report
Know where to report

Planning

Develop security plans
Develop specific protective measures
Know what to do during elevated color-coded threat levels (green, blue, yellow, orange or red)

Partnering

Get involved in Private or Public Critical Infrastructure Councils and HSIN
Develop closer partnership with local law enforcement
Share lessons learned and best practices with your peers

Managing Risk

Raise awareness
Randomly exercise your protective measures, which validate your security plans and enhance your protection
Train your employees on what to do in case of an emergency
Get involved with a professional security organization to review your security and assess Continuity of Business Operations

Get Involved

If you are a government agency or a private sector owner/operator, we encourage you to become our partner by getting involved in the HSIN.

HSIN
HSIN is a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) program designed to address the need for a private and public sector information sharing mechanism.
Benefits include: no cost to user, networking, training initiatives, valuable data, discussion groups, seminars and conferences, and national partnership. To learn more about HSIN go to: https://government.hsin.gov/

If you would like to learn more about Critical Infrastructure Protection Program, or request a speaker to discuss benefits of the program, please contact LA-SAFE @ 225-925-4192.

REPORT

To Report Suspicious
activity, click HERE

IMPORTANT

For Urgent Threats/Incidents
Involving Suspected
Acts of Terrorism
Dial 911 or 1-800-434-8007