Business Owners Against Terrorism (BOAT)

The BOAT program in Florida was derived from Operation Nexus created by the New York City Police Department (NYPD). NYPD’s program was designed for law enforcement agencies to reach out to businesses and offer them safety tips. The North Florida Regional Domestic Security Task Force adopted some of NYPD’s concepts and created a BOAT program for the specific needs of Region 2. Region 2 includes the following counties: Leon, Columbia, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lafayette, Liberty, Madison, Suwannee, Taylor and Wakulla.

Region 2 designed their BOAT program to educate local business owners about the threats of terrorism that they may encounter everyday. It was created by local and state law enforcement agencies to enhance the community’s ability to protect itself from the threat of terrorism and to engage them in the fight against terrorism.

To enhance their outreach to the community, Region 2 created a video for 5 major business categories that may be targeted by terrorists. These categories include vehicles, hospitals, weapons, property, chemicals and credits.

BOAT Videos:

	Module 1 - Introduction
	Module 2 - Vehicles
	Module 3 - Hospitals
	Module 4 - Weapons
	Module 5 - Property
	Module 6 - Chemicals
	Module 7 - Credits

This video was prepared by the North Florida Regional Domestic Security Task Force for Region 2 with funding from the Department of Homeland Security; Grant Number 2007-GE-T7-0039

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