Grants to help city prepare for terrorism
Garland is a leader in preparing a defense against weapons of mass destruction, according to Darrell Toups, the city`s emergency management coordinator. The city was one of 120 nationwide – and five in the Dallas-Fort Worth area – chosen for a preparedness program long before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Now, the city is finalizing three grants designed to improve its ability to respond to conventional, biological, chemical and nuclear weapons. Full Story