The Region 5 Homeland Security Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) is the chief homeland security policy making body in the region and is the core membership of the Terrorism Early Warning Task Force (TEW) in Pierce County.  The RCC’s planning and coordination structure is representative of the major disciplines in the region: Fire Services, Law Enforcement, Metro Parks, Ports, Public Health, Schools, and Transit.

This council distributes federal grant funds, develops emergency responder equipment priority lists, plans and executes training exercises, creates regionally based mutual aid plans, and develops volunteer infrastructure to support citizens’ involvement in homeland security initiatives.  This regional structure has increased communication and collaboration. Operations and physical resources are maintained at the local jurisdiction (county, city and tribal) level, and coordination and planning are facilitated at the regional level.

VISION
Safe and resilient communities across Pierce County.

MISSION
Build multi-discipline, multi-sector relationships to leverage capabilities and resources to prepare, prevent, mitigate, respond, and recover from all hazard incidents and planned events.

VALUES
Collaborative Inclusive Leadership Integrity Accountable Innovative.