SOUTHWEST TEXAS FUSION CENTER

Fusion centers serve as focal points within the state and local environment for the receipt, analysis, gathering, and sharing of threat-related information among federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) partners. Located in states and major urban areas throughout the country, fusion centers are uniquely situated to empower front-line law enforcement, public safety, fire service, emergency response, public health, critical infrastructure protection, and private sector security personnel to lawfully gather and share threat-related information. Fusion centers conduct analysis and facilitate information sharing, assisting law enforcement and homeland security partners in preventing, protecting against, and responding to crime and terrorism. As one of seven fusion centers in Texas, and one of seventy-eight De-partment of Homeland Security (DHS)-designated centers across the United State, the SWTFC is a integral part of the National Network of Fusion Centers... Field..

Also known as: Southwest Texas Fusion Center (SWTFC)