Develop a comprehensive inter-agency cooperation plan to address a simulated crisis scenario, focusing on critical infrastructure resiliency and minimizing disruption to improve first responder effectiveness based on the following background and crisis description.

Background: The city of North Bridge, with a population of 1.5 million, relies heavily on its integrated urban transportation network, which includes buses, subways, and trams. The transportation network is managed by the North Bridge Transportation Authority (NBTA) and is considered a critical infrastructure for the city's daily operations and economic activities.

Crisis Description: On a busy weekday morning, the city's transportation network experiences a sophisticated cyber-attack. The attack targets the central control system that manages the scheduling, routing, and real-time monitoring of all public transportation services. As a result, several subway lines are halted, buses are rerouted incorrectly, and trams are brought to a standstill, leading to widespread chaos and disruption across the city.

Directions

For this assignment, complete the following steps:

1. Download the assignment template [download] to write your paper.
2. Locate sources to aid in writing your paper.
3. Provide analysis of critical infrastructure resiliency:
   • Analyze the resiliency of the transportation network and identify vulnerabilities.
   • Propose measures to enhance resiliency and ensure continuity of operations.
   • Design strategies to minimize the disruption of transportation services during the crisis.
   • Explain how these strategies will improve the effectiveness of first responders.
4. Create an inter-agency plan:
   • Identify the relevant agencies and organizations that need to collaborate to address the crisis.
   • Describe the roles and responsibilities of each agency in the cooperation plan.
   • Develop a communication strategy to ensure effective information sharing and coordination among agencies.
5. Provide an implementation plan:
   • Outline the steps required to implement the inter-agency cooperation plan.
   • Include a timeline and resource allocation for each step.
   • Describe how the success of the cooperation plan will be evaluated.
   • Develop feedback mechanisms to assess the performance of the plan and make necessary adjustments.