Cross Sector Information Sharing

PNWER worked with stakeholders to develop the Pacific Northwest Partnership for Regional Infrastructure Security in 2002, and within Washington State a Puget Sound Partnership focused on the greater Seattle region the following year. As part of the Partnership‘s collaborative activities, a cross sector regional information sharing system was established called NW Warning Alert & Response Network. Currently, more than 2000 vetted public and private critical infrastructure stakeholders from across the Pacific Northwest are members of this system.  The Washington Fusion Center currently uses NWWARN to communicate with the region's critical infrastructures regarding alerts, warnings, and threats. NW Warning Alert & Response Network

Background

Beginning in 2007, the WA State Fusion Center partnered with PNWER to engage key stakeholders in a process to incorporate critical infrastructure and key resources (CIKR) organizations and other essential service providers to an expanded fusion system that enables cross-sector, two-way sharing of information, situational awareness, and analysis. The Seattle UASI Region –consisting of King, Pierce and Snohomish Counties—was chosen as the pilot area for this initiative to utilize the stakeholder relationships already developed through the Puget Sound Partnership for Regional Infrastructure Security.  After development and testing by stakeholders, the CIKR component will be expanded to enable cross-sector information sharing throughout the rest of the state. click here for more info