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emergency management and medical personnel as well. <br />g. Military Ordnance from WWII <br />Unexploded military ordnance is a hazard unique to Indian <br />River County. The former Fort Pierce Naval Amphibious <br />Training Base was established in 1942. Training exercises <br />were conducted on outlying areas of North and South <br />Hutchinson Islands. Training at the base included testing of <br />bombs, rockets and mines. Several explosive devices leftover <br />from these training missions have been found along the shores <br />of Vero Beach and Ft. Pierce. Public exposure to unexploded <br />ordnance could occur primarily as a result of three types of <br />activities: Earth moving (building construction, pool <br />construction, and major landscaping), recreational diving and <br />use of beach areas - unexploded ordnance may wash ashore <br />or be exposed after storms. Prior clean up operations have <br />been coordinated by the Army Corps of Engineers <br />(Jacksonville office). <br />3. Societal Hazards <br />a. Terrorism and Sabotage <br />(1) Terrorism <br />Terrorist attacks may take the form of induced dam or <br />levee failures, the use of hazardous materials to injure <br />or kill, or the use of biological weapons to create an <br />epidemic. While there have not been any successful <br />acts of terrorism committed in Florida in recent years, it <br />is recognized that the state has many critical and high- <br />profile facilities, high concentration of population, and <br />other potentially attractive venues for terrorist activity <br />that are inherently vulnerable to a variety of terrorist <br />methods. Governmental/political, transportation, <br />commercial, infrastructure, cultural, academic, research, <br />military, athletic, and other activities and facilities <br />constitute ideal targets for terrorist attacks which may <br />cause catastrophic levels of property and environmental <br />damage, injury, and loss of life. Furthermore, a variety <br />of extremist groups are known to operate within Florida, <br />and potential terrorist attacks have been investigated <br />and averted in recent years (Florida Department of <br />Indian River County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Basic Page 34 <br />