OFFICE OF DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS

Office of Domestic Preparedness.A unit in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security responsible for helping state and local governments train and equip emergency responders, plan and conduct disaster drills, and offer other technical assistance to prevent, plan for, and respond to acts of terrorism. • The Office was transferred from the U.S. Department of Justice in 2003. — Abbr. ODP.

[Blacks Law 8th]