Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security - State Fusion Center

State Fusion Center

The Office of Homeland Security is responsible for overseeing the State's Fusion Center. The Fusion Center serves as a central office for the detection, prevention, investigation and response to criminal and terrorist activity. Information collected by the various public safety and law enforcement agencies of the State is reviewed and analysized by the Center. As of 2011, the Center is administratively housed within the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.

To assist the Office in overseeing the Center, Governor Brad Henry issued Executive Order 2007-41 which established a Governance Board over the Center. As of 2011, the Board is composed of the following members:

Name Agency Represented Board position
Albert Ashwood Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management
Col. Monty Brodt Oklahoma National Guard
William Citty Oklahoma City Police Department
Rocky McElvaney Oklahoma State Department of Health
James “Jim” E. Finch Federal Bureau of Investigation
Charley Hangar Oklahoma Sheriffs Association
Stan Florence Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
Richard Mask Oklahoma Association of Police Chiefs Vice Chairman
Chuck Jordan Tulsa Police Department
Larry Harden Oklahoma Department of Agriculture
Kim Carter Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security Chairman
Michael C. Thompson Oklahoma Department of Public Safety

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