DHS's failure to integrate this kind of information into its tiering methodology is particularly troubling because communities along a chemical facility's fence line tend to be poorer and have first responders who may not be well-resourced to respond to chemical facility disaster.
Thompson criticizes DHS for not considering community vulnerabilities in its risk assessments.
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