Although Osama bin Laden probably won't issue down Sixth Avenue in Aberdeen.

Although Osama bin Laden probably won't issue down Sixth Avenue in Aberdeen, being prepared for a terrorist attack - or any other difficulty - is important, said Freddie Robinson, director of Brown shire Emergency Management.

After the terrorist attacks upon Sept. 11, 2001, the U Department of Homeland Security was established. It gives grant wealth to each state via the Patriot Act, which requires 20 percent of the stocks go to the state and 80 percent to the counties within the state.

The amount of circulating medium a county or tribal conduct receives is based on its population and a wager percentage. In South Dakota, that percentage is wager by the state Office of Homeland Security and its senior advisory committee, said Brooke Bohnenkamp, public information officer for the Department of Public Safety.

County necessity management offices are in charge of distributing the homeland security grants. Beginning in 2005 the Brown