Joint Terrorism Task Force

The Joint Terrorism Task Force is a section of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation charged with taking action against terrorism. The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) came into being with the first task force in 1980. In November 2003 the number of task forces stood at 66, having nearly doubled since the events of September 11, 2001. More than 2,300 personnel work on these task forces nationwide. The JTTFs are staffed with FBI agents as well as detectives from local law enforcement agencies who are assigned to work full-time with the FBI.

National Joint Terrorism Task Force (National JTTF)

In 2002, the FBI created a National Joint Terrorism Task Force at its command center in Washington, D.C. Nearly 30 agencies are represented, spanning the fields of intelligence, public safety, and federal, state, and local law enforcement. The National JTTF collects terrorism information and intelligence and funnels it to the 66 JTTFs, various terrorism units within the FBI, and partner agencies. Agency representatives also help the FBI with terrorism investigations.

Questions about the Joint Terrorism Task Force can be answered by emailing Detective Robert Kuhn at rkuhn@eriecountygov.org