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TERRORISM & WMD TRAINING

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1. Emergency Response to Terrorism: Basic Concepts

2. Emergency Response to Terrorism: Tactical Considerations - Company Officer (NFA)

3. Emergency Response to Terrorism - Tactical Consideration - Hazardous Materials (NFA)

4. Emergency Response to Terrorism - Tactical Considerations - Emergency Medical Services (NFA)

5. Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings Performance Level

6. Prevention and Response to Suicide Bombing Incidents Performance Level

7. Standardized Awareness Authorized Training, CBRNE / WMD (SAAT / AWR-160)

8. Terrorism Awareness and Prevention

9. Understanding and Planning for School Bombing Incidents Awareness Level

Emergency Response to Terrorism: Basic Concepts
[ERT:BC]

Course Length:

16 Hours (11.5 Hours Lecture / 4.5 Hours Lab)

Course Goal:

To assist those who respond to the scene of a possible terrorist incident to: (a) effectively protect themselves from a variety of potential dangers; (b) effectively perform responder tasks in a situation which combines the elements of a hazardous materials scene and a crime scene; (c) notify and respond to appropriate local, state and federal jurisdictions.

Course Description:

This course is designed to provide students with a general understanding and recognition of terrorism, defensive considerations (biological, nuclear, incendiary, chemical and explosive), as well as command and control issues associated with criminal incidents. When an incident occurs, the student will be able to recognize and implement self-protective measures; secure the scene; complete appropriate notifications to local, state and federal authorities; and assist in completing a smooth transition from emergency to recovery and termination operations.

Prerequisites:

ELIS for Fire Personnel; Hazardous Materials Operations Certified

Certifying Agency:

Pennsylvania State Fire Academy

Emergency Response to Terrorism: Tactical Considerations -
Company Officer (NFA)
[ERT:TC:CO]

Course Length:

7 Hours

Course Goal and Description:

This course is designed for the first on-the-scene supervisor (Company Officer). Students will be able to identify outward warning signs or indicators of terrorism, anticipate unusual response circumstances, assess information and take corrective actions, and determine strategies for surviving these hazardous conditions. Students will be expected to apply their knowledge about response to identify and preserve evidence, manage site safety, document the event, and debrief personnel.

Prerequisites:

ELFG and ERT:BC or ERT:SS or TODP

Certifying Agency:

Pennsylvania State Fire Academy

Emergency Response to Terrorism - Tactical Consideration - Hazardous Materials (NFA)
[ERT:TC-HM]

Course Length:

16 Hours (Lecture, Guided Discussion and Individual Group Activities)

Course Goal:

• Increase an emergency responder's chance of surviving a terrorist incident. Increase a HazMat Technician's ability to anticipate potential terrorist incident targets.

• Increase a department's ability to respond effectively to a terrorist incident through coordinated planning, training, and exercising.

• Increase a HazMat Technician's skills level to work in a team setting to address terrorist incidents.

Course Description:

This course was designed for the first-on-scene career or volunteer hazardous material technician or persons with haz-mat responsibilities for developing initial tactical considerations. The student will be trained in security considerations, identifying signs of terrorism, anticipating unusual response circumstances, assessing information and taking corrective actions, and importantly determining strategies for survival. The student will also apply his/her knowledge about response to Biological, Nuclear, Incendiary, Chemical, and Explosive (B-NICE) events: identifying and preserving evidence, managing site safety, mitigating the incident, documenting the event, and debriefing personnel.

Prerequisites:

One of the following: FEMA's Basic Concepts Course (ERT:BC) or self study course (ERT:SS) or PSFA Terrorism Operations (TODP). Students must also be certified by their employers at the Hazardous Materials Technician or Specialist level per OSHA 29-CFR-1910.120[q] / EPA 40-CFR-311.

Certifying Agency:

Pennsylvania State Fire Academy

Emergency Response to Terrorism - Tactical Considerations - Emergency Medical Services (NFA)
[ERT:TC-EMS]

Course Length:

16 Hours (Lecture, Guided Discussion and Individual/Group Activities)

Course Goal:

Completion of this course will:

• Increase an emergency responder's chance of surviving a terrorist incident.

• Increase an EMS first responder's ability to anticipate potential terrorist incident targets.

• Increase an EMS department's ability to respond effectively to a terrorist incident through coordinated planning, training, and exercising.

• Increase an EMS first responder's skills level to work in team settings to address terrorist incidents.

Course Description:

This course was designed for the first on-the-scene responding EMS personnel with the responsibility to render patient care to victims of terrorist incidents. Secondarily, this two-day course was designed to cover the needs of response personnel, who would be career and volunteer fire fighters, EMS industrial contractors, allied health personnel or members of the military or other government agencies.

Prerequisites:

One of the following: FEMA's Basic Concepts course (ERT:BC) or self-study course (ERT:SS) or PSFA Terrorism Operations (TOPD). Fire Service Personnel must have ELIS.

Certifying Agency:

Pennsylvania State Fire Academy

Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings (IRTB) Performance Level

Course Length:

4 Hours (Classroom)

Course Goal:

Provides basic information on explosive and incendiary devices that could be used as terrorist weapons.

Course Description:

Classroom topics include:

• Understanding the terrorist threat

• Improvised explosive devices (IEDs)

• Safety issues

• Departmental or agency policies to ensure compliance with local requirements

Certifying Agency:

U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security and New Mexico Tech's Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center (EMRTC)

Prevention and Response to Suicide Bombing Incidents (PRSBI) Performance Level

Course Length:

4 Hours (Classroom)

Course Goal:

Provides basic information on explosive and incendiary devices that could be used as terrorist weapons.

Course Description:

Classroom topics include:

• Understanding the terrorist threat

• Improvised explosive devices (IEDs)

• Safety issues

• Departmental or agency policies to ensure compliance with local requirement

Certifying Agency:

U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security and New Mexico Tech's Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center (EMRTC)

Standardized Awareness Authorized Training,
CBRNE / WMD
(SAAT / AWR-160)

Course Length:

8 Hours

Course Goal:

The Standardized Awareness Training course is intended for personnel in the following disciplines: Law enforcement, Emergency medical services, Emergency management, Fire service, Hazardous materials, Public works, Governmental administrative, Public safety communications, Healthcare, Public health, and Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies.

Course Description:

Standardized Awareness Authorized Training, is a 1-day, 8-hour training course that includes facilitated discussions, activities, and case studies. Topics in this course include Prevention and Deterrence, Identification of Hazardous Materials and the ERG, Chemical Agents, Biological Agents, Radiological Materials and Nuclear Weapons, and Explosive Devices.

Prerequisites:

To be eligible to attend the Standardized Awareness Training, participants must have successfully completed the following: IS-100.b Introduction to the Incident Command System or any of the available ICS-100 series; and IS-700.a National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction

Certifying Agency:

FEMA Center for Domestic Preparedness

Terrorism Awareness and Prevention (TAP)

Course Length:

1 or 2 Hours (Classroom)

Course Goal:

Terrorism Awareness and Prevention is designed for use by law enforcement crime prevention or community service officers to encourage citizens to become participants in their own security by providing them information to dispel fears, enhance alertness and awareness, and promote useful reports to authorities.

Course Description:

Topics in the Terrorism Awareness and Prevention presentations for civilians include:

• Introduction to Terrorism: A basic review of what terrorism is and why/how terrorists operate. This section lays the groundwork for understanding that terrorism is about committing crimes and not about having different beliefs.

• Terrorist Threat: Gives the instructor the option of discussing different groups in Pennsylvania that have been associated with terrorist acts. This section places emphasis on understanding the difference between legal dissent and criminal (terrorist) acts by "radical" elements of certain movements.

• Community Protective Measures: With an acknowledgement that recognizing suspicious activity is not a hard science, this section offers some common sense things to look for when suspecting suspicious activity.

• Reporting Procedures: Understanding that a key to terrorism awareness is the providing the proper information to law enforcement to allow them to provide a proper response, this section offers some basic guidelines and exercises on proper reporting techniques.

Certifying Agency:

The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) & The Pennsylvania Dept. of Health

Understanding and Planning for School Bombing Incidents (UPSBI) Awareness Level

Course Length:

4 Hours (Classroom)

Course Goal:

Designed for First Responders and school personnel who may respond to school-based incidents. Course methodology includes study text, multimedia participant activities. Participants who successfully complete the course earn 0.4 Continuing Education Credits (CEUs). Multiple resources on threat assessment, school security, and critical response actions.

Course Description:

Understanding the Threat discusses components of a school response plan including a bomb incident response plan. The section on threat and threat assessment includes warning signs of aggressive student behavior. Responding to the Threat describes the types of threats and defines critical actions for documenting and responding. In addition, types of incident scenarios, critical response actions for each type of scenario, and the factors to consider in determining the most appropriate evacuation action are defined and described. The concepts of time, distance, and shielding discussed in the module are applicable to a wide variety of school incidents. Recognizing Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) explains the major components of an IED and safety measures to consider with a suspicious device. Developing Preventive Measures discusses the importance of prevention and mitigation. Prevention includes school security assessments and security measures that serve to increase security and safety. Mitigation is what schools do to reduce or eliminate risk and includes implementing critical components of a bomb response plan such as training and exercising the plan.

Certifying Agency:

U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security and New Mexico Tech's Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center (EMRTC)