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Preparing Communities for Agroterrorism: Awareness Level

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This course is designed to promote community awareness of agriculture-based terrorism. Participants are introduced to and learn a definition of agroterrorism. Once they have received an overview of the food supply infrastructure, participants learn basic communication protocols they must be aware of in case they must report a suspected agroterrorism incident. At the end of the course, participants learn about additional opportunities that exist for agricultural security training.

Course Objectives
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
• Recall pertinent issues related to HSPDs 5, 7, 8, and 9 as they relate to agricultural security and threats
• Summarize food and agricultural system vulnerabilities to threats and acts of terrorism
• Explain psychological and economic impacts of agroterrorism
• Identify WMD agents and routes of exposure that are likely to be used for agroterrorism
• Generalize ways agricultural materials may be utilized as weapons in agroterrorism incidents
• Provide examples of how domestic and foreign food processing and distribution are vulnerable to agroterrorism
• Develop pre-incident planning measures for agricultural security
• Recognize important national planning and response guidelines

Target Audience/Discipline
EMA, EMS, FS, GA, HZ, HC, LE, PH, PSC, PW

Scheduling
Contact a NCBRT training coordinator today to schedule this course.

Min/Max Enrollment Min 20; Max 40

Hours 5.0 (Direct Delivery); 6.5 (Train-the-Trainer)

Format Instructor-Led Training (Direct Delivery; Train-the-Trainer)

DHS Course # AWR-117, AWR-117-1

Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for attending this course