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WMD Advanced Tactical Operations

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This course provides tactical commanders, tactical operators, and support personnel with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to command, plan, equip, train, and exercise tactical teams for implementing safe and effective response to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) incidents. Participants, as members of integrated tactical teams, implement these attributes during simulated weapons of mass destruction (WMD) events. Participants develop competency in developing tactics for responding to WMD incidents and tactical alternatives for neutralizing WMD incidents. Participants conduct plan rehearsals and implement tactical plans in realistic scenario-based field exercises.

Course Objectives
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
• Plan and prepare for conducting tactical operations in a CBRNE environment against a linear target
• Employ tactical response personnel in an effective manner in WMD situations requiring personnel to deploy in Level C Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Conduct a site survey and complete pre-incident planning based on intelligence information and field visits
• Plan for and conduct an effective response for a Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD) incident involving a suicide bomber at a public or private infrastructure facility
• Plan for and conduct an effective response for an incident involving a biological device located at a local public event area
• Complete a comprehensive post-test to assess knowledge of appropriate planning, equipment, and tactical operations considerations when responding to different types of WMD incidents
• Plan for and conduct an effective response to a chemical device incident at a component of a linear target

Target Audience/Discipline
EMA, FS, HZ, LE

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

Min/Max Enrollment Min 20; Max 30

Hours 40.0

Format Instructor-Led Training (Direct Delivery)

DHS Course # PER-227

Prerequisites
• Must be commanders, managers, supervisors, or team leaders/planners who are sworn members of a federal, state, county/parish, or municipal law enforcement agency, or emergency management, fire, medical, or hazardous materials personnel currently assigned to and functioning as members of a fully operational law enforcement tactical team and/or providing support for tactical operations
• Completion of the LSU NCBRT WMD Tactical Commanders (MGT-321) course or the LSU NCBRT WMD Tactical Operations (PER-221) course
• Government-issued identification card
• Knowledge of the National Incident Management System (IS-700), WMD awareness-level training, or CoBRA® system training (recommended)