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A Prepared Jurisdiction: Integrated Response to WMD Incidents

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This course is a problem-based course for small- to medium-sized jurisdictions. The course provides an opportunity for the jurisdiction and its participants to develop and/or refine strategies for responding to incidents in which suspected WMD devices may be in transit via rail, truck, barge, or inter-modal cargo container. The course includes related training intended to provide realistic scenarios that will provide the foundation for the learning activities. This course affords opportunities for the jurisdiction’s participants to train using a facilitated-discussion process supported by scenario-driven field training. Finally, the jurisdiction can use this training course as a self-assessment process for its decision-making capabilities, as well as its WMD-terrorist-response preparedness.

Course Objectives
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
• Describe how performance is evaluated
• Summarize the course and its agenda
• Define cargo and identify modes of transportation within the jurisdiction
• Identify vulnerabilities of these modes of transportation within their jurisdiction
• Identify and describe the five categories of CBRNE
• Identify types of releases (e.g., point source, line source) and their potential effectiveness utilizing each mode of transportation
• Identify the phases of WMD response operations
• Define fusion center and describe the intelligence cycle
• Describe the interface between the ICS and EOC during a WMD incident
• Describe the ease with which a terrorist organization can acquire/produce biological and chemical agents
• Explain Aum Shinrikyo’s use of transportation to disperse biological and chemical weapons
• Identify the major attacks conducted by Aum Shinrikyo using CB weapons as well as their dissemination methods and choice of agent
• Describe how a lack of preparedness, planning, education, and cross communication can hinder
a terrorist event response
• Review the National Incident Management System, Chapter II Command and Management
• Review the Incident Command System, Incident Types
• Discuss the authority provided by federal, state, and local laws to implement protective actions for the local jurisdiction
• Discuss the roles and responsibilities of senior leadership within the local jurisdiction in response to a cargo event
• Review the details of the planning “P”
• Understand the use and effects of explosives
• Recognize improvised explosive devices and the threat they pose to cargo
• Identify the different types of cargo containers
• Identify the types of devices that can be used to disseminate CBRNE WMD
• Describe the intelligence cycle and list the roles and responsibilities of response agencies
• Describe a systematic approach for managing WMD response operations
• List the events for Day 2 training
• Describe the safety protocols that will be used during the scenario-based field training
• Analyze potential threat elements
• Develop and implement an Incident Action Plan

• Deploy to protect assets and mitigate threats, hazards, and vulnerabilities
• Identify security and safety issues
• Conduct incident response actions
• Manage public information regarding potential threat
• Implement incident command
• Operate within the Incident Command System
• Conduct situational assessment
• Perform public safety and security response
• Conduct inter-operational communications
• Recognize the tasks performed during training
• Begin a self-assessment of training outcomes
• Identify and describe successful training outcomes
• Identify and describe training and procedural areas needing improvement
• Analyze outcomes and make recommendations for methods of improvement
• Identify and describe areas for improvement that require training
• Compile an improvement plan for their functional group
• Successfully complete a comprehensive post-test
• Provide feedback by completing a course evaluation form

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

For the course to be most successful, the following teams and units must be in attendance for the entire duration of the course:
• Patrol officers (2)
• Tactical team (1)
• Hazardous Materials team (1)
• Explosive Ordinance Disposal team (1)
• Fire Response team (1)
• EMS Unit (or designated unit to provide patient care and medical checks for PPE) (1)
• Elected and non-elected government officials
• Mayor
• Sheriff
• Police chief
• Fire chief
• EMS director
• Emergency managers
• Community planners
• Public health representatives
• Public information officers
• Representatives assigned to the Emergency Operations Center

The maximum number of participants is 80, unless arrangements are made with the NCBRT prior to the course delivery.

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

Min/Max Enrollment See audience note

Hours 20.0

Format Instructor-Led Training (Direct Delivery)

DHS Course # PER-219

Prerequisites
This course is delivered at the jurisdictional level. Attendees of this course must have received response training commensurate with their level of participation (i.e., Awareness, Performance, Management and Planning levels). This course is intended to engage an entire jurisdiction and requires the participation of 1) officials with the direct authority to create policy, commit resources, and make decisions concerning life safety and risk management, and 2) response teams responsible for handling an incident. The jurisdiction applying for the course must satisfy established requirements (logistical, participant, and eductional) prior to scheduling the course.