This course was developed by the American Red Cross in collaboration with Pearson Performance Solutions. This is a self-directed, online course that provides foundational awareness of weapons of mass destruction/terrorism types and effects in the context of non-governmental organizations supplying humanitarian services during a disaster.

Access NCBRT web-based training at http://www.ncbrt.lsu.edu/elearn

Course Objectives
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Identify the major factors that make awareness of WMD/T critical for service care providers
• Compare the types of incidents with each WMD/T type
• Compare the effects of each weapons type (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, high-yield explosives) on individuals and communities.
• Define the key security issues that arise in a service care operation
• Define the key safety issues that arise in a service care operation
• Define the key safety issues as they relate to personnel at the incident scene
• Identify how scale and intensity affect service care operations
• Compare the various types of service care providers

Target Audience/Discipline
Emergency Medical Services, Fire Service, Governmental Administrative, Healthcare, Law Enforcement, Public Health, Public Safety Communications, Public Works

Level of training Awareness

Hours 1.25

Format Web-Based Training

DHS Course # AWR-190-W

Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course

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Lori Ellison
Community Emergency Response Team
Albuquerque, NM

I would say that my overall awareness level of potential threats has improved dramatically. I have shared material from the course with colleagues and have incorporated concepts from it into training presentations for case managers.