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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
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Target Audience/Discipline
Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Medical Services, Fire Service, Governmental Administrative, Hazardous Materials Personnel, Healthcare, Law Enforcement, Public Health, Public Safety Communications, Public Works
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Level of training Awareness
Hours 4.0
Format Web-Based Training
DHS Course # AWR-117-W
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course
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Warren H. Craig
Louisiana State Animal Response Team
Baton Rouge, LA
The extreme importance
of public education and
information as a tool of
mitigation and preparedness
was what I found to be most
useful. We expanded the
information and education
outreach available to the
jurisdictions we serve as a
result.
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