The NCBRT has an extensive Subject Matter Expert (SME) pool available for technical assistance, development, instruction, or incident reach-back needs. Our pool of SMEs encompasses a wide scope of expertise as outlined below (number listed indicates NCBRT-affiliated SMEs with that background): (chart)

• Agriculture, Plant Pathology, and Food Science (10)
• Biological Sciences (26)
• Bio-Warfare/Bio-Security (22)
• Course/Curriculum Development (23)
• Crime Scene Investigations/Forensics (14)
• Emergency Planning/Management/Response (78)
• Search & Rescue (10)
• Fire Service (59)
• Grant Writing (9)
• Hazardous Materials (Prevention, Response, Recovery) (58)
• Law Enforcement (Federal, State, Tribal, Local, and Campus) (53)
• Medical Expertise (76)
• Veterinary Medicine (10)
• WMD – Research & Training (55)

Among the SMEs affiliated with the NCBRT, most have earned secondary degrees and many possess advanced degrees. The following is a listing of degrees earned by NCBRT SMEs: (chart)

• Associate’s Degree (34)
• Bachelor’s Degree (105)
• Master’s Degree (65)
• Terminal Degree (other than JD, DVM, MD, or DO) (22)
  (Areas include health education, immunology, microbiology, biology, parasitology, disaster management, epidemiology, food science, engineering, virology, animal biological systems, environmental development, health communications, environmental health, and plant pathology)
• JD (1)
• DVM (13)
• MD/DO (10)

The NCBRT offers expertise and experience that directly support the Target Capabilities List (TCL). This expertise crosses all mission areas and each target capability. Examples (non-inclusive) for each capability follow: Planning (top)

• Federal, state and local/NGO and private sector emergency/disaster preparedness planning – including emergency management agency, law enforcement, fire service, EMS, hospital, public health, and agricultural/veterinary services
• Strategic and operational planning
• Developed after-action reviews and lessons learned

Communications (top)

• Critical incident/risk communication
• Public safety communications/operations center
• Tactical communication

Risk Management (top) 

• Public and private sector risk management, including health care, petro-chemical, public safety operations,
• Risk analysis/management

Community Preparedness and Participation (top) 

• Outreach training and exercising for formal/informal community emergency response teams and other community organizations

Information Gathering and Recognition of Indicators and Warnings (top) 

• Training/exercising/planning for public and private sector in areas of information gathering, management, sharing

Intelligence Analysis and Production (top) 

• Training/exercising appropriate agencies regarding terrorist organizations, behaviors, and past methods

Intelligence/Information Sharing and Dissemination (top)

• Training in intelligence/information sharing and dissemination processes

Law Enforcement Investigation and Operations (top)

• Training/exercising law enforcement personnel in proper use of PPE and safety procedures in hazardous environments
• Training/exercising law enforcement personnel in prevention and deterrence methods
• Training/exercising law enforcement personnel in WMD sampling and in forensics evidence collection processes
• Training/exercising law enforcement special/tactical operations teams in situations involving terrorists and/or WMD, including the use of appropriate PPE and CBRNE detection equipment
• Training/exercising law enforcement management/supervisors for WMD and/or terrorist events
• Training/exercising law enforcement agencies in the detection and monitoring for CBRNE hazards
• Training/exercising law enforcement agencies in recognition and indicators/warnings of potential terrorist-related activity

CBRNE Detection (top)

• Training/exercising in use of CBRNE detection/monitoring equipment
• Training/exercising in response to positive CBRNE detector warnings, particularly within a potential WMD environment
• Training/exercising in the area of potential WMD within cargo conveyances
• Training/exercising in the interpretation and sharing of information regarding CBRNE to appropriate agencies and personnel
• Training/exercising in regards to WMD materials, agents and precursors

Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) (top)

• Training/exercising in regards to the use of the CIP as part of planning and management for emergency response agencies

Food and Agriculture Safety and Defense (top)

• Training/exercising in first response planning for threats to food and agricultural operations
• Training first responders on planning procedures for responding to an agricultural disease event
• Training/exercising in the use of post-event management and decontamination, isolation and quarantine
• Training/exercising coordination among agricultural, public health, law enforcement, and other public safety sectors during an agricultural
• Training/exercising incident command and emergency operations management for agricultural personnel
• Training/exercising agricultural, public health, law enforcement and other public safety agencies with regards to agriculturally related pandemic outbreaks

Epidemiological Surveillance and Investigation (top)

• Training/exercising public health, medical, and other related public/private sector agencies in regards to potential public health emergencies, including high consequence and pandemic events
• Training/exercising public health personnel in the use of appropriate PPE and CBRNE monitoring and detection equipment
• Training/exercising in the adoption of traditional public health epidemiological processes to bioterrorism and/or agro terrorism events
• Training/exercising public health and law enforcement personnel regarding to liaison and concurrent investigations into bio- or agro terrorism events

Public Health Laboratory Testing (top)

• Training/exercising laboratory personnel regarding bio- and agro terrorism events
• Training/exercising laboratory personnel regarding public safety and/or forensics sampling and collection techniques that provides specimens for analysis

Onsite Incident Management (top)

• Planning/training/exercising agencies of public/private sector involving NIMS, National Response Plan, and State and Local response plans
• Planning/training/exercising in the establishment and operation of Incident Command Posts and operation centers to agencies in public/private sectors, including public health, agricultural, and hospital venues
• Planning/training/exercising agencies of public/private sector regarding potential terrorist and WMD incidents

Emergency Operations Center Management (top)

• Planning/training/exercising agencies of public/private sector involving NIMS, National Response Plan, and State and Local response plans
• Planning/training/exercising in the establishment and operation of Incident Command Posts and operation centers to agencies in public/private sectors, including public health, agricultural, and hospital venues
• Planning/training/exercising agencies of public/private sector regarding potential terrorist and WMD incidents

Critical Resource Logistics and Distribution (top)

• Planning/training/exercising for public health, medical, EMS, and agricultural communities in the identification of resources and related logistics and distribution for human and/or animal health management in a high consequence event
• Planning/training/exercising for public health, medical, and EMS in the use of the strategic national stockpile, other federal and state healthcare resources

Volunteer Management and Donations (top)

• Planning/training/exercising for public, non-governmental organizations in the management of volunteers and donations

Responder Safety and Health (top)

• Planning/training/exercising in the appropriate use of PPE and monitoring/detection equipment
• Planning/training/exercising in decontamination techniques that may be necessary in a post-WMD event
• Planning/training/exercising on safety awareness within the context of a high consequence/WMD event
• Planning/training/exercising in the healthcare/medical support of emergency responders deployed to a high consequence, terrorist, or hazardous materials event (including SWAT and Tactical Operations teams)

Public Safety and Security Response (top)

• Training/exercising public/private law enforcement security personnel in areas of incident assessment, traffic and crowd control, and management of public order
• Training/exercising law enforcement personnel at all levels in operations related to potential terrorist, high consequence, or WMD events
• Training/exercising law enforcement and other public agencies for evacuation and sheltering, and transfer of citizens during a high consequence and/or WMD event

Animal Health Emergency Support (top)

• Training/exercising agricultural, veterinarian, and public health personnel in planning for, responding to, and recovering from public health and agricultural incidents involving animals
• Training/exercising in appropriate use of Incident Command emergency operations center activities for high consequence agricultural events, including agricultural pandemic events

Environmental Health (top)

• Training/exercising public and private sector organizations in response to and recovering from environmental health incidents, including the use of PPE and decontamination
• Training/exercising public and private sector organizations in the use of GIS and GPS devices, systems, and processes

Explosive Device Response Operations (top)

• Training/exercising public safety agencies responding to incidents involving potential explosive devices
• Training/exercising public/private sector agencies in working with EOD teams as part of a high consequences, hazardous material, or terrorist incident
• Training/exercising law enforcement personnel responding to potential terrorist or WMD incident that may involve explosive ordinance
• Training/exercising forensics and crime scene investigators on appropriate procedures and processes to be used in the evidence collection following a post-terrorist, WMD, or hazardous material incident, including incidents involving explosives

Firefighting Operations/Support (top)

• Training/exercising fire service personnel in the response to incidents involving potential terrorist and/or WMD devices
• Training/exercising fire service personnel in the public safety sampling and/or evidence collection procedures following the release of a WMD agent
• Training/exercising fire service personnel in response to biological events, including bioterrorism and agro terrorism

WMD/Hazardous Materials Response and Decontamination (top)

• Training/exercising hazardous materials teams in response to biological events, including bioterrorism and agro terrorism
• Training/exercising hazardous materials teams in public safety response and sampling procedures following potential terrorist and WMD events
• Training/exercising hazardous materials teams in decontamination techniques involving biological agents
• Training/exercising hazardous materials teams in application of the CAMEO (CAMEO, ALOHA, MARPLOT, LANDVIEW) for plume modeling

Citizen Evacuation and Shelter-In-Place (top)

• Training/exercising public safety, nongovernmental organizations and private sector entities in the planning for and response to high consequence events in which evacuation or sheltering of citizens may be involved
• Training/exercising public safety, nongovernmental organizations and private sector entities in CAMEO (CAMEO, ALOHA, MARPLOT, LANDVIEW) for plume modeling necessary for determining evacuation zones

Isolation and Quarantine (top)

• Training/exercising for public safety response agencies, public health, and agricultural entities in planning for and establishment of isolation and quarantine, including high consequence and pandemic events

Urban Search and Rescue (top)

• Training/exercising for personnel involved in urban search and rescue activities following potential bioterrorism or agro terrorism event

Emergency Public Information and Warning (top)

• Training/exercising public safety agencies, particularly public health and agriculture entities, in effective public information and risk communications related to public health and/or agricultural incidents, including pandemics

Triage and Pre-Hospital Treatment (top)

• Training/exercising EMS and other public safety agencies involved in the response to a mass casualty and/or other high consequence event
• Training/exercising EMS, public health, and medical personnel in the response to high consequence events requiring pre-hospital triage, treatment, and transportation of patients upon exposure to a biological agent or resulting from an incident involving a CBRNE agent or device
• Training/exercising on incident command for EMS personnel responding to a possible terrorist or WMD event
• Training/exercising EMS personnel on use of PPE
• Training/exercising in delivery of life-saving clinical skills in potentially hazardous environments

Medical Surge (top)

• Training/exercising medical, hospital, public health, and EMS agencies facing medical surge situations as a result of a high consequence event, mass casualty incident, or WMD event
• Training/exercising health care administrators, managers, and supervisors in the sustainment of healthcare operations during a high consequence event, including those involving biological agents and/or pandemics

Medical Supplies Management and Distribution (top)

• Training/exercising medical, hospital, public health, and EMS agencies requiring access to and management of additional medical supplies as a result of a high consequence event, mass casualty incident, or WMD event
• Training/exercising health care administrators, managers, and supervisors in the acquisition of additional medical supplies needed during a high consequence event, including those involving biological agents and/or pandemics
• Training/exercising public health and medical personnel on the use of federally, state, or locally provided caches/stockpiles of pharmaceuticals, medical supplies, or medical equipment as required in the wake of a high consequence event

Mass Prophylaxis (top)

• Training/exercising public health and medical personnel in the planning for and establishment and management of mass prophylaxis operations
• Training/exercising law enforcement and security personnel (public and private) in security measures and operations involving mass prophylaxis activities

Mass Care (Sheltering, Feeding, and Related Services) (top)

• Training/exercising public health and medical personnel in the planning for and establishment and management of special needs and mass care shelters
• Training/exercising law enforcement and security personnel (public and private) in security measures and operations involving special needs and care shelters

Fatality Management (top)

• Training/exercising public and private sector personnel involved in mass fatality management resulting from high consequence or hazardous material events
• Training/exercising in PPE and CBRNE detection for personnel involvement in managing mass fatality event following a hazardous materials incident
• Training/exercising in the management of fatalities resulting from biological event, including consequences of bio- and/or agro terrorism events

Structural Damage and Mitigation Assessment (top)

• Training/exercising risk/safety/facility managers in inspection and assessment processes that may be necessary following a WMD or hazardous material incident
• Training/exercising risk/safety/facility managers in decontamination procedures and processes for buildings, equipment and personnel following a biological event

Restoration of Lifelines (top)

• Training/exercising in continuity of operations planning following a high consequence public health event, including a pandemic incident

Economic and Community Recovery (top)

• Training/exercising in continuity of operations planning following a high consequence public health event, including a pandemic incident