Recent News
LSU NCBRT/ACE Announces 1 Year Anniversary of Preparedness Podcast
LSU NCBRT/ACE is excited to mark the one-year anniversary of the Preparedness Podcast. The podcast, which was launched in April 2020 at the beginning of world-wide lock downs amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic, was an avenue for LSU NCBRT /ACE to be able to provide information rapidly and address issues associated with the crisis. To date, 32 episodes of the podcast have been broadcast covering a wide variety of public safety topics.
New Course AWR-323-W Disease Containment Measures
This 2.5 hour-long webinar provides awareness-level training on the triggers related to various disease containment measures as well as detailed information on the declaration, implementation, and demobilization efforts required during these type of events.
LSU NCBRT/ACE Partners with Louisiana Public Health Agencies to Assist in COVID-19 Vaccine Planning
As Louisiana continues to roll out the COVID-19 vaccine throughout the state, one LSU department has utilized its experience in biological events and tactical training to help state agencies with the most important aspects of their plans.
LSU NCBRT/ACE offers Training via Zoom to Combat COVID-19
The COVID-19 global pandemic continues to challenge populations worldwide on a monumental scale. The country remains stretched to unprecedented limits to combat the novel coronavirus.
National Domestic Preparedness Consortium launches new Twitter account
The National Domestic Preparedness Consortium is excited to announce the launch of its official Twitter account, @NDPC_US, on Monday, February 1. This account will serve as a way to engage with emergency responders and consolidate all of the courses and resources from NDPC members in one place.
LSU NCBRT/ACE now offering critical training via Zoom
In an effort to continue to provide training to state, local, territorial, and tribal emergency responders during the COVID-19 pandemic, LSU NCBRT/ACE has adapted many of its courses for virtual delivery. The first course LSU NCBRT/ACE transitioned to a virtual delivery platform was the Site Protection through Observational Techniques-Customized AWR-219 (SPOT-C) course now being delivered via Zoom.
Mass Fatality Management Webinar
This week's LSU NCBRT/ACE webinar focuses on tactics for managing fatalities resulting from Covid-19.
COVID-19 Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Awareness (AWR-393-W)
The purpose of this awareness-level course is to remind participants that the types of targeted violence and terrorism threats that law enforcement and public and private security must typically watch for have not ceased in the COVID-19 world.