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Provides training to special operations units such as hazmat teams, bomb squads, tactical units, National Guard troops, and other emergency responders who may be called upon to carry out monitoring and sampling activities at a suspected WMD incident in order to help identify the weapons used.

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The elements of this course include sections on:

• Recognition and detection of weapons, dangerous substances and devices
• Methods of physical searches and non-intrusive inspections
• Implementing and coordinating searches
• Recognition, on a non-discriminatory basis, of persons posing potential security risks
• Techniques used to circumvent security measures
• Crowd management and control techniques

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This program reviews what happens when an incident becomes a crisis. It stresses the need for a crisis management plan to support on scene emergency response activities, to get outside resources to help control the situation, and to manage the crisis.

This program covers:

• The role of the Emergency Manager
• Setting up the Emergency Operations Center
• Communications
• How the Crisis Management Team operates
• The role of the Public Information Officer
• Managing the media
• Media briefings
• Incident termination & recovery
• 29 minutes

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Five common scenarios involving threats are examined and proper response procedures for each are illustrated:

• A threat is made but no substance is discovered
• An unopened letter or package is discovered that claims to contain anthrax
• A package is opened that claims to contain anthrax, but no suspicious material is included
• A package or letter is opened that claims to contain anthrax, and a suspicious substance is found
• A suspicious powder is found, but no threat has been made.

• Protective clothing and equipment
• Obtaining samples
• Handling victims
• Clean-up.

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• The type of locations bombers are most likely to target
• Steps that building management can take to harden the site against becoming a potential target.
• Major elements of a bomb incident plan
• Chain of command
• Setting up a command center
• Developing a communications plan
• Alerting, evacuation and search procedures
• How to substantiate the threat
• Responsibilities of the on-site emergency manager
• When to order an evacuation
• Coded alerts and low-profile searches
• The role of the bomb squad
• Anthrax scares
• Recognizing a potential bomb
• Searching for secondary devices. 25 minutes.

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• How to manage resources from multiple agencies and jurisdictions.
• How all key players in a response work together effectively.
• A common organizational structure
• Decision-making under ICS
• The relationship of federal, state, and private sector officials,
• Unified command
• Defining roles and resource channels
• The role of the Incident Commander
• The importance of adopting a spirit of cooperation and trust.
• Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Administration & Finance Section roles and responsibilities.
• Developing response objectives.
• Establishing the command post and emergency operations center(s);
• Communications
• Size-up issues, securing the area and control zones.
• Includes a Model Procedures Guide to help jurisdictions establish an ICS System.

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When a spill occurs, many public and private agencies will become involved in the response. A Unified Command system is necessary to blend these diverse agencies together into an effective, cohesive response team. This program teaches

• How a single organizational structure is formed through the mutual agreement of cooperative agencies.
• Who the key players will be in the response to an oil spill
• The responsibilities of each
• How resources are integrated successfully. 28 minutes.

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Narrated by Greg Noll, a Certified Safety Professional and a member of many national safety committees, including the NFPA Technical Committee on Hazardous Materials Response Personnel (chair). In 2006 Greg was a recipient of the IAFC Hazardous Materials Committee's Level A Award for his lifetime contributions to the hazardous materials training and education community.

The series consists of 3 DVDs plus an accompanying Model Procedures Guide on CD-Rom. After taking the training provided by the course of instruction suggested, the student should be able to identify the benefits of using ICS, describe the key concepts and principles underlying the National Incident Management System, and describe the basic features of ICS. The student will be able to describe the roles and functions of the Incident Commander, the Command Staff and the four principle sections under ICS. The student will also be able to describe the elements of a crisis management plan and understand the role of the Emergency Operations Center.

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The package includes 4 DVD-based programs plus 2 texts:

• IEDs & VBIEDs
• Suicide Bomber
• Bomb Threat
• Terrorism: Explosive & Incendiary Weapons
• Explosives & Identification Guide (text)
• Jane's Unconventional Weapons (text)

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Recent history has shown that IEDs (improvised explosive devices) and VBIEDs (vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices) are often the terrorists’ weapon of choice. It is likely that these attacks would be carried out in non- battlefield environments. The first responder community will be a community's first line of defense if these deadly weapons are involved in an incident. This program, IEDs & VBIEDs, will raise the awareness of emergency personnel regarding these weapons.

Designed for police officers, firefighters, hazmat teams, bomb squads, EMTs, emergency management, military personnel, security guards and others who may encounter or respond to incidents involving IEDs. Both pre- and post-detonation response are portrayed. Topics covered:

• Types of explosives and precursor chemicals that are often used to construct an IED
• Warning signs of the presence of a possible VBIED including new configurations based on al-Qaeda intelligence
• Conducting reconnaissance, evacuation distances, and using remote robots.
• Establishing Unified Command
• Sizing up the incident,
• Managing victims
• Preserving evidence
• 28 minutes
• Includes an accompanying resource CD-Rom which includes a customizable PowerPoint presentation, quiz, references and other materials that will help an Instructor present a seminar.

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• The four categories of terrorist weapons
• How to recognize a terrorist attack & potential targets
• Fitting terrorism response into the disaster plan
• The role of the terrorism intervention team
• Preserving and documenting evidence
• Size-up issues & establishing the perimeter
• Search, rescue & triage
• Incident Command. 29 minutes.

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• Terrorist Weapons
• Preparing for a Terrorist Attack
• Hardening the Site
• Incident Command System
• Types of Chemical Weapons
• Types of Biological Weapons
• Types of Radiological Weapons
• Response to Suicide Bombers
• Anthrax
• Decontamination & Protective Clothing

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• The nature of radioactivity
• Immediate and long-term health hazards of exposure
• Response and protective actions
• Search and rescue procedures
• Using time, distance and shielding for protection
• Exposure limits for emergency response and survival
• Use of radiation alert devices
• Size-up issues
• Use of protective clothing and equipment. .
• Leader's Guide included. 30 minutes

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• Terrorism: Medical Response
• Terrorism: Biological Weapons
• Hospital First Receiver (4 titles)
• Mass Decon
• Medical Operations at HazMat Incidents
• Emergency Care for HazMat Exposure (text)
• PDR Guide to Biological & Chemical Warfare (text)
• EMS Field Guide, ALS version (text)
• EMS Field Guide, Bsic & Intermediate version (text)
• Jane's Mass Casualty Handbook: Hospital (text)
• Jane's Mass Casualty Handbook: Pre-Hospital (text)
• Medical Response to WMD Incidents

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• Characteristics of various categories of biological and chemical agents
• General indicators of a terrorist event
• Symptoms of exposure
• Elements of an emergency plan for hospitals and public health, including staffing issues & resource needs
• Legal and security issues
• Surveillance
• Protective clothing
• Decontamination
• Treating and cohorting victims
• Mass fatalities. 29 min.

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Recent events underscore the need for emergency personnel to be iup to date on all types of terrorist weapons! This important program examines pre- and post-detonation response to the following weapons:

• Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs)
• Fusing mechanisms
• Secondary devices
• Rockets
• Suicide missions
• Dirty bombs
• Vehicle bombs

• Determining evacuation distances
• Setting strategic goals
• Search and rescue
• Firefighting in a terrorist environment
• Dealing with mass casualties
• Investigation activities
• Recovery.
• Leader's Guide Included. 30 minutes.

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Terrorism Chemical Weapons is part of the WMD Response Package. Available separately or as a part of the package. This safety video is designed to provide training and response guidelines to emergency personnel who would be called upon to respond to a terrorist incident involving chemical agents.

• Profiles four chemical agent classes: lethal agents (nerve agents and blood agents); choking agents; blister agents and incapacitating agents
• Toxicology and symptoms of exposure of specific agents within each class
• Possible targets
• Likely terrorist dissemination devices for chemical agents
• Warning signs and indicators of a chemical attack
• Site control
• Protective clothing
• Incident management
• Specialized equipment and supplies.
• How terrorists may weaponize chemical agents
• Using hazmat response protocols
• Assessing risks to responders as well as to the community
• Decontamination of victims, equipment and responders
• Managing casualties
• Air monitoring and instruments. 26 minutes.
• Also included with the package is a Resource CD-Rom, with Powerpoint presentation, post-seminar test and other instructional aids.

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Part of the WMD Response Package. Available separately or as a part of the package.
Provides training and response guidelines to emergency personnel who would be called upon to respond to a terrorist incident involving biological agents.

• Possible targets
• Likely terrorist devices
• Hazmat response protocols
• Site management and control
• Role of National Guard Civil Support TEams and Medical Strike Teams
• Specialized equipment and supplies
• Chem-bio certified protective suits and air purifying respirators
• Incident management
• Addresses three different scenarios: (1)Intelligence agencies uncover the probability of a known threat and responders are called out to support the operations of the agencies; (2)a device is actually discovered, either prior to or following a release; and (3) an attack goes unrecognized until a number of victims develop symptoms.
Examines - viruses, bacteria, toxins and rickettsia.
• How biological agents are be delivered
• Incubation periods
• Determining the dispersal site. 29 minutes.
• Also included with the package is a Resource CD-Rom, with Powerpoint presentation, post-seminar test and other instructional aids.