First Responder Awareness Cards

No-cost First Responder Awareness Cards posted by the Wisconsin Chapter of the International Association of Arson Investigators. Please share with appropriate first responders, emergency management and critical infrastructure partners.

www.wiiaai.com/august_vernon.html

Cards cover such topics as mass shootings, bomb threats, threat awareness, suspicious powders, suicide bombers, etc. each card is only one or two pages in length.

www.wiiaai.com/august_vernon.html

After numerous requests for additional training information on mass violence and terrorism incidents I wanted to share some great options with you on some professionally made training films for emergency management, first responders, military assets and critical infrastructure.

These films are available from the Emergency Film Group: http://www.efilmgroup.com/

Two new films that you may be interested in are the "Active Shooter: Rapid Response" and "IEDs and VBIEDs" films. I had the opportunity to serve on the technical committee for both of these films and they are an excellent training tool.

Check out their site at http://www.efilmgroup.com/ They also have a wide variety of other hazmat, incident management, hospital, security, rescue and other types of training films.

Thanks again and be safe!

FSF's "Mass Shooting - Planning and Response for Fire and EMS" program was reviewed by the Department of Homeland Security's Emergency Management and Response Information Sharing and Analysis Center's November 12, 2009 INFOGRAM.

http://www.ffsupport.org/training.html


Preparation for and Response to Mass Shooting Events

Mass shooting events are becoming more common, and the response to them involves every public safety agency for miles around. This program details the actions that fire and EMS agencies can take to prepare themselves for this all-too-likely event, and the actions they can take when the event occurs. It covers:
Multi-agency planning and preparation
Creating a prevention environment
Command, command post and crowd control issues for this kind of event

An overview of the tactics that agencies should be familiar with This program is available in two formats. The 40+ PowerPoint slide presentation covers the material thoroughly, while the 45-minute video program is a verbal presentation of the PowerPoint material.

http://www.ffsupport.org/training.html

The first step in your agencies preparation for an Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) and (Homemade Explosives) incident is providing proper training to all response and planning personnel.

Two more recent incidents utilizing explosives both domestically and internationally can be reviewed. In the interest of public safety and in view of current trends, it is prudent to review these current incidents and continue to develop effective public safety guidelines. On Friday, December 12, 2008, an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated inside the West Coast Bank in Woodburn, Oregon. Two police officers, including one bomb technician, were killed in the explosion, and two others were injured. During the four day siege in Mumbai, India that began on Wednesday 26 November 2008 the latest open source reporting indicates a total of seven improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were employed during the four day long siege that killed over 170 and injured more than 300.

Preparation is the key to a mitigating an IED incident and that includes having a clear idea of your actions before the incident occurs. An excellent training resource available to first responders is the Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings (IRTB) course in Soccoro, NM, funded through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This course gives first responders information regarding planning for and responding to IED or terrorist events. The student will be able to witness live explosive events ranging from a small pipe bomb to a large car bomb. The course also allows the student to return to their respective agency and provide awareness-level training. For additional information, see http://www.emrtc.nmt.edu

Also the First Responder Critical Incident Guide identifies key functions that are essential for first responders (Fire, EMS, Law Enforcement, Special Response Teams, Military, etc.) during the first 10-30 minutes of a "critical incident" inlcuding an IED/HME incident. It addresses recognition, identification and response issues that first responders must deal with prior to the arrival of those with specialized training and equipment. http://www.redhatpub.com/page1/page3/page3.html

First Quadrennial Homeland Security Review Report

Congressionally-mandated, top-to-bottom review of homeland security that will guide the Department of Homeland Security for the next four years and inform the nation's homeland security policies, programs and missions.

The core missions are as follows:
Preventing Terrorism and Enhancing Security
Securing and Managing our Borders
Enforcing and Administering Our Immigration Laws
Safeguarding and Securing Cyberspace
Ensuring Resilience to Disasters

http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/gc_1208534155450.shtm

Program on E! Network, covers some school shooters, on a show called "Too Young To Kill: 15 Shocking Crimes." The debut show airs on Wednesday, February 3rd at 9PM. It re-airs: Friday, February 5th at 5PM, Saturday, February 6th at 6PM, Sunday, February 7th at 8PM, and Monday, February 8th at 1AM.

www.eonline.com/videos/v49721_Too_Young_To_Kill__15_Most_Shocking_Crimes.html

MIPT Terrorism Warnings & Indicators Card

Excellent resource that briefly describes suspicious key indicators. Excellent tool for responders. Remember prevention is the key!

http://www.mipt.org/library

This is an excellent read and the latest from Lt.Col.Dave Grossman, a retired U.S.Army Ranger and Pulitzer nominated writer of "On Killing" and "Stop Teaching Our Kids To Kill." Col. Grossman has become a nationally recognized subject matter expert on violence and the education of law enforcement officers.

On Combat looks at what happens to the human body under the stresses of
deadly battle the impact on the nervous system, heart, breathing, visual and
auditory perception, memory - then discusses new research findings as to what
measures warriors can take to prevent such debilitation's so they can stay in
the fight, survive, and win.

www.killology.com/books.htm

WMD and Terrorism Commission To Issue Report Card Grading Government on Protecting the United States

The Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism was created by Congress to address the grave threat that the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction poses to the United States . Its report, World At Risk, identified 13 recommendations consisting of 49 actions that Congress and the Administration should take to change the trajectory of risk.

More information about the Commission, including the interim report, is available at www.preventwmd.gov