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March 30, 2022
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
The virtual training course provides first responders, emergency managers, security personnel, and managers with the knowledge and skills necessary to safely respond to terrorist incidents involving explosives. The training course focuses on first responders health and safety by addressing personal protection issues that arise when responding to terror incidents involving commercial and homemade explosive. Additionally, the course includes information on the recognition of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs); terrorist organizations, both foreign and domestic; and lessons learned from past terrorist incidents. This information enhances first responders knowledge to safely recognize and respond to terrorist bombing threats. There is no cost to participate in the training course.
Learning Objectives
- Recognize the history and current threat of terrorist bombings to the United States and its communities by domestic and international terrorist groups.
- Identify explosive physical blast effects and hazard mitigation techniques for personal protection.
- Identify Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and their components.
- Identify tactics and techniques used by terrorists to conduct attacks using explosives.
- Identify personal protection considerations for a safe response to a pre-blast and post-blast bombing incident.
- Identify response priorities and procedures during a post-blast incident for the initial incident response.
Each student must have a FEMA Student ID (SID) to register. If you do not have a FEMA SID number, a SID number can be obtained by registering for one at FEMA Student Identification (SID) System (dhs.gov)