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This course addresses the special needs of responders to incidents that may have been caused by terrorist action. Building upon the hazardous materials curriculum, it adds specialized information concerning such topics as:

• current department of justice definitions of terrorism;
• a history of terrorism;
• agents utilized by terrorists;
• suspicious circumstances;
• self-protection at potential terrorist scenes;
• crime scene consideration; and
• specialized incident command issues.

• effectively protect themselves from a variety of potential dangers;
• effectively perform responder tasks in a situation which combines the elements of a hazardous materials incident and a crime scene; and
• notify and respond to appropriate authorities from local, state, and federal jurisdictions.

This 2-day course is designed to build upon the existing skills of the initial first-responding supervisor from the Emergency Response to Terrorism: Basic Concepts course or Emergency Response to Terrorism: Self-Study guide. The students will be trained in security considerations, identifying signs of terrorism, anticipating unusual response circumstances, assessing information, and initiating self-protection actions.

This 2-day course is designed for the first on-the-scene responding EMS personnel with the responsibility to render patient care to victims of terrorist incidents. The students will be trained in security considerations, identifying signs of terrorism, anticipating unusual response circumstances, assessing information, and initiating self-protection actions. The students also will apply their knowledge about responding to a terrorist event, providing patient care, identifying and preserving evidence, managing site safety, documenting the event, and debriefing personnel.

This 2-day course is designed for the senior-level officer(s) who may be responsible for command of incidents involving terrorism. This 2-day course is intended to build upon existing skills as an Incident Commander and knowledge of terrorism from profressional experience or from the Emergency Response to Terrorism: Basic Concepts (ERT:BC) or the Emergency Response to Terrorism: Self-Study (ERT:SS).The class will assist the command officer in preparing an effective response to the consequences of terrorism. For the response to be effective, plans must be in place to guide responders in managing the incident. Incident Commanders must be prepared to operate as part of a multiagency, multidiscipline, and multijurisdictional response.To address the command and control challenges that likely will confront the Incident Commander, the class consists of lecture supported by case studies and practice scenarios. This will enable the students to apply their knowledge of preincident planning, managing emergency incidents, and operating as part of a Unified Command structure.