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The four-hour performance level PRSBI course provides basic information on explosive and incendiary devices that could be used as terrorist weapons. Classroom topics include:
Understanding the terrorist threat
Improvised explosive devices system. The (IEDs)
Safety issues
Departmental or agency policies to ensure compliance with local requirements
Contact your State Point of Contact or EMRTC to arrange a class in your area.
Understanding and Planning for School Bomb Incidents (UPSBI) Course Description
Awareness Level Web-based Training
Department of Homeland Security certified and sponsored - no cost to participants
Designed for First Responders and school personnel who may respond to
school-based incidents Four-hour online course consisting of five modules - participants may start and stop the course at their convenience Course methodology includes study text, multimedia participant activities, and end-of-module assessments Participants who successfully complete four assessments may immediately print a certificate of completion. Successful applicants earn 0. system. Instruments intended for extended range into the atmosphere rely more on the radar and less on the acoustic responses. As the sound pulse travels upward, its velocity will change as it travels through layers having differing temperatures in the atmosphere. Software analysis of the changing velocity produces temperature and lapse rate data.
4 Continuing Education Credits (CEUs) Multiple resources on threat assessment, school security, and critical response actions To enter the Respond! Web Campus, select the following link: Web Campus Scope of Course Course Overview introduces the course. Understanding the Threatdiscusses components of a school response plan including a bomb incident response plan. The section on threat and threat assessment includes warning signs of aggressive student behavior. Responding to the
Threat /describes the types of threats and defines critical actions for documenting and responding. In addition, types of incident scenarios, critical response actions for each type of scenario, and the factors to consider in determining the most appropriate evacuation action are defined and described. The concepts of time, distance, and shielding discussed in the module are applicable to a wide variety of school incidents. Recognizing Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) explains the major components of an IED and safet
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