Managing Terrorism Incidents - Series (Video)

The contents of this series were developed in coordination with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the U.S. Fire Administration's National Fire Academy and the Emergency Management Institute, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S. Public Health Service Office of Emergency Preparedness.

Managing Terrorism Incidents: Using the Incident Command System for WMD Incidents (Video)

This program is part one of the series, "Managing Terrorism Incidents." It is designed to enhance the knowledge and understanding of the Incident Command System (ICS) for personnel who may become involved in the response to an act of terrorism. It describes ICS and explains its application in a WMD event and how it evolves during the initial response. It discusses the basic command structure, roles and responsibilities of the Incident Commander's staff and the functional Sections that are established as part of ICS.

Managing Terrorism Incidents: Using Unified Command on WMD Incidents (Video)

This program is part two of the series, "Managing Terrorism Incidents." It is designed for personnel who may become involved in a multi-agency or multi-jurisdictional response to an act of terrorism. This program will build upon the concept of the Incident Command System (ICS) and show the transition from a single Incident Commander to a Unified Command, how the incident is managed under Unified Command, and the roles and responsibilities of agencies that participate. It will examine the operating facilities that support WMD incident operations and will explain how they work together. In addition, the concepts of crisis and consequence management will be covered.

Surviving the Secondary Device - the Rules Have Changed (Video)

Produced in partnership with the Georgia Emergency Management Agency, this video is designed to assist public safety officials in making informed decisions concerning the real potential of secondary explosive devices. These devices, which detonate after the initial explosion, target blast survivors, other individuals who converge on the scene, and, more often, responding public safety personnel. The possibility of secondary devices require that public safety officials not only look at how to protect the lives our citizens, but how to protect the responders. This video discusses policies and procedures for effectively responding to and managing a bomb incident, and for better ensuring the safety of the public and the emergency responder.

Surviving Weapons of Mass Destruction (Video)

The threat of terrorist incidents involving chemical or biological agents is very real. This training video is designed to enhance the survival and safety of emergency responders during such incidents. Although protecting the public is the principal mission of all public safety agencies, it is also important that emergency responders do not forget their own safety. This video, produced in partnership with the Georgia Emergency Management Agency, approaches safety from the individual responder and an agency perspective.

Weapons of Mass Destruction - the First Responder (Video)

Being prepared for incidents involving weapons of mass destruction means knowing what to look for and how to react. Preparation means that all emergency response agencies, including law enforcement, fire, emergency medical services and others, at all levels of government, work together in responding to such events. This video, produced in partnership with the City of Seattle Fire Department, was prepared to familiarize emergency responders with steps they can take to mitigate the effects of such incidents and to better ensure their own and the public’s safety.