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Course # IEM-130

Institute of Emergency Management

Awareness Level

Course # IEM-130

Course Title

Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings

Description

This is an awareness level course designed to provide basic instruction in WMD, with a focus on explosives and incendiary devices as terrorist weapons. The course includes classroom presentations that address potential terrorist targets in U.S. communities, common military and commercial explosives (available to terrorists), improvised explosive devices, and response procedures that support safe and effective operations during bomb incidents.

OGT Training Level

Awareness

Delivery

Instructor taught course delivered at training locations identified by sponsoring local or state agency.

Course Length

4 hours

Prerequisites

Employment as an active law enforcement officer, firefighter, or emergency medical technician, or assignment to other positions at state or local level involved in planning for or implementing emergency responses to bomb incidents.

Target Audience

Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Service Personnel, Bomb Technicians/Emergency Ordnance Disposal Specialists, Hazardous Material Responders, Emergency Medical Personnel, and Emergency Planners/Preparedness Personnel.

Benefits

Certificate from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center

Other Information

This course is intended to supplement existing in-service training programs at emergency response agencies at local and state levels in the U.S.

Student Expectations

To receive certification, students are expected to be in attendance during the entire length of the course and successfully complete all aspects of testing.

Registration and Scheduling Information



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