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Institute of Emergency Management
Performance/Operations Level
Course # IEM-221
Course Title
Weapons of Mass Destruction Tactical Operations Course – Tech Level
Description
This tactical operations course is a Technician Level course designed to prepare tactical Law Enforcement teams to perform their functional roles during tactical operations involving terrorist use of WMD. Students are expected to incorporate appropriate actions, required by the complexities and uniqueness of a WMD incident, into individual actions and team tactical objectives.
Course content is supported by a comprehensive analysis that includes data from tactical operations organizations and WMD subject matter experts. Training activities include both classroom instructions and “hands-on” practical exercises that require tactical police operations in a WMD environment. The course addresses the following topics: threat, WMD agents, agent detection, PPE, tactical imperatives associated with performance in contaminated environments.
Course Objectives
• Identify/recognize WMD materials and associated laboratory equipment and the hazards they pose to the operator.
• Be able to understand detection and monitoring required in a potential WMD environment.
• Demonstrate skills necessary to conduct tactical missions in hazardous and WMD environments.
• Describe the process of selecting the appropriate level of PPE required in various WMD environments.
• Demonstrate skills necessary for basic and emergency decontamination.
OGT Training Level
Performance/Operations
Delivery
Instructor taught course delivered at training locations identified by sponsoring local or state agency.
Course Length
40 hours
Prerequisites
• Sworn member of a State or local law enforcement agency and currently assigned and functioning as an integral part of a fully operational law enforcement team.
• IEM-102
• IEM-G194 or IEM-IS195 (or equivalent)
• Completion of a training program in basic tactical operations
• Completion of medical questionnaire verifying physical fitness to work in PPE, including negative and/or positive pressure respirator
• Completion of mask fit test.
Target Audience
This course is designed for Law Enforcement teams only.
Benefits
• Certificate of Completion from LSU National Center for Biomedical Research and Training (4.0 CEUs).
Student Expectations
The course also includes a final performance test designed to ensure that the participants have attained course objectives. The comprehensive performance test requires participants to demonstrate competencies related to the course goal and objectives.