First Responder Training System

Course AWR-400-W, Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD) Response Guidance: Planning for the First 100 Minutes, provides the participant with a detailed overview of the five missions, (recognize, inform, initiate, map and measure, and evacuate and monitor), and the associated response tactics that make up the guidance. State, Local, Tribal, and territorial (SLTT) responders, as well as members of the whole community will learn the required actions and protective measures required to mount a successful response to an RDD incident.

This is a two-day, 16-hour, management-level course designed to help participants understand the components used when planning for security at events conducted in small, rural, and remote communities. These modules will cover event security planning components, creating a written security plan, conducting risk assessments using the THIRA approach, information and intelligence analysis, event security logistics and staffing considerations, Incident Command and the role of the Public Information Officer, media relations, and best practices for security briefings. 

The Military Ordnance Recognition for Public Safety Bomb Technicians (MOR-PSBT) course consists of performance level classroom training and field labs designed to provide PSBT operators with the knowledge and skills required to identify the characteristics and hazards associated with military ordnance threats and how to apply safety measures to mitigate these threats to the community. The course is designed to challenge PSBT operators during facilitated classroom lectures, mentored practical hands-on ordnance identification lanes, and practical exercises based on historic military ordnance incidents. The course also addresses the criticality of standardized incident reporting within the ATF Bomb and Arson Tracking System (BATS) as part of their mission response cycle. As an added benefit to the PSBT organizations, MOR-PSBT graduates will have the requisite knowledge to provide ba...

The Post-Explosion Investigations (PEI), Residential course is a performance-level course that provides emergency first responders tasked with investigating explosive crime scenes the skills required to safely and efficiently investigate the unique and hazardous events. Participants in this course are presented with methodologies to process explosive crime scenes utilizing current, standard forensic protocol (e.g., 2019 FBI Laboratory Division Handbook of Forensic Services), topics such as explosion dynamics, components of an explosive device, processing an explosive crime scene, investigative tools and techniques, and post scene processing requirements. This course combines classroom presentations with explosives-range demonstrations and exercises; the course culminates with an exercise designed to apply the concepts presented in the course and highlights the skills required of emerg...

This course is designed to assist individuals to better understand security and privacy issues associated with mobile devices and infrastructure; including benefits and challenges of designing, implementing, and maintaining Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Programs. Using scenarios, thought challenges and exercises as a framework, students will learn about: (a) the purpose of Enterprise Mobile Management platforms; (b) elements that make mobile networks and operating systems different; (c) mobile malware classifications and detection strategies; and (d) mobile architecture data leakage detection and prevention strategies.

The updates to this training will help ensure the accuracy and usability of the course information in alignment with current methodologies and best practices.

The Document Inspection Essentials course provides participants with an overview of general security features employed by the US government to establish the validity of government documents, as well as known methods used to alter or counterfeit the types of documents commonly presented to law enforcement officers. Several government documents are discussed, including identity cards, driver’s licenses, and travel documents.