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Awareness
Addresses the training needs for emergency responders
who are likely to witness or discover an incident involving
the terrorist/criminal use of WMD or who may be sent
out to initially respond or support the response to the
report of such an incident. Generally, all actions to
be taken by these individuals should be conducted from
within the cold zone. Should personnel find themselves
in the warm or hot zones, they are to remove themselves
and to encourage others, if ambulatory, to move to a
staging area away from the immediate threat and attempt
to minimize further contamination. The requisite competencies
for this level of training are to recognize (RECOGNITION)
a WMD terrorism incident and to notify (NOTIFICATION)
appropriate authorities of the incident.
Performance
Addresses the training needs for emergency responders
who will be responding to or supporting the response
to the scene of a potential WMD terrorism incident or
hazardous materials incident for the purpose of protecting
nearby persons, property, or the environment from the
effects of the incident. These responders are to provide
the personnel to conduct on-scene operations within at
least the warm zone and/or hot zone (if properly trained
and equipped) that has been set up on the scene of a
potential WMD or hazardous materials incident in order
to control and mitigate the incident. This performance
level is divided into two sub-levels with a unique set
of training guidelines for each.
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Offensive
The emergency responders trained to this sub-level
will be fully capable of working in the hot zone,
and at times in the other zones at the incident
scene, as required. WMD emergency responders
at this level are individuals who respond to
WMD incidents and potential WMD incidents for
the purpose of mitigating the effects of the
incident or treating victims. They assume a more
aggressive role than emergency responders at
Performance–Defensive, in that they will
approach the point of release in order to mitigate
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Defensive
The emergency responders trained to this sub-level
will be fully capable of working in the warm
and cold zones and support those responders working
in the hot zone. They are trained to respond
in a defensive fashion without actually trying
to mitigate the effects of the incident. Their
function is to contain the incident from a safe
distance, keep effects from spreading, and prevent
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Planning & Management
Addresses the training needs for emergency responders
who are expected to be part of the incident management
team, or support for the response to a potential WMD
terrorism incident or hazardous materials incident (PLANNING/MANGEMENT).
These response managers/leaders will be involved at a
minimum in the planning for, mitigation against, managing
of, and recovery from scene operations and support functions.
They are expected to manage the resources brought to
the incident and to assist the incident commander in
bringing the incident to a successful termination. Generally,
all of the actions to be taken by these emergency responder
manager/supervisors should be conducted from within the
cold zone. As access is required, there may be times
these duties and functions are accomplished within the
warm zone.
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