EMS Emergency Response to Terrorism Module 1

Course overview

This Introductory Guide for First Responders is essential to those who may be among the first to arrive at an incident of suspicious origin. It is intended to be a general introduction to the basic concepts for first responder awareness at the scene of a potential terrorist incident. After successfully completing this course, learners will be able to: 1) Define terrorism and distinguish the chief characteristics of terrorist activities 2) Recognize attack vulnerability factors 3) Identify the five categories of potential terrorist threats and their fundamental attributes