EMS Emergency Response to Terrorism Module 2

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) Recognize the chief indicators of a crime scene 2) Identify appropriate responder activities and considerations at a crime scene 3) Differentiate between the purposes of threat assessment and risk assessment 4) Identify outward warning signs and indicators of the five generic agents