Course Outline: The Incident Response Training (IC) is a three-day course that provides management-level responders working in supervisory positions with knowledge of how decisions made by responders from various disciplines can impact the handling of a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive (CBRNE) incident and other incidents such as natural disasters, to Active Shooter incidents. The importance of planning and training for a CBRNE or other incident response is stressed to participants, thus the course incorporates preparedness planning considerations and
incident management concepts to train participants to serve as members of an incident management team.
Participants are immersed in a curriculum that will promote development of their abilities to evaluate the threat, identify and prioritize probable targets, measure required capabilities, and discuss the Incident Response Plan (IRP) and Incident Action Plan (IAP) processes. The course culminates with a real-time, scenario-driven tabletop exercise that requires participants to apply concepts learned during the course to plan for and manage emergency response resources.
Below are some, but not all, of the critical skill sets learned during this training program:
- Identify responsibilities of personnel within the incident command system.
- Establish the initial command, perform a needs assessment, and institute accountability, life safety, scene stabilization, and property conservation measures.
- Establish a relationship between the Incident Commander (IC) and the Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
- Conduct a target vulnerability assessment that results in an accurate jurisdiction vulnerability rating for a Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Explosive (CBRNE) all hazards scenario.
- Identify and prioritize probable targets, measure required capabilities, and develop a local IAP for a CBRNE or all hazards incident.
- Identify the government agencies and private sector resources that may offer assistance during a CBRNE incident.
- Other specific hazards and threats covered by this training are as follows:
- Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
- Terrorism
- Bomb Threats/Incidents
- Active Shooter
- Fires – Structural
- Fuel Trucks/Storage
- Earthquakes and Other Natural Disasters
- Hazardous Material Incidents
- Criminal Acts (Sabotage, and Other Unlawful Interference with Operations)
- Power Failure