Bomb Threats & Explosive Recognition

 

 

 

 

 Reference Guides:

 

Homemade Explosives Recognition Guide

 

Indicators and Warnings for Homemade Explosives

 

 

Explosives Awareness Training:

 

Explosion Dynamics Course - This module teaches the foundational knowledge of explosion dynamics, which is a necessary precursor to investigating an explosion scene. This foundational knowledge includes the types of explosions, proper terminology when classifying explosions and explosion damage, explosion effects, important factors in the causes of naturally-occurring explosions, and the characteristics of explosives.

Mitigating the Effects of High-Explosive Blasts on Structures and Personnel - Mitigating the Effects of High-Explosive Blasts on Structures and Personnel (MEBSP) is a distance learning course that is focused on understanding the destructiveness of explosions, and the effects of blasts on structures. This course will include modeling of structures under explosions, physiological effects of blasts, and methodologies for investigating effectiveness of defensive measures and counter-terrorism planning. (This course must be taken from a .mil or a .gov network.)

Retail Security Awareness: Understanding the Hidden Hazards (IS-912) - The purpose of this course is to make persons involved in commercial retail operations aware of the actions they can take to identify and report suspicious purchases or thefts of products that actors could use in terrorist or other criminal activities. To achieve this goal, the course provides an overview of prevention steps aimed at identifying and monitoring high-risk inventory products and reporting suspicious activities to law enforcement agencies. At the end of this course, the participants will be able to identify steps they can take to help prevent their inventory from being used to manufacture or deploy homemade explosives.

Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Explosive Precursors Point of Sale Training - this interactive course instructs sales personnel involved at the point of sale on behaviors and indicators that are reasonably indicative of potential terrorist and/or criminal bomb-making activity; how and where to report suspicious activity; and how to protect privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties when documenting information. It also instructs personnel of the types of suspicious activity that might be observed during their daily duties.