Management 310, Weapons of Mass Destruction Threat and Risk Assessment (MGT

310) is a management and planning level course of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).  It teaches participants the DHS model of how to comprehensively assess your location for vulnerability to a weapons of mass destruction attack. 

The course delivery combines lecture, small group discussions, and multimedia scenarios to improve the emergency team's capability to prevent, react to, or recover from a terrorism incident.  Participants will be formed into teams which will go to selected locations to perform a WMD threat and risk assessment.   At the conclusion of the training, you will be able to:

♦          Use the Office of Grants & Training (G&T), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for WMD Assessment model to enhance decision making, planning, and teamwork,

♦          Identify and evaluate Potential Threat Elements and WMD in the area,

♦          Conduct basic and agricultural vulnerability assessments and identify capabilities to meet needs,

♦          Prioritize needs into one of five solution areas - planning, organization, equipment, training, and exercises. 

The 3-day course is taught the Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) of the Texas A&M University, www.TEEXWMDcampus.com.  Texas A&M is a member of the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC)

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/training_ndpc.htm

NDPC is the vehicle which DHS delivers and funds training to local responders.  Other members of NDPC are: Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) in Anniston, Alabama, the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NMIMT), Louisiana State University (LSU), and the Department of Energy's Nevada Test Site (NTS).  Locally, our training is accessed and approved by the California Governor's Office of Homeland Security (OES). 

TEEX faculty typically include retired Fire and Police Chiefs, Colonels and Captains (O-6) and other senior WMD emergency management officials.   DHS funds the course.  There is no cost to participants.   Participants will earn a certificate (see picture to the left).   Participants come from the 10 emergency response disciplines (designated by DHS): Police, Fire, Haz-Mat, EMS, Emergency Managers, Government Administrators, Public Health, Public Works, Public Safety Communications, WMD/Haz-Mat Responders, Health Care.   

Additionally MGT 310 is a course in which Private Security, Volunteer

Responders (CERT, hams, Red Cross), Community Leaders are welcomed.  However,

people in these categories need to know that DHS requires 51% government employees.  There may be a situation in which more non-government people want to get into the class than DHS will allow.  In such case we will look at factors such as an applicant's relevant responsibilities and previous training.  Non-government people are strongly advised to take the recommended prerequisites. 

All participants must be U.S. citizens. 

While there are no formal required prerequisites, there are "highly recommended "ones, AWR110 WMD/Terrorism Awareness for Emergency Responders (New) and IS100. 

AWR110 used to be called WMD5 "Terrorism Awareness for Emergency First Responders"; and also has other names: PER 203, NE2028 or NFPA 472.  AWR 110 is a free on-line course which takes about an evening to finish.  It will introduce learners to WMD terrorism. 

To register for the free TEEX pre-requisite, AWR110: 

1)  Go to: http://teexweb.tamu.edu/

2)  From the top tool bar, Click on:  On-line Courses

3)  Scroll down to Domestic Preparedness Campus

4)  Click on:  Domestic Preparedness Campus

http://www.teexwmdcampus.com/

5)  Register as a New User. 

1.         Log-in,

2.         Click on "Course Catalog".  This should bring you to the Course Catalog search page.  Here you will find the two display option "Course Catalog" and "Tree View".

Using the "Course Catalog" view option:

• • You should see a blue bar that states "Search Courses".  Directly under this bar are several search criteria options.
  • Departments:  Open this drop down menu by clicking on the down arrow. Click on "AWR Department (AWR)"
  • Course Status: Open this drop down menu by clicking on the down arrow. Click on "Open"
  • Course Type: choose "WBT - Web-Based Training"
  • You may leave the rest blank. Click on the "Search" button near the bottom of the page.  You should now find the course listed at the bottom of the page below the "search" button. Choose the "AWR 110 WMD/Terrorism Awareness for Emergency Responders (New)". This will take you to the course.

• Using the "Tree View" option:
  • Click on "Tree View". This will change the page and you should see a blue bar that states "Tree View".  Directly below this bar you will  see three folder icons "Departments", "[AWR] AWR Department", and "[WMD] WMD Department". Click on the "[AWR] AWR Department".
  • You should now see three departments listed :
  • [AWR-111] Basic EMS Concepts for WMD Incidents (Revised)
  • [AWR-112] Public Works for WMD (CBRNE) Incidents: Basic Concepts
  • [AWR-110] WMD/Terrorism Awareness for Emergency Responders (New)
  • Click on  "[AWR-110] WMD/Terrorism Awareness for Emergency Responders (New)" and you will see displayed  the course "[AWR-110-005] WMD/Terrorism Awareness for Emergency Responders (New)" directly below it. Click on this and it should take you to the course

Upon successful completion of this free course, a certificate will be emailed to the participant. 

Additionally, IS100, Introduction to the Incident Command System is highly recommend prerequsite.  The Incident Command System (ICS) is how emergencies are managed in the U.S.  Eventually, even volunteer responders will be required to take this course. 

IS100 is also a free on-line course which takes about an evening to finish.  After passing the quiz at the end of the course, you will be emailed a certificate for your accomplishment.  Enter IS100 into a search engine and take the course.  You might want to download the quiz first and take the quiz after you finish each lesson.  The quiz is in the order the material is presented.  Keep a copy of your answers. 

(If you are a civilian, especially a non-governmental employee such as a CERT (disaster service worker), Red Cross, ham, neighborhood leader, you increase your chances of acceptance by doing at least IS100 and AWR110.  If you have taken IS200, IS700 and IS800 you increase the strength of your case). 

See below for details and pre-registration information.

Syllabus for T&RA v3.5

Objectives

Module 0: Welcome and Introduction

Course Objective                                             

Upon completion of this program, participants will develop through the use of an interactive workshop model the skills necessary to conduct comprehensive risk assessments and identify administrative and operational needs. The process taught in this program will use instruments developed by the Preparedness Directorate.

Module 1: Jurisdictional Assessments Overview

Terminal Objective

Review the domestic preparedness assessment program provided by the Department of Homeland Security.

Enabling Objectives

• Describe the history, mission and objectives, funding, and organizational structure of the domestic preparedness assessment program
• Describe the benefits of multi-discipline working groups
• Preview the Threat & Risk Assessment process

Module 2: Terrorism and Threat Assessment

Terminal Objective

Conduct a threat assessment and determine the Jurisdictional Threat Rating.

Enabling Objectives

• Define terrorism, PTE and WMD
• Discuss motivations and potential targets
• Identify and describe types of CBRNE
• Assess a PTE in accordance with the threat

     assessment criteria

Module 3: Vulnerability Assessments

Terminal Objective

Participants will be able to conduct site surveys of selected facilities and determine strength and vulnerabilities relevant to the National Response Plan (NRP)/CBRNE.

Enabling Objectives

• Conduct a site survey and complete the Individual Target Vulnerability Summary
• Describe the seven vulnerability factors
• Discuss strategies to improve potential target security
• Develop and deliver a presentation on site strengths and vulnerabilities

Module 4: Planning Factors

Terminal Objective

Determine incident planning factor values from plausible NRP/CBRNE scenarios.

Enabling Objectives

• List and apply the planning factors process for the Basic (VA) and Agricultural (AVA) Vulnerability Assessments.
• Develop a plausible NRP/CBRNE incident with planning factor values modeled after the DHS National Planning Scenarios made specific to your jurisdictional sites and facilities.

Module 5: Capabilities - Based Planning

Terminal Objectives

Determine the Desired and Current Task Capabilities to respond to potential All-Hazard scenarios.

Enabling Objectives

 Determine

• § Jurisdiction responsibilities & tasks
• § Emergency response disciplines
• § Desired Tasks and Capabilities (utilizing the Universal Task List and Target Capabilities List)
• § NRP / CBRNE Response Levels
• § Current Capabilities

Module 6: Needs Assessment

Terminal Objective

Determine the Discipline and Jurisdiction Needs to enhance emergency response for an NRP/CBRNE All-Hazards incident.

Enabling Objectives

• Understand the relationship of the NRP/CBRNE scenarios, planning factors, capability assessments, and solution areas

• Determine the local jurisdiction needs in the five solution areas (POETE)