Suicide Terrorism & Bomb Security Preparedness for First Responders

Countering Suicide Bombers; Identifying Suspicious People and Activity; Bomb Detection and First Response Guidelines

May 18-19, 2006Montgomery County Public Service Training Academy9710 Great Seneca Highway
Rockville, MD 20850
Program: 8:00am-4:00pm

Objectives:
a. Deliver comprehensive information on the threat of suicide/homicide terrorism, identification of bombs and their components
b. Identification of suicide bombers and guidelines on how to counter the threat.
c. Provide participants with the tools necessary to prepare for these extreme situations, and possible courses of action

Who Should Attend?
• Law enforcement officers and first responders
• Federal, state and local counter-terrorism officials
• Emergency responders and workers
• Public works officials
• Critical infrastructure security officers
• Corporate security officers and analysts

Topics Covered:
• Introduction: Fundamental Islamic terror, Al Qaeda & the Global Jihad
• Bombing & Suicide Terrorism: roots and trends
• Identifying the components used in bombs
• Characteristics of standard and improvised explosives
• Weapon & explosive concealment detection
• Suspicious objects – definition, detection and first response
• Secondary devices and counter-measures
• Suicide Bombing – Al Qaeda modus operandi
• Terrorist preparations – telltales signs, pre-attack indicators and bomb-making activity• VBIED (Car bomb) - The threat, identification, inspection and first response
• Identification of suicide terrorists
• Tactical deployment to counter suicide bombing and mitigate it
• Dealing with an armed suicide bomber
• Terror incident management guidelines and tips
• Prevention - the Israeli security concept

Instructor:
The workshop is based on Israeli experience and best practices and is taught by Mr. Tal Hanan, a reserve IDF captain in the Special Forces and renowned counter-terrorism trainer, specializing in the field of explosives and suicide terrorism. Mr. Hanan is CEO of Demoman International, an international security consulting firm.Mr. Hanan (http://www.suicide-terrorism.com) emphasizes in his classes lessons learned from suicide terror attacks that can be implemented by law enforcement and private security officers. He accompanies his presentations with inert models of bomb vests and components as well as the latest footage from incidents around the world.

Thousands of federal, state and local police officers have benefited from Mr. Hanan’s experience and knowledge at his training workshops and presentations conducted throughout the US. Mr. Hanan has written extensively on bomb security issues and was the technical consultant for the “Bomb Countermeasures for Security Professionals” Version 2 interactive training CDROM. (Available from www.polarisstrategies.com)

Registration Fee:
Government/Non-profit:$299
Small Business: $399
Industry: $499

- Group rates are available.



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