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The LBFD Attends Terrorism Management Course To Be Prepared for “Any and All” Types Of Emergencies
By frhayes | August 6, 2009
Firefighting is a complex and potentially dangerous profession as evidenced by the presentation given at the Long Beach Fire Department training center, First Responder: Operations – Terrorism Consequence Management. The purpose of this course is to provide California’s first responders with the initial training to respond to acts of terrorism.
It is also based on the following assumptions, that “the potential for a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, explosive (CBRNE) event within the state of California is high”. A major CBRNE would potentially cause numerous injuries, property losses, disruption of normal life, and even deaths. Recent incidents of terrorism demonstrate that there are no longer physical targets or victim groups that are “off limits”.
This training program is also geared towards first responders with a working knowledge of hazardous material first responder operational and medical training. It is intended to specifically provide information for corrective actions to be undertaken during the first 20 minutes of a response to a terrorist incident.
This course developed and implemented by the California Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship Committee, was presented to members of the Long Beach Fire Department, and other fire department representatives by subject matter experts from the Sac Metro and San Diego Fire Departments.
It is not an issue of “whether but when” the state of California will experience some type of terrorist incident requiring first responders to act in response, to render aid. The LBFD consistently researches current topics of concern, and continually provides related training to all members to ensure our readiness to respond effectively to “any” type of emergency that may present itself.
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