Dept of Homeland SecurityOffice for Domestic

PreparednessTraining

Marci Larson

Branch Chief - Central Division

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ODP Training OverviewODP Training Overview

ODP provides comprehensive training and technical assistance to prevent, deter, respond to and recover from threats and incidents of terrorism.

ODP provides funding through formula grants to institutionalize terrorism training at the state and local levels.

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Training ProgramTraining Program

Comprehensive Training Curriculum

40+ courses delivered at no cost to federal, state, and local emergency responders

Course design, development and delivery reflect current training needs at the state level

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ODP Training CoursesODP Training Courses

Levels of Training– Awareness

– Performance (Operations and Technician)

– Planning and Management

Delivery Mechanisms– Mobile Training Teams

– Residential

– Distance Learning

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ODP Training Courses ODP Training Courses

ODP Course Development incorporates a comprehensive development and evaluation process.

– Based on Instructional Systems Design

– Gap/Needs Assessment

– Pilot Courses

– Subject Matter Expert (SME) Review

– Inter-agency Review through Training and Data Exchange Group

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National Domestic Preparedness National Domestic Preparedness ConsortiumConsortium

New Mexico Tech

Nevada Test SiteNational Exercise, Test & Training Center

Louisiana State University

Center for Domestic Preparedness

Texas A&M

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Additional Training PartnersAdditional Training Partners

The Naval Postgraduate SchoolDugway Proving GroundCommunity Research AssociatesThe International Association of FirefightersThe International Association of Campus Law Enforcement OfficersThe International Association of Chiefs of PoliceThe George Washington UniversityThe National Sheriff’s AssociationPine Bluff ArsenalSAICThe National Terrorism Preparedness InstituteWest Virginia UniversityMichigan State University

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A total of 411,332 emergency responders have been trained in all levels combined.

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CoMNETCoMNET and Live and Live Response ProgramsResponse Programs

Consequence Management, News, Equipment and Training (CoMNET)

– News-magazine program

– Multiple news and feature stories

– “Nuts and bolts” information

Live Response– Audience call-in program

– Panel of response experts

4th Wednesday of each month, 2-3pm EST

Available through various networks (EENET, FETN/LETN)

Webcast at http://terrorism.spjc.edu

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Other ODP Training ResourcesOther ODP Training Resources

Training Videos/DVD– Surviving the Secondary Device: The Rules have Changed

– Surviving Weapons of Mass Destruction

– Weapons of Mass Destruction and the First Responder

– Responding to a WMD/HAZMAT Crime Scene

– Using the Incident Command System in WMD Incidents

– Using Unified Command in a WMD Incident

Training CD– WMD Basic Awareness Training

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ODP Training DoctrineODP Training DoctrineODP Training Strategy - Aug 2001

– Provides a strategic approach to training and a national training architecture for development and delivery of ODP programs/services

– Identified 10 key disciplines

– Identified 152 unduplicated tasks (prior to, during and immediately after an WMD/CBRNE incident)

– ODP is accommodating 73% of the tasks unique to WMD/CBRNE and 6% of tasks under purview of sister agencies

Responder Guidelines - Aug 2002– Compilation of skills, knowledge, and capabilities necessary to effectively and safely

respond to an act of terrorism by discipline

– These are not definitive or official regulations, nor minimum standards

– Offered as considerations for use as appropriate.

– Awareness, Performance (Operations and Technician), Command levels

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ODP Responder GuidelinesODP Responder Guidelines

Written in concert with existing codes and standards:– National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA)

– United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Reflect review and comments from: – Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

– National Fire Academy (NFA)

– Emergency Management Institute (EMI)

– United States Department of Defense (DoD)

– Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

– Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

– Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC)

– Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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FY 2004 Training PrioritiesFY 2004 Training Priorities

Competitive Training Grants Program– FY04 grant funding

– Applications available April 2004

– Submissions due 1 June 2004

– ODP will partner with grantees to expand training for first responders nationwide

– Issue areas based on state-identified training needs

Intelligence Training– Course will address intelligence gathering, sharing, and analysis

– Developed and delivered through the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

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FY 2004 Training PrioritiesFY 2004 Training Priorities

Instructor Certification Process– Unified system for credentialing trainers for ODP courses

– Partnership with training consortium members

Instructor Development School– NDPC effort to ensure quality in delivery of training nationwide

– Will provide ODP certificates to instructors at each institution

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FY 2004 Training PrioritiesFY 2004 Training Priorities

Blended Learning – Initial Operating Capability of First Responder Portal with online learning

management system

– Transition of content to web-based formats as feasible

– Version 2 of blended learning strategy

– Evolution to performance support capability

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FY 2004 Training PrioritiesFY 2004 Training Priorities

Prevention and Deterrence Training– Course integrated with Prevention and Deterrence Guidelines document

– Will assist first responders in identifying and addressing potential terrorist incidents before they occur

HSPD 8 Implementation– Establishment of national training and exercise system

– Capabilities-based planning drawn from 15 scenarios developed by Homeland Security Council

– Baseline of Mission Essential Tasks with performance standards

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FY 2004 Training PrioritiesFY 2004 Training Priorities

Request for Approval of Non-ODP Courses:– State or urban area formally requests review of an Awareness or Performance

Course to ODP

– ODP Training Division upon receiving request

• Possible conditional approval while course is under review

• Sends acknowledgment letter, approval template for requestor to complete, and ODP training doctrine

– Requestor completes template to document a comparison between the objectives of the course in question and the ODP Training Doctrine (ODP Training Strategy, Emergency Responder Guidelines, and Prevention Guidelines)

– Complete template is forwarded with course materials to Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) for review

– CDP completes review and reports back to Training Division recommending approval or denial pending modification

– Final notification made to state or urban area

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ResourcesResources

For further information and references, refer to the following:– ODP Training Strategy – ODP Emergency Responder Guidelines – ODP Prevention and Deterrence Guidelines – ODP Course Catalog– www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp– ODP Helpline: 800-368-6498

Questions? 800-368-6498

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp