Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Columbine (A new look)

Wanted to point you in the direction of a recently released book that was a very educational and an excellent read.

If you have any interest in some understanding of Columbine and all mass shootings, mass violence incidents I would highly recommend this book for a variety of reasons.
http://www.davecullen.com/

I suggest this book for anyone involved in emergency planning, school safety, threat assessments, law enforcement, etc.
http://www.davecullen.com/

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

FIRESCOPE FOG Manual

FIRESCOPE (FIrefighting RESources of California Organized for Potential Emergencies)

This is an excellent resource for Incident Command System (ICS) multi-agency, multi-hazard planning and training resources including the extremely valuable 2007 FIRESCOPE FOG Manual.

This site is fire centric but can be applied to multi-agency incidents such as flooding, fires, mass casualty, terrorism/WMD, hazmat, USAR, etc.

Visit the site and go to FREE DOWNLOADS at www.firescope.org/

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

"Field Friendly" First Responder Critical Incident Guide

"Field Friendly" First Responder Critical Incident Guide

The First Responder Critical Incident Guide is also available in a durable water proof, tear resistant version. Has large readable type for low light and flashlight conditions.

www.redhatpub.com/page1/page3/page3.html

The First Responder Critical Incident Guide identifies key functions that are essential for first responders (Fire, EMS, Law Enforcement, Special Response Teams, Military, etc.) during the first 10-30 minutes of a "critical incident".

Bottle Bombs
Improvised Explosive Devices
Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED)
Continued IED Threat / Attack
Suspicious Letter / Package Indicators
Suspicious Powders / Substances Indicators and Response
Clandestine Drug Labs
Indoor Marijuana Grow Operations
Civil Unrest Planning and Response
Mass Shooting / Active Shooter
Fire/EMS Scene Safety at Scenes of Violence
Suicide Bomber • Bomb Threats
Explosives Post-Blast Response

www.redhatpub.com/page1/page3/page3.html

'Underwear Bomber' Could Not Have Blown Up Plane?

'Underwear Bomber' Could Not Have Blown Up Plane'?

This is not my comment, this is the focus of this article, video and experiment. Wonder if there are any OPSEC concerns with videos like this?


An experiment that detonated a bomb similar to the so-called "underwear bomber's" shows that the plane would have withstood the impact.

http://news.discovery.com/tech/underwear-bomber-explosion-plane-test.html


Friday, March 5, 2010

School Violence, Threat Assessments, School Shooters FREE RESOURCES

School Violence, Threat Assessments, School Shooters FREE RESOURCES

www.appliedcrimeprevention.com/Safety%20Manuals.htm

Applied Crime Prevention (ACP) provides a compehenive NO COST resource list of reference materials, reports and presentations reference school violence, threat assessments, crisis management in educational settings, school shootings, emergency planning, etc.

www.appliedcrimeprevention.com/Safety%20Manuals.htm