Lone Wolf Attacks: Discovery Channel Center

Lone Wolf Attacks: Discovery Channel Center

Yesterday's hostage taking at the Discovery Channel Center in Maryland should be a reminder to all responders and emergency management planners that workplace violence/targeted attacks continues to be a current and emerging threat.

At this time it does appear that the attacker who has been described as a militant environmentalist utilized at least one or more pistols and one or more Improvised Explosive Devices (IED)/Home Made Explosives (HME) during the incident.

Crisis situations such as criminal attacks, active shooters, attacks on law enforcement and threat situations are occurring with alarming frequency for a variety of reasons. Mass violence incidents can be quite sophisticated in the degree of planning and execution that goes into them. Many of these mass violence suspects have trained, prepared, armed themselves and have a detailed plan in place.

However, it is important to remember they can easily be carried out by an individual or individuals with minimal planning, few resources and limited training. They will most often utilize readily-available weapons such as pistols, shotguns, rifles, knives or homemade explosives (HME).

Please look back through this Incident Management: Mass Violence Blog for materials related to active shooters, workplace violence, bomb threats, targeted violence, etc. Thanks again and be safe!

School Shooter: Gunman killed at Sullivan Central

School Shooter: Gunman killed at Sullivan Central

www2.tricities.com/news/2010/aug/31/incident-sullivan-central-high-school-ar-479580/

Two Men on United Flight from Chicago Arrested for 'Preparation of a Terrorist Attack'

Two Men on United Flight from Chicago Arrested for 'Preparation of a Terrorist Attack'

Two men taken off a Chicago-to-Amsterdam United Airlines flight in the Netherlands have been charged by Dutch police with "preparation of a terrorist attack," U.S. law enforcement officials tell ABC News.

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/united-flight-arrested-terror-charges-amsterdam/story?id=11517664

Counter-Terrorism and Emergency Response Workshops/Conference

Updated agenda and information.

No cost workshops for responders and military.

http://defensetradeshows.com/southeast-counter-terrorism-and-emergency-response-conference-and-expo/

Southeast Counter-Terrorism and Emergency Response Conference & Expo
November 16-18, 2010
Charlotte, NC

Have a good weekend!

Updated International Tactical Rescue and Medicine Society (ITRAMS) Site

Updated International Tactical Rescue and Medicine Society (ITRAMS) Site

This site has now been updated and has no-cost resources for terrorism, mass violence, high-threat rescue, casualty management, etc. Excellent tools for first responders, tactical operations, pre-hospital care and the military.
http://www.itrams1.com

National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC)

National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC)

Reminder of the several programs available to emergency management and first responders. These are some excellent training and exercise opportunities.

http://www.ndpc.us/

The consortium is made up of seven members, including the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) in Anniston, Alabama, the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech), Louisiana State University's Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education (National Center for Biomedical Research and Training), Texas A&M University National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center (TEEX), the Department of Energy’s Nevada Test Site (NTS), the Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI), and the National Disaster Preparedness Training Center at the University of Hawaii (NDPTC).

http://www.ndpc.us/

DOD Releases Final Fort Hood Review

DOD Releases Final Fort Hood Review
The Department of Defense (DoD) released today the final review of the recommendations from the independent report "Protecting the Force: Lessons Learned from Fort Hood."
The tragic shooting of military personnel at Fort Hood in November 2009 underscored the need for the DoD to review its approach to force protection and to broaden its force protection policies, programs, and procedures to go beyond their traditional focus on hostile external threats.
The final recommendations of the Fort Hood follow-on review can be found at
http://www.defense.gov/news/d20100820FortHoodFollowon.pdf