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Surface Transportation Emergency Preparedness and Security: Mass Transit and Passenger Rail

2 days, 16 hrs
DHS/FEMA-Funded NTED Course Catalog #PER-330

Prerequisites:

• Participants should have some responsibility for the management or security of either facilities or jurisdictions in which mass transit or passenger rail systems are present
• Participants shall complete FEMA’s incident management courses: NIMS/ICS IS-100b, IS-200b, IS-700a or become familiar with them at www.nimsonline.com before attending this course

Minimum attendees – 30 Maximum – 40

This 16-hour course is designed for mid-management and supervisory level personnel with emergency response planning and management responsibilities representing jurisdictions such as states, counties, or cities, including public service agencies, fire service, law enforcement, emergency medical service, emergency planning, public health, hazardous materials response, or the private industry. Participants should have some responsibility for the management or security of either facilities or jurisdictions in which mass transit or passenger rail systems are present.

The course involves classroom presentations and facilitated discussions designed to train the target audience to conduct threat assessments and identify vulnerabilities within state, local, and tribal jurisdictions as they relate to mass transit and passenger rail systems. It will educate participants on how to recognize and prioritize passenger transportation facilities and conveyances hardening in order to protect them against identified threats, especially those involving IEDs. Participants will learn how to develop security and response management plans including procedures on collaborative planning, training, exercising, and management of responses to mass transit emergencies. Roles and responsibilities of both public and private sector will be highlighted as protection resources and response partners.