NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY

ENERGETIC MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTER

Background (scroll down for class offerings):

The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is a recognized leader in science and engineering education and is a world class center for research involving energetic materials (explosives and incendiaries) and countermeasures associated with deterring explosives attacks and mitigating the potential destruction associated with such an event.  The Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center (EMRTC) is a university-affiliated laboratory and is dedicated to research and development of energetic and explosive materials.  EMRTC also develops tools to analyze material interactions, including the development and use of hydrodynamic codes, which have proven to be a very valuable tool when analyzing explosive reactions.

The EMRTC field testing laboratory is used to support various large and small scale explosive experiments to include: fragment projector experiments, warhead characterization tests, target response to single and multiple impacts, fragment or debris distribution studies, vehicle and running engine experiments, etc.  Firing sites can accommodate detonations of up to 20,000 pounds of explosives.  High speed photography and electronic devices record data during explosive events.

In June 1998, the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NMT) became a member of the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium and an integral part of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) State and Local First Responder Training Program.  The Consortium was established by DOJ’s Office of Justice Programs/Office for Domestic Preparedness (OJP/ODP) to provide expertise and training to the state and local emergency response community.  It is a partnership of several nationally  recognized public universities, the Justice Department, and the Department of Energy that brings together into a singular, coordinated, and integrated training program the various entities funding under OJP-ODP’s domestic preparedness initiative.

Under a cooperative agreement with OJP/ODP, NMT contributes to ODP’s First Responder Training Program through the delivery of explosive and incendiary training to first responder personnel.  NMT provides both an awareness and an operations level Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings Course.  The awareness level course is taught at state and local emergency response training centers throughout the United States and the operations-level course is taught on site at NMT.

COURSE OFFERINGS

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n  INCIDENT RESPONSE TO TERRORIST BOMBINGS - AWARENESS n  EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO TERRORIST BOMBINGS - BASIC CONCEPTS

n  ERT:  TACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES  n  ERT:  TACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS:  HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

n  ERT:  TACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS:  COMPANY OFFICER

INCIDENT RESPONSE TO TERRORIST BOMBINGS - AWARENESS

Class Hours:                   4

Tuition:                           TBA       

Class Size Minimum:       TBA

Class Size Maximum:      TBA

 Prerequisites:               NONE

You need to bring:

Description:

This 4-hour awareness-level course is designed to provide basic instruction on weapons of mass destruction terrorist incidents, with a focus on explosives and incendiary devices.  The course includes classroom presentations that address potential terrorist targets in the United States, common military and commercial explosives available to terrorists, improvised explosive devices, and response procedures that support safe and effective operations during bomb incidents.

The awareness course is designed for law enforcement officers, fire service personnel, bomb technicians, ordinance disposal specialists, hazardous material responders, emergency medical personnel, and emergency planners.

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EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO TERRORIST: BASIC CONCEPTS

Class Hours:                  8 hours

Tuition:                          TBA

Class Size Minimum:      TBA

Prerequisites:                None (See "Selection Criteria" and "ACE Recommendation" below)

You need to bring:        TBA

Description:

This 1-day course is designed to prepare first responder personnel to take the appropriate course of action at the scene of a potential terrorist incident.  The course will provide students with a general understanding and recognition of terrorism, defensive considerations (biological, nuclear, incendiary, chemical, and explosive), as well as command and control issues associated with criminal incidents.  When an incident occurs, the student will be able to recognize and implement self-protective measures, secure the scene, complete appropriate notifications to local, State, and Federal authorities, and assist in completing a smooth transition from emergency to recovery and termination operations.

 Selection Criteria:

The primary target audience for this training includes hazardous materials, fire, and emergency medical services first responder personnel.  The secondary audience includes law enforcement personnel, emergency communications personnel, jurisdiction emergency coordinators, public works managers, and public health providers. 

 ACE Recommendation:

In the vocational certificate category or lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in AAS - Fire Science, EMS Technologies, Criminal Justice, Emergency Management, or Public Health.

CEU’s - 0.0

Post-Course Requirement:        None

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ERT: TACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS: EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

Course Hours:               8 hours

Tuition:                          TBA

Class Size Minimum:      TBA

Class Size Maximum:     TBA

Prerequisites:               None  (See "Selection Criteria" and "ACE Recommendation" below)

You need to bring:       TBA

Course Description:

This 1-day course is designed for the first on-the-scene responding EMS personnel with the responsibility to render patient care to victims of terrorist incidents.  The students will be trained in security considerations, identifying signs of terrorism, anticipating unusual response circumstances, assessing information, and initiating self-protection actions.  The students also will apply their knowledge about responding to a terrorist event, providing patient care, identifying and preserving evidence, managing site safety, documenting the event, and debriefing personnel.

Selection Criteria:

First on-the-scene emergency medical services personnel who could be career and/or volunteer firefighters, EMS, industrial contractors, allied health personnel, and members of the military or other Government agencies.  NOTE.: The medical protocols for rendering patient care are at the Advanced Life Support (ALS) level.

ACE Recommendation:

In the vocational certificate or lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in Fire Science or Emergency Medical Services.

CEU’s:   None

Post Course Requirement:   None

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ERT: TACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Hours:                          8

Tuition:                         TBA

Class Size Minimum:     TBA

Class Size Maximum:    TBA

Prerequisites:              None  (See "Selection Criteria" and "ACE Recommendation" below)

You need to bring:       TBA

Description:

This one-day course is designed for the first on-the-scene responding hazardous materials technician or persons tho have the responsibility of developing initial hazardous materials tactical considerations.  The students will be trained in security considerations, identifying signs of terrorism, anticipating unusual response circumstances, assessing information, and initiating self-protection act5ions.  The students also will apply their knowledge about responding to a terrorist event, managing site safety, documenting the event, and debriefing personnel.

Selection Criteria:

First on-the-scene hazardous materials technical-level personnel who could be career and/or volunteer firefighters, EMS, industrial contractors, allied health personnel, and members of the military or other Government agencies with hazardous materials responsibility.

ACE Recommendation:

In the lower division baccalaureate/associate or upper division baccalaureate degree category, 1 semester hour in Fire Science, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Management or Environmental Studies.

CEU’s: 0.0

Post-Course Requirement:        None

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ERT: TACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS: COMPANY OFFICER 

Hours:                             8

Tuition:                            TBA

Minimum Class Size:        TBA

Maximum Class Size:       TBA

Prerequisites:                 None  (See "Selection Criteria" and "ACE Recommendation" below)

You need to bring:         TBA

Course Description:

This one-day course is designed to build upon the existing skills of the initial first-responding supervisor from the Emergency Response to Terrorism: Basic Concepts course or Emergency Response to Terrorism: Self-Study guide.  The students will be trained in security considerations, identifying signs of terrorism, anticipating unusual response circumstances, assessing information, and initiating self-protection actions.

Selection Criteria:

Anyone who could serve as the first on-the-scene officer in a hazardous materials or emergency medical services incident.  Must have a working knowledge of the Incident Command System (ICS).  Students will not be taught ICS but will be expected to use ICS during class activities.

ACE Recommendation:

In the vocational certificate or lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in Fire Science, Fire Protection, Emergency Management, or Emergency Medical Services.

CEU’s:   0.0

Post Course Requirement:   None

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