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Office for Bombing Prevention's short instructional videos that communicate the threat posed by Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), explain Counter-IED concepts, demonstrate bombing prevention procedures, and identifying suspicious activity.
The Introduction to Bomb Threat Management Course provides an overview of domestic bomb threat data including the delivery, recipients, and impact of bomb threats historically and today. Serves as a blueprint to gain understanding of the process and goals of bomb threat management including assessing and responding to bomb threats to mitigate financial and psychological repercussions to communities.
The Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Search Procedures Course introduces participants to basic, low-risk search protocols. It provides participants the information needed to create a search plan for their facility or special event and allows them to preform IED searches of a facility, an area, and a route. Download a printer-friendly fact sheet for this course below.
The Bomb Threat Management Planning Course provides participants foundational knowledge on the DHS risk management process and bomb threat management planning. It gives participants the opportunity to apply this knowledge to develop a bomb threat management plan. Download a printer-friendly fact sheet for this course below.
The Bomb Threat Preparedness and Response Course provides participants with interactive exercises and case histories of what happened during bombing incidents to familiarize participants with the steps necessary to prepare for and respond to a bomb threat.
The Bomb Threat Assessment for Decision Makers Course introduces the participant to types of threats, the threat assessment process, and the implementation of a Bomb Threat Management (BTM) plan. It provides activities for participants to apply specific portions of the risk management process and their newly acquired knowledge about BTM procedures to develop a risk assessment of a bomb threat. Download a printer-friendly fact sheet for this course.
CISA’s Securing Public Gatherings (SPG) Workshop provides organizations and individuals with tools to mitigate threats during an event and better ensure the safety of attendees by providing comprehensive guidance, interactive questions, and breakout sessions among training participants.
CISA Tabletop Exercise Packages (CTEPs) are a comprehensive set of resources designed to assist stakeholders in conducting their own exercises. Partners can use CTEPs to initiate discussions within their organizations about their ability to address a variety of threat scenarios.
Each package is customizable and includes template exercise objectives, scenarios, and discussion questions as well as a collection of references and resources. Available scenarios cover a broad array of physical security and Cybersecurity topics. CTEPs also provide scenario and module questions to discuss pre-incident information and intelligence sharing, incident response, and post-incident recovery.
Based in communities across the United States, RPCs increase awareness of targeted violence and violence prevention; provide resources, training, and technical assistance; advise on prevention programs and strategies; and improve information sharing between partners related to targeted violence and terrorism prevention (TVTP).
This Transnational Repression (TNR) rollcall video explains that TNR occurs when foreign governments stalk, intimidate, or assault targeted persons across international borders.