Community Support Resources

First Responder's Toolbox: Use of Memes by Violent Extremists

This National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) resource provides awareness and examples of memes that violent extremists use to supplement their traditional messaging.

The Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) is a collaboration by NCTC, DHS, FBI, state, local, tribal, and territorial government personnel to improve information sharing and enhance public safety. The First Responder's Toolbox is an ad hoc, unclassified reference aid intended to promote counterterrorism coordination among federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government authorities and partnerships with private sector officials in deterring, preventing, disrupting, and responding to terrorist attacks.

(July 2022)

First Responder's Toolbox: Threats Against Houses of Worship Highlight the Importance of Religious Community Outreach (2022)

This National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) resource provides awareness of potential threats to houses of worship, faith-based organizations, and faith leaders, regardless of type, sect, or denomination, and recommends best practices for engaging with religious communities.

The Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) is a collaboration by NCTC, DHS, FBI, state, local, tribal, and territorial government personnel to improve information sharing and enhance public safety. The First Responder's Toolbox is an ad hoc, unclassified reference aid intended to promote counterterrorism coordination among federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government authorities and partnerships with private sector officials in deterring, preventing, disrupting, and responding to terrorist attacks.

(July 2022)

First Responder's Toolbox: Reporting Suspicious Activity - Critical for Terrorism Prevention

This National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) resource provides suspicious activity awareness that may be reasonably indicative of criminal activity associated with terrorism and how it plays into the greater counterterrorism effort.

The Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) is a collaboration by NCTC, DHS, FBI, state, local, tribal, and territorial government personnel to improve information sharing and enhance public safety. The First Responder's Toolbox is an ad hoc, unclassified reference aid intended to promote counterterrorism coordination among federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government authorities and partnerships with private sector officials in deterring, preventing, disrupting, and responding to terrorist attacks.

(October 2022)

First Responder's Toolbox: Emerging Technologies May Heighten Terrorist Threats

This National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) resource warns first responders of the potential impact of emerging technologies on terrorist tactics, techniques, and procedures, and it provides recommendations for preparedness and response.

The Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) is a collaboration by NCTC, DHS, FBI, state, local, tribal, and territorial government personnel to improve information sharing and enhance public safety. The First Responder's Toolbox is an ad hoc, unclassified reference aid intended to promote counterterrorism coordination among federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government authorities and partnerships with private sector officials in deterring, preventing, disrupting, and responding to terrorist attacks.

(October 2022)

First Responder's Toolbox: Identifying and Preventing Terrorist and Other Illicit Financing

This National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) resource identifies indicators and provides resources for public and private sector partners investigating terrorism-related financial crimes.

The Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) is a collaboration by NCTC, DHS, FBI, state, local, tribal, and territorial government personnel to improve information sharing and enhance public safety. The First Responder's Toolbox is an ad hoc, unclassified reference aid intended to promote counterterrorism coordination among federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government authorities and partnerships with private sector officials in deterring, preventing, disrupting, and responding to terrorist attacks.

(December 2022)

First Responder's Toolbox: Threat Assessment and Threat Management Series

This National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) resource series includes three products:

Threat Assessment and Threat Managment - A Model Critical to Terrorism Prevention (1 of 3): Provides awareness to public safety professionals of the threat assessment and threat management (TATM) model for evaluating potential threats and mitigating radicalization, recruitment, and mobilization to violent extremism.'

Threat Assessment and Threat Managment - Multidisciplinary Teams (2 of 3): Provides awareness to public safety professionals of the threat assessment and threat management (TATM) model, which focuses on establishing a multidisciplinary team (MDT) to evaluate potential threats and mitigate radicalization, recruitment, and mobilization to violent extremism.

Threat Assessment and Threat Managment - Assessment and Managment (3 of 3): Provides awareness to public safety professionals of the threat assessment and threat management (TATM) model, which focuses on using assessment tools and employing threat management strategies to evaluate potential threats and mitigate radicalization, recruitment, and mobilization to violent extremism.

The Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) is a collaboration by NCTC, DHS, FBI, state, local, tribal, and territorial government personnel to improve information sharing and enhance public safety. The First Responder's Toolbox is an ad hoc, unclassified reference aid intended to promote counterterrorism coordination among federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government authorities and partnerships with private sector officials in deterring, preventing, disrupting, and responding to terrorist attacks.

(February 2023)

First Responder's Toolbox: Mixing Ideologies Requires Multipronged Terrorism Prevention Efforts

This National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) resource provides awareness on the individuals who mix multiple ideologies and aids in detection and prevention efforts in terrorism and other violent extremist activities

The Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) is a collaboration by NCTC, DHS, FBI, state, local, tribal, and territorial government personnel to improve information sharing and enhance public safety. The First Responder's Toolbox is an ad hoc, unclassified reference aid intended to promote counterterrorism coordination among federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government authorities and partnerships with private sector officials in deterring, preventing, disrupting, and responding to terrorist attacks.

(May 2023)

First Responder's Toolbox: Terrorist Exploitation of Online Gaming Platforms

This National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) resource provides awareness of possible exploitation of online gaming platforms, and provides investigative resource, collaborative opportunities, and response considerations.

The Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) is a collaboration by NCTC, DHS, FBI, state, local, tribal, and territorial government personnel to improve information sharing and enhance public safety. The First Responder's Toolbox is an ad hoc, unclassified reference aid intended to promote counterterrorism coordination among federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government authorities and partnerships with private sector officials in deterring, preventing, disrupting, and responding to terrorist attacks.

(October 2023)

First Responder's Toolbox: Violent Extremists’ Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence

This National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) resource provides insight for public safety officials about possible violent extremists’ malicious use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) and is intended to highlight potential planning, policy, training, and investigative considerations.

The Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) is a collaboration by NCTC, DHS, FBI, state, local, tribal, and territorial government personnel to improve information sharing and enhance public safety. The First Responder's Toolbox is an ad hoc, unclassified reference aid intended to promote counterterrorism coordination among federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government authorities and partnerships with private sector officials in deterring, preventing, disrupting, and responding to terrorist attacks.

(May 2024)

First Responder's Toolbox: Complex Operating Environment – Ferry Systems

This National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) resource provides situational awareness to first responders and private-sector stakeholders of terrorist threats to ferries and related infrastructure and highlights preventative measures, considerations, and resources for public safety, preparedness, and response.

The Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) is a collaboration by NCTC, DHS, FBI, state, local, tribal, and territorial government personnel to improve information sharing and enhance public safety. The First Responder's Toolbox is an ad hoc, unclassified reference aid intended to promote counterterrorism coordination among federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government authorities and partnerships with private sector officials in deterring, preventing, disrupting, and responding to terrorist attacks.

(May 2024)