Terrorism Response
Terrorism and WMD response is increasingly becoming a responsibility of fire departments working in an ever-dynamic all-hazards environment. The FireRescue1 Terrorism Response resource page offers information to prepare for terrorist events, plus videos and podcasts to help firefighters prepare for mass violence incidents.
A deadly vehicle attack in New Orleans underscores the need for EMS to adapt to evolving threats, exploring strategies for prevention, response and building resilience
Authorities call “vehicle as a weapon” attacks a catalyst for reshaping cities, prompting concrete barriers and anti-vehicle obstacles in public and new spaces
“This was an act of terrorism. It was premeditated and an evil act,” said Christopher Raia, the deputy assistant director of the FBI’s counterterrorism division
Despite its vital role, the fire service is being left out of the national conversation about terrorism response; that needs to change
Those using the Zadroga Act as a political bargaining chip need to be called to task for their actions
The video shows sons and daughters explaining what they have learned from their first-hand experience with terror
Each kit is equipped with $25 to $30 worth of gauze, gloves and two tourniquets for bystanders to render aid
A team of 20 doctors and crisis experts organized the medical response, sending three-person teams into the field and setting up triage operations in hospitals
The long-planned drill at a Manhattan subway station got a last-minute update in the wake of the deadly attacks in Paris
Effective response requires all public safety personnel to have the same strategies and training to most effectively eliminate the threat and save the most lives
Officials continue the heavy task of identifying the 129 people killed in Friday’s coordinated terrorist attacks
French emergency responders struggled to absorb the deadliest violence on its soil since World War II
He rarely left his room at his parents’ house where he posted his boasts on a site frequented by ISIS supporters; he confided in an online acquaintance that he was an “online troll” who liked to stir up trouble through hoaxes
The golden retriever traveled from Cypress, Texas, with her owner, Denise Corliss, to work with dozens of other dogs and humans to find victims in the rubble of the World Trade Center
Joshua Goldberg, 20, is accused of sending instruction to an FBI informant on how to make a pressure-cooker bomb; if convicted, he could face 20 years in prison
The most profound loss on that fateful day in 2001 was the loss of family
Two emerging models of rescue task forces and tactical medics offer different, yet more aggressive approaches to active-shooter incidents than standing by until all is clear
He confided to his girlfriend about his involvement with the 2001 arsons; her father was a deputy fire marshal
The suspect was carrying pipe bombs in his van that exploded when he was killed by a Dallas police sniper
Like it or not, terrorism has reached the fire department beyond just response, and it impacts our daily duties
Asst. Chief John Hansen: “Our firefighters are having to crawl over corpses in areas to get to people that are still alive.”
The jury will now decide whether the 21-year-old should be sentenced to death or receive life in prison
Masked gunmen with automatic weapons stormed offices of a satirical newspaper before escaping
TRELLCHEM ACT is designed to meet the threat of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear terrorism
Department of Emergency Management says it is not on any heightened alert
Patrice Vincent, 53, was a Canadian Forces Firefighter and had been a member of the Canadian military for 28 years
Despite its 80 recommendations, the review credits responders’ efforts during the unprecedented bedlam
Each time, he has tailored his message to the moment, at different points stressing themes of service, resilience, tolerance, reconciliation
The passengers and crew revolted against hijackers set on crashing into the White House or Capitol
The National Sept. 11 Memorial Museum was open for the first time on the anniversary
Intelligence expert says, it is layer upon layer upon layer — not all coming from the same place or ideology
There are symbols of heroism, ranging from damaged fire trucks to the wristwatch of one of the airline passengers who confronted the hijackers
The remains will be transferred to a repository 70 feet underground in the same building as the National September 11 Memorial Museum
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