FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Release - Sterling Police Department
Police Receive Terrorist Training
June12, 2006
Police Officer Craig P. Pomeroy recently attended a week long training held in Soccoro, New Mexico at the New Mexico Tech Campus. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness (SLGCP) (formerly the Office for Domestic Preparedness) sponsored. The training consisted of the following:
- The Terrorist Threat teaches how to identify potential terrorist targets and tactics in your communities.
- Introduction to Explosives presents terms and concepts and describes the hazards involved in handling explosive materials.
- Military and Commercial Explosives covers the characteristics, appearance, and explosive power of the most commonly available explosives materials.
- Initiation Systems for Explosive Materials explains how explosives function.
- Improvised Explosives discusses the history and current state of development of IEDs.
- Fertilizer-Based Improvised Explosives describes improvised explosive mixtures based on common fertilizers.
- Improvised Explosive Devices, Pipe Bombs, and Letter Bombs explains the construction, design, and functioning of bombs produced from commonly available items.
- Air Blast and Post-Blast Pathology describes the effects of explosives on the human body.
- Evidence and Forensics in Bomb Investigations presents information on aiding and conducting bombing investigations.
- Incident Scene Operations focuses on how agencies should respond to threats, detonations, and ongoing incidents.
- Suicide Bombings describes the threat that suicide bombers pose and how to stop them.
- Air Blast Effects on Structures explains how explosives damage buildings and the urban landscape.
- Case Study covers recent WMD incidents and lessons learned from the responding agencies.
- Practical Exercises provide the opportunity to apply the skills and knowledge acquired during the course.
An article in the Telegram and Gazette can be viewed here.
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