WILDWOOD – Members of Wildwood City Fire Department recently attended the “Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings” (IRTB) course in Socorro, New Mexico. This training program is supported through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Domestic Preparedness (DHS-ODP). It is designed to provide technical operational level training for active State and Local firefighters, law enforcement personnel, emergency medical personnel, and other first responders who have significant responsibility for providing specialized support during Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) incidents, particularly those involving explosive or incendiary materials. The primary purpose of the Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings course is to provide participants with the skills and knowledge necessary to evaluate and respond effectively to incidents of terrorism that may involve energetic materials and other WMD. An additional purpose of this course is to prepare selected participants to present awareness level training to personnel in their departments on procedures for responding to WMD incidents involving energetic materials. Furthermore, the course is designed to instill in participants a respect for the destructive potential of explosive materials that could be used by terrorists in a WMD incident. This is an WMD, with a focus on explosives and incendiary devices as terrorist weapons. The course offers a unique blend of classroom presentations, field laboratories, one or more case studies and a practical exerciseall designed to familiarize participants with commercial and military explosives, improvised explosive devices, and readily available explosive formulations that have been used or could be used by terrorists.
A message to the public is to remember the acronym R.A.I.N:
Recognize Report the threat Avoid – Moving or touching Isolate – Evacuate the area Notify – Local authorities (PD, FD).
Members attending were:
Fire Official Ronald Harwood
Firefighter Gerry Vesssels
Firefighter Robert Feltwell
Firefighter Adam Feltwell
Firefighter Richard Harron
Firefighter William Cripps
Firefighter Ryan Troiano
Cape May – Governor Murphy says he doesn't know anything about the drones and doesn't know what they are doing but he does know that they are not dangerous. Does anyone feel better now?
