COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – In its 25th anniversary year, the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) National Emergency Response and Recovery Training Center (NERRTC) has reached a significant milestone – more than one million participants have been trained in homeland security preparedness for incidents involving weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, cyberattacks, and other all-hazards disasters.…
NDPC Transitions Leadership to New Mexico Tech During Annual Conference
Van Romero, Vice President for Special Research Programs at New Mexico Tech, is new NDPC Chairman. Thursday afternoon in College Station, TX during the conclusion of the annual conference, Romero was presented the gavel by outgoing NDPC Chairman Jeff Mayne from Louisiana State University. Romero and New Mexico Tech First Responder Training Program will lead …
Over the past three years, the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium has strived to deliver flexible and timely training. The NDPC is a seven-member partnership of nationally recognized organizations that enhances the preparedness of federal, state, local, territorial and tribal emergency responders; develops, delivers, and assesses response plans; and provides training, technical assistance, and exercises.
Since …
Currently EMRTC is developing a course for Public Safety Bomb Technicians (PSBTs) who may encounter military ordnance during their involvement in incident response or crime scene investigation. Course participants will receive training focused on identifying military ordnance.
The Military Ordnance Recognition for Public Safety Bomb Technicians (MOR-PSBT) course is a residential course that will be …
The NDPC 2022 Annual Report is now available.
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New Mexico Tech (NMT) and Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center (EMRTC) First Responder Training is excited to announce their new website, nmttraining.com is live. The site includes a course catalog of DHS/FEMA-certified training programs for emergency personnel of all disciplines. Within the course catalog section, a list of upcoming deliveries for residential courses, as …
EMRTC is currently developing a residential course in post-explosion investigations. This course was inspired based on feedback from participants who have taken other training courses through New Mexico Tech who want to be able to differentiate from different kinds of explosions. The course necessity was validated by conducting a needs assessment of the first responder …
LSU NCBRT/ACE Delivers Active Threat Training to Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Nations
The LSU National Center for Biomedical Research and Training/Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education (LSU NCBRT/ACE) recently delivered important active threat response training to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) of the Flathead Reservation in Pablo, Montana.
From Monday, June 5th to Friday, June 9th, LSU NCBRT/ACE trained over 150 tribal citizens and other community members …
LSU NCBRT/ACE and FLETC Glynco Hosts Multi-Agency Critical Incident Response Training for Area First Responders
GLYNCO, GA – On Saturday, June 10, 2023, 20 county, state, and federal public safety agencies from across Glynn County, GA participated in a large-scale, scenario-based training to enhance community preparedness in the event of a major critical incident, such as an active threat, at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) in Glynco, GA.…
EMRTC Releasing Response to Bombing Incidents Course Series July 2023
Formally known as the Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings (IRTB) course series, the Response to Bombings Incidents, or RBI, course series developed by New Mexico Tech is expected to release July 10.
The redesigned course will focus on updated content covering both criminal and terrorist bombings. Data indicates a shift from religious terrorism to political …