DHS Active Shooter Preparedness Workshop - Port Canaveral, Florida

THIS IS NOT A TACTICAL TRAINING COURSE

Given today's ever-changing threat environment, preparing for and training employees to cope with workplace violence should be a key piece of an organization's incident response planning.The threat of homegrown violent extremist (HVE) activities gives cause to reinforce, inform and assist our stakeholders on successful security practices which can mitigate, prevent or limit the severity of a violent act.  The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Infrastructure Protection (IP), the DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis and the Northeast and Eastern Central Florida Area Maritime Security Committee members will be planning and executing a multi-jurisdictional Active Shooter Preparedness exercise series over the next eighteen months.  The first activity in this series is a workshop designed to assist in the development of an Active Shooter Preparedness plan and to share relevant planning information with owners/operators within Port Canaveral and adjacent partners.  This workshop will provide an overview of HVE incidents, self-radicalized persons, and the current threat environment.  In addition, owners/operators will be provided the available tools, resources, and best practices designed to protect, prevent, and mitigate the consequences of an active shooter or hostile intruder incidents.

A Unique Training Opportunity

The National Protection and Programs Directorate Office of Infrastructure Protection ands the Federal Protective Service within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is hosting a one-day Security Workshop to enhance awareness of, and response to, an active shooter event:The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and Programs Directorate, Office of Infrastructure Protection and the Port Canaveral Area Maritime Security Committee are hosting a one-day Security Workshop to enhance awareness of, and response to, an active shooter event:

• Educating participants on the history of active shooter events;
  
• Describing common behavior, conditions, and situations associated with active shooters; and
  
• Fostering communication between critical infrastructure owners and operators and local emergency response teams. This course includes discussions of interoperability, communications protocols, and best practices for planning, preparedness, and response.

Building Emergency Planning Capabilities

The event will also describe how to incorporate key elements of successful incident management into planning efforts including:

• Communicating with and accounting for employees;
• Building familiarity with local responders and knowing their capabilities;
• Coordinating with first responders before, during, and after an incident; and
• Integrating public affairs into incident management.

 Who should Participate?

This event is open to:   

• Corporate and facility security professionals from the private and public sector facilities that occupy space in or adjacent to Port Canaveral;
• Supervisory first responders; and
• Homeland security representitives.

Agenda

Registrations (Begins at 7:30 A.M.)

Opening Remarks and Welcome

Threat Briefing - DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis

Module 1

• Active Shooter Definitions, History, Workplace Violence

• Behavioral Indicators

Break

Module 2

• Operation Differences / Private Sector Businesses

• Law Enforcement Response

Lunch (Lunch will be provided)

Module 3

• Stakeholder Communications

• Active Shooter Preparedness Planning – Part 1

Break

Module 4

• Active Shooter Preparedness Planning – Part 2

Closing Remarks / Certification Distribution

Notes

• A Federal, state, local government-issued ID (e.g., state issued drivers license) will be required for entry
• For more information on the Active Shooter Preparedness Workshops, email: ASWorkshop@hq.dhs.gov
• For more Active Shooter Preparedness information visit: http://WWW.dhs.gov/active-shooter-preparedness
• At your request, Mr. Marty Smith, your local Protective Security Advisor (PSA) who is located in Orlando, FL can provide additional information regarding DHS products and services that may be available to your organization. A fact sheet on the DHS PSA program can be requested by emailing your local PSA at: marty.i.smith@hq.dhs.gov  

Registration

• Registration for this event is free. Click here to register, or cut and paste this link into your browser;
• Registration closes January 17, 2016 at 11:59 P.M. EDT;
• Limited seating is available; 2 slots per organization. Additional attendees will be approved on a case by case basis;
• Note: If your plans change, please alert us, so we can accomodate others on the waiting list.

For more information on the workshop, email: ASworkshop@hq.dhs.gov.

Limited seating is available; If your plans change, please let us know so we can accommodate others on the waiting list.

REGISTRATION CLOSES at midnight, January 17, 2016.