Counter-Terrorism for Emergency Responders

ISBN-13: 9781498751957 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 1094 str.

Robert A. Burke

Opis

This book provides information on pre-incident and avoidance tactics, monitoring and detection techniques, and protective equipment and decontamination. This 3rd edition is written to provide concise information for emergency responders who might be called upon to confront explosive, chemical, nuclear, biological, or incendiary acts of terrorism.

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. History of terrorism 3. Foiled terrorist plots: Successes in terrorism prevention 4. Evolution of terrorism and terrorist groups 5. Active shooter 6. Explosive terrorism characteristics of explosives and explosions 7. Improvised explosive devices and suicide bombers 8. Chemical terrorist agents 9. Biological terrorist agents 10. Nuclear terrorism 11. Incendiary terrorism 12. Monitoring and detection equipment for terrorist agents 13. Personal protective equipment (PPE) and decontamination for terrorist agents 14. Response to acts of terrorism 15. Terrorism resources and response training 16. Future of terrorism