Response to Bombing Incidents (RBI) Course Description
Learning Objectives
Recommended Audience
Residental Delivery: RBI PER-230-1
Mobile Delivery: RBI PER-230
Course Schedule
The RBI course provides first responders with the knowledge and skills necessary to safely respond to terrorist incidents involving explosives. The RBI course focuses on first responder health and safety by addressing personal protection issues that arise when responding to terror incidents involving commercial and homemade explosive. Additionally, the course includes information on the recognition of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs); terrorist organizations, both foreign and domestic; and lessons learned from past terrorist incidents. This information better prepares first responders to safely recognize and respond to terrorist bombing threats.
Learning Objectives
- Recognize the history and current threat of terrorist bombings to the United States and its communities by domestic and international terrorist groups.
- Identify explosive physical blast effects and hazard mitigation techniques for personal protection.
- Identify Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and their components.
- Identify tactics and techniques used by terrorists to conduct attacks using explosives.
- Identify personal protection considerations for a safe response to a pre-blast and post-blast bombing incident.
- Identify response priorities and procedures during a post-blast incident for the initial incident response.
Recommended Audience
- Emergency management
- Emergency medical services
- Fire service
- Law enforcement
Residental Delivery: RBI PER-230-1
This course is delivered by New Mexico Tech instructors in Socorro, New Mexico. Course delivery, materials, and travel and lodging funding is provided by The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
| Course level: | Performance |
| Duration: | 27 hours |
| Duration in days: | 4 |
| Continuing Education Units: | 2.7* |
| Version: | 01.2017 |
| Method of instruction: | Classroom presentation and live explosive demonstrations. |
| Certification: | New Mexico Tech Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center Course certification. Certified trainers of their jurisdiction can obtain the Train-the-Trainer certification upon successful completion of the course. |
*Academic credit available at a cost.
Register for an EMRTC Training Portal account to register for course
Mobile Delivery: RBI PER-230
This course is delivered by New Mexico Tech instructors in communities across the United States. Course delivery and materials funding is provided by The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
| Course level: | Awareness |
| Duration: | 4 hours |
| Duration in days: | 1 |
| Continuing Education Units: | 0.4 |
| Version: | 01.2017 |
| Method of instruction: | Classroom presentation |
| Certification: | New Mexico Tech Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center course certification. |
Contact your State Point of Contact or NMT/EMRTC to schedule a course delivery.
