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The SCN Homeland Security & Preparedness Training Center is a comprehensive online e-learning portal dedicated to training, video education and other interactive training and development content. Through the use of video technology, online training and access to learning management systems (LMS), the SCN Homeland Security & Preparedness Training Center provides visitors with a centralized portal and instant access to security awareness, workplace safety and risk management education and training. In addition to the videos, courses and other curriculum, this web page features an “e-tool chest” of relevant security checklists, information, resources and other downloads to supplement the training courses and video education.

 

Current content features training from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, SCN, FEMA, C.E.R.T. and other private sector partners. New content and training materials will be added periodically so please check back frequently for updated training and courses. 

 

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DHS Awareness & Detection Training Webinar

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

This webinar was developed for the Jewish Community by the Department of Homeland Security Office of Infrastructure Protection to help train employees and front line staff in techniques to help identify and report indicators of criminal activity, suspicious behavior and incidents to the proper authorities.

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DHS Workplace Security Awareness

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

This course provides guidance to individuals and organizations on how to improve the security in your workplace.  By the end of this course, you will be able to: identify potential risks to workplace security, describe measures for improving workplace security, and determine the actions to take in response to a security situation.

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DHS Active Shooter: What You Can Do

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

This course provides guidance to individuals, including managers and employees, so that they can prepare to respond to an active shooter situation. By the end of this course, you will be able to: describe actions to take when confronted with an active shooter and responding to law enforcement officials, recognize potential workplace violence indicators, describe actions to take to prevent, prepare for and manage the consequences of an active shooter incident.

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Run, Hide, Fight: Surviving an Active Shooter Event

City of Houston, TX

Following the July 21, 2012, mass casualty shooting in Aurora, Colorado, the City of Houston has released an instructional video on what to do in case of a similar emergency. Funded by the Department of Homeland Security, the city hopes that the video can help people prepare people for the worst. Entitled Run. Hide. Fight. Surviving an Active Shooter Event, it depicts a fictional shooting incident in a crowded office building. 

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Procedures for Handling Chem/Bio Letters

Secure Community Network - 2011

In this video, the procedures for handling suspicious letters that may contain biological or chemical agents as well as the differences between these materials is detailed. 

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DHS Suspicious Activity Reporting

Department of Homeland Security

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security produced the following video in conjunction with the national "If you See Something, Say Something" campaign to educate and empower citizens to recognize and report suspicious activities and behaviors. 

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Procedures for Handling a Telephone Bomb Threat

Secure Community Network - 2011

This video details the procedures and proper steps if you receive a phoned in bomb threat to your institution or place of work.

  

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SCN Camp Safety & Security Training

Secure Community Network

SCN has made available the Camp Safety & Security Training program for the training of counselors of Jewish day and resident camps. Eleven sections with video instruction and accompanying downloadable learning materials cover topics from Trasportation to Playground Safety and Security. 

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7 Signs of Terrorism

Michigan State Police

This video introduces the seven signs of terrorism.  It is intended to provide information on the signs or indicators that may predict a possible terrorist attack.

 

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CERT in Action

In Cert in Action, a fierce storm has struck the local community.  CERT members activate in their neighborhood, set up an Incident Command Post, and assess damage throughout the area.  They use CERT skills to respond to damage and injured victims in the local community center, managing the situation until professional responders are able to arrive. Click here or on image to begin video.

CERT Training: Safety in the After-Disaster Environment

CERT members can prepare to work in a post-disaster area by understanding more about the potential hazards, by preparing their own safety kit and by wearing the right gear.  The purpose of this training video is to prepare CERT members for the kinds of hazards they may experience after a dister and to help them stay safe as they work in the disaster area.

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CERT Training: Handling Mass Casualty Situations

Medical triage is the key to doing the most good for the most people whenever there are more victims than rescuers, resources are limited, and time is critical. This training video provides an overview of the medical triage process and portrays the steps that CERT members need to follow to provide victims the most effective lifesaving support available until professional responders arrive on scene.

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Fire Safety: The CERT Member's Role

This training video covers the basics of fire size up, use of extinguishers, and fire safety. Fires are dangerous and can change quickly. As in all CERT operations, the CERT member’s safety is always the number one priority. Safety measures presented in the video include use of protective gear and the proper equipment to extinguish small fires, working with a buddy and a team, planning for safe entry and exit, maintaining a safe distance and position from a fire, and using the P.A.S.S. procedure to operate fire extinguishers.

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CERT Train-the-Trainer: Victim Extrications

Lt. Gregg Karl of the Arlington County, Virginia, Fire Department walks a group of CERT trainees through a cribbing and leveraging exercise. This video is recommended for use in the CERT Train-the-Trainer course to demonstrate effective instructional techniques for teaching victim extrication.

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CERT Train-the-Trainer: Demonstrating Victim Carries

Lt. Gregg Karl of the Arlington County, Virginia, Fire Department demonstrates three different types of victim carries to a class of CERT trainees. This video is recommended for use in the CERT Train-the-Trainer course to demonstrate effective instructional techniques for teaching victim carries.

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CERT Train-the-Trainer: Demonstrating Head-to-Toe Assessment

Lt. Byron Dixon of the Arlington County, Virginia, Fire Department demonstrates a head-to-toe assessment for a class of CERT trainees. This video is recommended for use in the CERT Train-the-Trainer course to demonstrate effective instructional techniques for teaching head-to-toe assessments.

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