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INDEPENDENT STUDY
COURSES
EmErgEncy managEmEnt InstItutE • 2011-2012 • catalog of coursEs
Dams Sector: Security Awareness (IS-871)
This is the second course in the Dams Sector webbased
training series. The purpose of this series of
courses is to provide owners and operators with
information pertaining to security awareness,
protective measures, and crisis management.
This course provides information to enhance the
ability to identify security concerns, coordinate
proper response, and establish effective partnerships
with local law enforcement and first responder
communities. The training course describes
common security vulnerabilities, potential indicators
of threats, surveillance detection, and reporting
of incidents and suspicious activities.
At the end of this course, the participants will be
able to:
• Describe the mission and partners of the Dams
Sector.
• Identify the common characteristics of dams.
• Describe the consequences of dam failures.
• Describe common security vulnerabilities and
interdependencies that affect the Dams Sector.
• Describe potential terrorist threats and targets
related to the Dams Sector.
• Identify terrorist surveillance objectives and
methodologies.
• Identify indicators of surveillance and other
suspicious activities.
• Identify indicators of weapons, explosives,
chemical, biological, and radiological threats.
• Describe the process for reporting incidents.
• Identify the strengths and weaknesses in a sample
report narrative.
IS-870, Dams Sector: Crisis Management, is a prerequisite
for this course and is available on the Independent
Study web site.
NOTE: Due to the sensitivity of the information provided within
this course, it has been designated as “For Official Use Only” and
is only accessible through the Homeland Security Information
Network–Critical Sectors (HSIN-CS) Dams Portal, which serves
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as the primary mechanism with which dam and levee stakeholders
exchange information, both at the “For Official Use Only”
and non-sensitive levels, during steady-state operations. The portal,
managed by the Dams Sector-Specific Agency, promotes effective
information collection and dissemination among sector partners in
Federal, State, and local agencies, as well as the private sector. The
portal provides trusted and vetted public and private representatives,
including owners and operators, access to a number of resources,
including training courses.
Those who do not currently have access to the HSIN-CS Dams
Portal must contact the Dams Sector-Specific Agency within the
Office of Infrastructure Protection/U.S. Department of Homeland
Security to request and be considered for access to the training
course.
CEUs: .2
Study Hours: 2
Dams Sector: Protective Measures
(IS-872)
This is the third course in the Dams Sector web-based
training series. The purpose of this series of courses
is to provide owners and operators with information
pertaining to security awareness, protective
measures, and crisis management.
This course addresses protective measures related to
physical, cyber, and human elements, and describes
the importance of these measures as components of
an overall risk management program. The training
course describes the basic elements of the risk
management model, and discusses the steps required
to develop and implement an effective protective
program.
At the end of this course, the participants will be
able to:
• Describe the mission of the Dams Sector.
• Describe the steps for establishing a protective
program.
• Identify the elements of the risk management
model.
• Describe strategies for reducing risk.