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Dams sector: crisis management (Is 870)
This is the first 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 addresses crisis management activities as an
important component of an overall risk management
program and provides dam and levee stakeholders
with recommendations to assist in the development
of various plans focused on enhancing preparedness,
protection, recovery, and resilience capabilities. The
training course describes the purpose and basic
elements of emergency action plans, recovery plans,
and continuity plans; and addresses the basic elements
of an effective exercise program.
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
• Describe the mission and characteristics of the
Dams Sector.
• Identify the elements of risk management as they
relate to the Dams Sector.
• Describe the purpose and elements of an
Emergency Action Plan.
• Describe the purpose and elements of a
Recovery Plan.
• Describe the purpose and elements of a
Continuity Plan.
• Describe the purpose and elements of pandemic
preparedness.
• Describe the purpose and types of exercises.
CEUs: .2
Study Hours: 2
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.
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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
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,