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Minnesota Symposium on Terrorism and Emergency Preparedness 2009 CONCURRENT SESSION INFORMATIONEducational Sessions – Tuesday, November 17 (Concurrent)10:30 – Noon.
1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Educational Sessions – Wednesday, November 18 (Concurrent)10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
1.1 Warning Signs and Strategies for Dealing with Workplace Violence Susanne J. Fischer, Engelmeier & Umanah, P.A., Kevin Eckhoff , Heartland Investigative Group Incidents of workplace violence account for nearly 15% of all work-related fatal occupational injuries, and according to the Department of Labor, violent acts continue to rank among the top three concerns of corporate America. As an employer, you have a duty to protect your employees, and by understanding more about these potentially dangerous situations, you may be able to prevent them from occurring, and protect your organization from legal liability. This session will cover these essential topics: (a) workplace violence- the problem defined; (b) the need for a multidisciplinary response; (c) prevention and preparedness; (d) threat response and incident management; (e) the role of law enforcement. [Top] 1.2 Determining effectiveness in Counterterrorism/Homeland Security Professor Amos Guiora, SJ Quinney College of Law, University of Utah The first step in creating an effective counterterrorism measure is analyzing the threat. To that end, the following questions must be answered: Analyzing the Threat 1. What is the threat the State
faces?
Once these questions are answered, the threat can be placed on an
imminent continuum with the understanding that one large threat may be
comprised of smaller, more manageable, threats. The imminent continuum
has four major benchmarks: Imminent, Foreseeable, Long-range, and
Uncertain. Imminent threats are those that are to be shortly conducted.
As an example, a “hot” intelligence report suggests that a bomb will be
detonated tomorrow at 9:11 a.m. at a domestic terminal at JFK airport.2. Who is responsible for planning the threat? 3. Who is responsible for financing the threat? 4. Who is responsible for carrying out the threat? 5. When will the threat likely be carried out? Foreseeable threats are those that will be carried out within a year and are therefore more distant than an imminent threat. For example, a foreseeable threat includes valid intelligence that indicates that terrorists will shortly begin bringing explosives onto airplanes in liquid substances. Long-range threats are specific threats that may reach fruition at an unknown time. For example, terrorist’s training with no operational measure specifically planned would fit in this category. Uncertain threats constitute those that invoke general fears of insecurity. As a result of train bombings in England and Spain, travelers in the United States might potentially or conceivably feel insecure riding trains without bolstered security. This would be true regardless of whether there is valid intelligence indicating terrorists intend to start targeting trains in the United States. [Top] 1.3 Republican National Convention (RNC) Panel Discussion – Part 1 Joseph Neuberger, Senior Commander, Saint Paul Police Department Tim Lynaugh, Sergeant, Saint Paul Police Department Instructors will present an overview of activities and events that occurred during the Republican National Convention held in St. Paul, MN. Over a four-day period, more than 800 protesters were arrested. How they were able to track and predict events, and, provide security will be discussed. [Top] 1.4 School Facility Assessments. Mr. Wade Setter, MN School Safety Center This session will go through the process of doing a school building all hazard assessment including selecting the team, developing or selecting assessment tools, and reporting recommendations from an assessment. [Top] 1.5 Perspectives on Weapons of Mass Destruction from Reality to Worst Case Scenarios Dr. Michael M. Andregg, Justice and Peace, University of St. Thomas The “Global War on Terrorism” has focused attention and billions of dollars on searching for potential terrorists and “Weapons of Mass Destruction” (WMDs) without which they are just common criminals inclined toward indiscriminate violence. This workshop will focus on two ends of a spectrum. On one hand, actual deaths worldwide by real weapons of mass destruction used by genuine terrorists have occured thousands of times less than ordinary murders. On the other hand, worst case scenarios can project millions of casualties from efforts by individuals or very small groups with access to those WMDs. We will look at the rare, real cases of anthrax attacks in the U.S. and the use of sarin (a nerve agent) by Aum Shinrikyo in Japan (where 5 and 12 people died, respectively) and we will look at some scenarios that could cause far greater damage to innocents and risk to early responders. [Top] 1.6 Medical Surge and Mass Prophylaxis for Pandemic Influenza Response - Panel Discussion. International disease experts predict a significant worldwide outbreak of influenza. How will healthcare facilities surge and what prophylaxis will be available? Pat Tommet, Phd. will cover MDH 5 CDC Collaborative Pan Flu grants planning, Scarce Resource capabilities, Patient care continuum coordination, Personal Protective Equipment, Medical Surge for large incidents and MDH pan flu response. Kevin Sell, Pharmacist, will cover Mass Prophylaxis; first responder prophylaxis, anti-viral and vaccine availability and MDH response. Suzanne Gaines and Dr. Mahoney will discuss EMS Response Plan for Pandemic Influenza. [Top] 2.1 Respectful Workplace or Hostile Environment? What Does Your Team Look Like and What Must the Employer Do? Sheila Engelmeier, Engelmeier & Umanah, P.A. Susanne J. Fischer, Engelmeier & Umanah, P.A. With 40 to 70% of working women and 10 to 20% of men experiencing sexual harassment in their lifetimes, this is a must-see discussion about the current legal requirements regarding what measures the employer must take to meet its obligations to create a work environment free from harassment and discrimination. This session will give you the information you need to avoid liability for discrimination: (1) what is harassment and discrimination; (2) why and how employers need to train their managers and employees to comply with the law; and (3) what makes training work and what training has a positive effect on the workplace. [Top] 2.2 Resiliency Session - Battleproof your mind.™ Jennifer Simon and Ilene Gregorian of Warrior Mind Training Warrior Mind Training Resiliency techniques are mental hygiene tools that produce ongoing mental protection by increasing focus, clarity, and mental resilience. These techniques are especially potent during long deployments and prolonged crises. Warriors are trained to find the calm center in the “eye of the hurricane” and to eliminate the “fog of war” by emphasizing power, balance, and clarity. If practiced regularly and diligently, these techniques will allow the student to gain a superior level of control over his own mind and life and enable him to reach his full potential. He can recharge himself when he is exhausted on the battlefield, make more intelligent use of his body’s own natural talents and energies, and strengthen his focus, willpower and intent to exceed the demands of his mission. We teach the student how to focus to the point at which he can clear his mind of all distractions and shut off all mental chatter at will. When that happens, a power and clarity will infuse his attention, which he can then direct towards attaining almost anything. Our motto is: What you focus on, you will become. [Top] 2.3 Republican National Convention (RNC) Panel Discussion– Part II Joseph Neuberger, Senior Commander, Saint Paul Police Department Tim Lynaugh, Sergeant, Saint Paul Police Department Panel members that assisted in different activities during the Republican National Convention held in St. Paul, MN will share their experiences and lessons learned. The panel will discuss mutual aid and coordination of personnel from several different agencies and disciplines. They will discuss technology used during the event that helped coordinate activities. [Top] 2.4 Novel H1N1 Influenza – What do you need to know? Panel discussion: Dr. Ruth Lynfield, Minnesota Department of Health Kevin Leuer, Branch Director MN Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management Renee Frauendienst, Public Health Division Director for Stearns County Human Services, Kristen Ehresmann, Director of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control, MN Department of Health, Jane E. Braun, Deputy Director of Emergency Preparedness, MN Department of Health Five speakers will focus on the Novel H1N1 Influenza. You will hear an overview of the disease and perspectives of the Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management, and Stearns County Human Services. [Top] 2.5 Homicide/Suicide Bombers Mr. Howard Linett, Esq What is it like being on scene when your countermeasures fail to thwart a homicide/suicide bomber attack? The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI agree that suicide terrorism is a real and growing threat to the United States. The homicide/suicide bomber is the terrorists’ weapon of choice. The person-borne Improvised Explosive Device (IED) is an intelligent bomb. The vehicle-borne IED is a martyr-guided missile. This presentation is about what America is facing. It traces the history of homicide/suicide attacks, identifies the goals of suicide terrorism and the criteria of terrorist target selection. It explains why terrorist groups use homicide/suicide bombers and why one chooses to become a homicide/ suicide attacker. A homicide/suicide attack is a multi-step process requiring reconnaissance, intelligence, target selection, preparation of the means of attack, selection, recruitment, training and preparation of the homicide/suicide attackers, final operational planning, transportation to the target, drop-off, movement to target and command oversight. Each step of the attack from conception, through planning and execution is described and analyzed. “Bomb basics” are reviewed. How to identify homicide/suicide bombers and the proactive countermeasures to thwart their attack are shared. [Top] 2.6 Compassion Fatigue Dan Casey, Ph.D., Certified Traumatologist, Green Cross Compassion fatigue is characterized by an extreme, often traumatic state of tension and preoccupation with the suffering of clients due to the human service professionals own efforts to empathize and be compassionate. Compassion fatigue often results in poor self-care and extreme self-sacrifice in the helping process. This training will outline typical reactions to Compassion Fatigue, and then the attendees will be asked to fill out and score themselves on two tests. Their scores will be interpreted so that each knows how much compassion stress they are under, and what to do about it. As a result of this training, participants will be able to:
[Top] 3.1 Controlling CHAOS at a Terrorist Event John Salka, Battalion Chief of FDNY (we apologize for the earlier misspelling) The World Trade Center bombings in New York provided many lessons and stressed the importance of teaching proper Command & Control. Chief Salka will discuss the following Command and Control for Terrorist Events:
3.2 Behavior Profiling Michael A. Rozin, Security Captain and Manager, Mall of America This session provides an overview of a system developed by Israeli Intelligence/Security Agencies to detect behavior that indicates harmful intentions. Included are explanations of all methods of operations relevant to terrorist attacks. [Top] 3.3 Lessons Learned – Hell’s Angels Motorcycle Club (HAMC) 2009 USA Run Minnesota Joint Analysis Center (MNJAC) & Carlton County Sheriff’s Office The HAMC 2009 Run was held in Carlton County in late July 2009. Planning for the event was a huge undertaking. It involved not only the participation and cooperation of numerous law enforcement agencies, State of Minnesota Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, but many other public safety agencies in the Northeast Area of Minnesota. Members of the Carlton County Sheriff’s Office and MNJAC will share how the information and intelligence gathered prior to the event helped shape a plan to control the event. The discussion will include how the FBI’s Virtual Command Center functioned during the event and how it was utilized throughout Minnesota and surrounding states to monitor the daily activities of the Hell’s Angels. The discussion will present what lessons were learned by the event and what were the positives that came out of the event. [Top] 3.4 Tactical Medicine Course for Public Safety (repeat) Robert Snyder, Paramedic, Hennepin County Medical Center Dr. Jeffrey Ho, Emergency Physician, Hennepin County Medical Center Chris Maca, Paramedic, Hennepin County Medical Center. The ability to become a force multiplier to your department and co-workers as a professional who is trained in tactical medicine is an asset. Not only do you need to be able to save your buddy, civilian or suspect, you need to be able to save yourself. Tactical medicine is specially designed for the public safety professional operating in the challenging high risk environments we see today. This training is essential to all public safety officers, therefore, increasing the effectiveness of your team. Become an asset, not a liability. [Top] 3.5 Luck is not a Strategic Plan Jim Satterfield, President/COO, Firestorm Plans will not solve or even prevent a crisis. However, the right plan, individually tailored to your business or organization, will determine whether your company will survive a disaster. We will review and practice an exercise entitled “luck is not a strategy”. This is an exercise which has been given to numerous heads of universities and colleges and involves scenario-based exercises. If directors and officers neglect to prevent or mitigate foreseeable disasters, or fail to prepare for those that are not preventable, the business-judgment rule will not shield them. Disaster Due Diligence™ and sound governance demand that organizations develop, maintain, and test a comprehensive continuity of operations program. Everything is foreseeable. Anyone can be found accountable. [Top] 3.6 Decompression Session – Take the war to the enemy, but leave the battle on the battlefield.™ Monica Stygar & Sarah Ernst of Warrior Mind Training Warrior Mind Training Decompression techniques enable an effective reintegration back into family and civilian life upon returning from deployment or after experiencing a traumatic crisis. These techniques ease the stresses of a changing daily reality; they act as safety stops during that critical re-entry period. By combining ancient mind focusing techniques with the healing properties of music, warriors can learn to restrengthen and re-forge their minds. You will learn how to reintegrate with self, with family and with society; to live fully and sleep soundly; and to earn the peace for which you have so honorably paid the price. [Top] 4.1 Controlling CHAOS at a Terrorist Event (repeat) John Salka, Battalion Chief of FDNY (we apologize for the earlier misspelling) The World Trade Center bombings in New York provided many lessons and stressed the importance of teaching proper Command & Control. Chief Salka will discuss the following Command and Control for Terrorist Events:
4.2 The Use of High Fidelity Simulation in Terrorism Training Al Benny, NREMTP, Simulation Specialist, Hennepin Technical College Simulation training provides a realistic environment in which to practice skills to best prepare responders for what they may face in the real world. Using human patient simulators to challenge and test student’s clinical and decision making skills has been shown to be extremely beneficial. Join in on the discussion and learn how these simulators are used to promote safe, but effective education. [Top] 4.3 Emergency Scene Decision Making & Situation Awareness Richard B. Gasaway, PhD, EFO, CFO The National Fire Fighter Near Miss Reporting System 2007 Annual Report listed issues with Situation Awareness as the leading contributing factor to fire fighter near miss events. The National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) has identified issues with situation awareness as contributing to dozens of fire fighter deaths at structure fires. This program will focus on the challenges faced by commanders who make decisions under stress. You will learn why commanders struggle to gather cues and clues at high stress, complex emergency scenes, why it’s not easy to make sense of what is happening, and why it is so difficult to predict future events at complex incident scenes. The program will review the recognitionprimed decision model and the role that situation awareness plays in helping commanders make good decisions and keep responders safe. What you’ll learn...
process of forming and maintaining effective situation awareness to facilitate decision making under stress. [Top] 4.4 Security Questioning (repeat) Michael A. Rozin, Security Captain and Manager, Mall of America Mr. Rozin will provide an overview of a method/system of interviewing suspicious people that was developed by Israeli Intelligence/Security Agencies and is geared towards refutation or confirmation of detected suspicious indicators. [Top] 4.5 Tactical Medicine Course for Public Safety (repeat) Robert Snyder, Paramedic, Hennepin County Medical Center Dr. Jeffrey Ho, Emergency Physician, Hennepin County Medical Center Chris Maca, Paramedic, Hennepin County Medical Center The ability to become a force multiplier to your department and co-workers as a professional who is trained in tactical medicine is an asset. Not only do you need to be able to save your buddy, civilian or suspect, you need to be able to save yourself. Tactical medicine is specially designed for the public safety professional operating in the challenging high risk environments we see today. This training is essential to all public safety officers, therefore, increasing the effectiveness of your team. Become an asset, not a liability. [Top] 4.6 To Protect and Serve Petra Marquart, Author and Customer Service Expert The heroics, skill and bravery involved in dealing with an emergency are only a part of the story. The rest includes the loss, pain and trauma that most people experience after the event. People want well trained and highly skilled professionals to deal with the incredible challenges an emergency often creates. Just as the skills required to deal with an emergency are learned and practiced, the skills to provide impeccable service must be learned and practiced. In this seminar, written specifically for peace officers, fire fighters, emergency professionals and first responders, you will learn:
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