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Name	PER-331 Surface Transportation Emergency Preparedness and Security for Senior Officials or Administrators (STEPS Sr.)
	This course provides an introduction to the roles and responsibilities of preparedness, prevention, and response to emergencies involving surface transportation freight and passenger systems. Participants will be introduced to a clear overview of freight and passenger system threats facing jurisdictions/organizations of public and private officials and the organizational structure that must be implemented according to the National Response Framework (NRF) in an incident. This course will provide information on how to identify threats and vulnerabilities of freight and passenger system operations within their jurisdictions/organizations, to recognize and prioritize the importance of facility and conveyance hardening, to gain familiarization with the National Incident Management System (NIMS)/National Response Framework (NRF) to prioritize organizational immediate actions and response operations, and to develop and apply management/planning tools for counter Improvised Explosive Devices
Target Audience	Protection Emergency Management Emergency Medical Services Fire Service Governmental Administrative Hazardous Material Law Enforcement Public Safety Communications Public Works Security and Safety Search & Rescue Transportation
Course Objective	Surface Transportation Emergency Preparedness and Security for Senior Officials or Administrators (STEPS Sr ) course goal is to provide participants with the training necessary to identify the roles and responsibilities of preparedness, prevention, and response to emergencies involving surface transportation freight and passenger systems Participants will be able to identify the hazards of Hazardous Material/ Weapons of Mass Destruction (HazMat/WMD) (to include special emphasis counter improvised explosive devices (IED)) and apply this information to the applicable areas of an incident Participants will gain familiarization with NIMS/NRF in order prioritize organizational management needs, resource allocation, evacuation strategies and response operations Participants will demonstrate proficiency durin
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