Terrorism and cert cert basic Training Unit 8 Unit Objectives

Prepare for Terrorist Activity

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• CBRNE events are survivable
• Preparing for terrorist incidents similar to preparing for natural hazards
• Review Unit 1 guidelines
• Certain actions more relevant to CBRNE

• CERT Basic Training
• Unit 8: Terrorism and CERT

What else might CERTS do?

• Fear is contagious, but so is confidence: Stay Calm
• Studies show social amplification can be mitigated by
• Trust in authorities
• Accurate, consistent information even if the answer “we’re not sure but stay tuned”
• “Control”
• CERTs may be an avenue for disseminating accurate information

• CERT Basic Training, Unit 8: Terrorism and CERT

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