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The Environmental Emergency Response Section, or EER, has been very active with homeland security. As we have learned by past events, a disaster can strike without warning. It has been a goal of the EER to be prepared for such an event and many accomplishments have been made relating to homeland security. Such accomplishments include Weapons of Mass Destruction, orWMD, training, procuring additional equipment and conducting practical WMD exercises for EER staff.
The EER State On-Scene Coordinators, located throughout Missouri, have trained in a variety of areas involving WMD. EER personnel have completed over 100 hours of WMD related training. In addition to internal training, conducted by the EER, highly technical training includes:
- WMD Hands On Training, COBRA Training Center, Anniston AL.
- Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings, New Mexico Tech, NM.
- WMD Radiological/Nuclear Course for Hazmat Technicians, Mercury, NV.
- Response to Anthrax Training, US EPA.
- WMD Risk Assessment and Identification of Areas of Vulnerability.
- Advanced WMD Biological, Nuclear, and Chemical Terrorism.
- WMD Crime Scene Management.
- WMD Hazmat Evidence Collection.
- NRC Incident Response Program/Fed Radiological Plan Training, Auburn, NE.
- Multi Agency WMD training.
- Terrorism: Response at the Operations Level.
- WMD, Emergency Response to Domestic Biological Incidents.
In addition to training, the EER has acquired new WMD equipment such as instrumentation to detect radiation, biological/chemical nerve and blister agents. Additional equipment includes:
- Portable Hazmat ID.
- Portable Hapsite, field gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer.
- Ludlum, radiation detection meters.
- Identifinder, radiation isotope identification meter.
- M256 Kits.
- M8 and M9 paper.
- APD2000, chemical nerve and blister agents.
- Thermal Imaging Camera.
In the event of a homeland security threat, the EER can utilize its training and equipment to aide Missouri's existing 28 Homeland Security Hazardous Materials Teams and help better serve and protect the citizens of Missouri and its natural resources.
Additional Resources for Missouri Homeland Security
- Missouri Department of Agriculture
- Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
- Missouri Department of Natural Resources
- Missouri Department of Public Safety
- Missouri Homeland Security
- Mid-America Medical Reserve Corps
- Missouri State Highway Patrol
- Missouri State Water Patrol
- State Emergency Management Agency
Additional Resources for Federal Homeland Security
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- American Red Cross
- ANSER Institute for Homeland Security
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control
- Colleges, Universities and Institutions Offering
- Emergency Management Courses
- U.S. Department of Energy
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- U.S. Department of Defense
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- United States Fire Administration
- U.S. Transportation Security Administration
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Disaster Assistance
- U.S. Department of Transportation
- U.S. Department of Justice
Informative websites