LUCAS COUNTY
Community Emergency Response Teams
Promoting a culture of service,
citizenship and responsibility
MODULE 8 - TERRORISM
Terrorism
Objectives
1. Understand the history of Modern-Day
Terrorism.
2. Define Terrorism and Weapons of Mass
Destruction.
3. Understand the types of Weapons of Mass
Destruction and their effects.
4. Identify the threat to Northwest Ohio.
5. Explain how to respond if a terrorist attack
occurs in your community.
Objectives
1. Understand the
history of Modern-
Day Terrorism.
History of Terrorism
1763: Ohio River
Valley
Sir Jeffrey Amherst
40,000 Killed
History of Terrorism
1914 -1945
WW I – WWII
10,000,000 (est.) Killed
History of Terrorism
History of Terrorism
1970 -2000
The Terrorists
History of Terrorism
Robert Stethom, U.S. Navy
MarineEmbassy, Kenya
U.S.. Barracks, Beirut
Achille-Lauro, Mediterranean Sea
U.S. Embassy, Yemen
U.S.. Embassy,Beirut
Colonel Cole, Higgins
Towers, Saudia Arabia
KhobarU.S.S.William Tanzania
1970 -2000
The Events
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History of Terrorism
February 26, 1993
World Trade Center
6 Killed
1,000 Injured
Objectives
2. Define Terrorism and Weapons of
Mass Destruction.
Definition
Terrorism is the unlawful use of
force or violence against persons
or property in violation of criminal
laws for purposes of intimidation,
coercion, or ransom.
Definition
March 20, 1995
Tokyo, Japan
12 Killed; 5,500 Injured
V
Definition
March 1984
The Dalles, Oregon
751 Sickened
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Definition
1. Domestic Terrorism
• Right – Wing Terrorism
• Left – Wing Terrorism
• Special Interest Groups
2. International Terrorism
Definition: Right-Wing
July, 1996 – February, 1997
April 19, 1995
Atlanta, Georgia
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
4 killed;
168 killed
200 injured
400 injured
Definition: Left-Wing
December 1-3, 1999
Seattle, Washington
Definition: Special Interest Group
Earth Liberation Front
Domestic Terrorist Groups: Ohio
Skinheads
Nation of Islam
Aryan Nation
Ohio Unorganized
Militia
Ku Klux Klan
Ohio Organized World Church
Militia of the Creator
Definition
1. Domestic Terrorism
• Right – Wing Terrorism
• Left – Wing Terrorism
• Special Interest Groups
2. International Terrorism
• Radical International Jihad Movement
• State Sponsors of Terrorism
• Formalized Terrorist Organizations
State Sponsors of Terrorism
IRAQ NORTH KOREA
SUDAN
SYRIA IRAN
State Sponsors of Terrorism
December 21, 1984
Pan Am Flight 103
283 killed
Formalized Terrorist Groups
…..If the U.S.
moves into
Iraq, suicide
bombers will target U.S.
interests and personnel,
which in the past,
Hamas only targeted
Israeli interests..…
Sheikh Yassin
Hamas Cleric
Terrorist Cells in the U.S.
Objectives
3. Understand the types of Weapons of
Mass Destruction and their effects.
Radiological Threat
LUCAS COUNTY
Community Emergency Response Teams
Dirty Bomb
Dirty Bomb: Conventional explosive
which simply disperses industrial or
medical- grade radioactive material
over a large populated area with the
intent to:
(1) contaminate a wide area and render it
useless for a period of time
(2) cause widespread panic amongst the
population.
Types of Radiation
• Alpha
• Beta
• Gamma
• X-Ray
Personal Protection
TIME
DISTANC
E
SHIELD
Chemical Threat
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Chemical Agents
Classes of Chemical Agents
Chemical Warfare Agents
Lethal Incapacitating
and
Riot Control
Industrial Warfare
Chemicals Agents
Choking Blood Blister Nerve
Agents Agents Agents Agents
Chemical Attack Indicators
• Dead animals.
• Discolored or dead plant life.
• Unexplained odors (per dispatch).
• Low lying clouds.
• Written or verbal threats.
• Report of an explosion with little
or no physical damage.
• Mass casualty scene or definite casualty
pattern with similar symptoms.
Biological Threat
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Biological Threat
THREE CLASSES
• Bacterial
Anthrax
Plague
• Viral
Small Pox
Viral Hemorrhagic
Fever
• Toxins
Botulism
Ricin
Biological Attack Indicators
• Unusual number of sick or dying people or
animals.
• Suspicious bombing incidents.
• Unscheduled or unusual dissemination of
sprayed materials.
• Abandoned spray or dispersion device.
• Containers from laboratory or biological supply
houses.
• Calls to 911 Dispatch & EMS Response.
• Written or verbal threats.
Explosive Threat
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Community Emergency Response Teams
Explosive Devices
70% of all Terrorist Attacks are
committed using Explosives.
Explosive Devices
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 168
Taegue, South Korea 202
Bali, Indonesia 283
Tanzania & Kenya, Africa 264
Madrid, Spain 198
Lucas County
WMD Weapons
Reasons terrorists might use WMD
weapons
Cheap
Available
Effective
Difficult to detect
Maximum benefit
/minimum resources
Available: Atomic Boy Scout
Atomic Energy
Merit Badge
Effectiveness: “Chemical Ali”
March 17, 1988
Halabja, Iraq
5,000 Killed
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Threat to NW Ohio
Threat to NW Ohio
Proximity to Known
Terrorist Cells
Proximity to Canada
-Open Borders
The Interstate Highway
System
History of “Holy Toledo”
Port of Toledo
Great Lakes/Fresh Water
TERRORIST TARGETS IN
NORTHWEST OHIO?
Terrorist Targets
High profile events
Large crowds
High payoff and
accessible facilities
Auglaize Terrorist Targets
High profile events
Large crowds
High payoff and
accessible facilities
Guernsey Terrorist Targets
High profile events
Large crowds
High payoff and
accessible facilities
Cuyahoga Terrorist Targets
High profile events
Large crowds
High payoff and
accessible facilities
Lucas County
Terrorist Targets
Critical facilities &
infrastructures
Terrorist Targets
Objectives
5. Explain how to respond if a terrorist
attack occurs in our community.
Emergency Preparedness
2. Emergency Plan
Evacuation Plans vs. Shelter-In-Place
Prearranged Meeting
Place
Contact Phone Numbers
Prearranged Safe Spot in
your Home
Emergency Preparedness
2. Emergency Plan
Create a Disaster Supply Kit
Water & Food
First Aid
Tools & Supplies
Clothing & Bedding
Special Items; ie.
Medicine, Pet Needs
Emergency Response
While at Home. . . . .
If told to Evacuate:
· Use specified evacuation
routes or designated shelters.
· Lock your house.
· Inform others that you have left.
· Consider using your meeting place.
Emergency Response
While at Home. . . . .
If told to Shelter-In-Place:
· Go to the designated safe
spot in your home.
· Seal up the shelter.
· Keep your disaster supply kit with you.
· Stay there until notified that it is safe to
leave.
Conclusion
ALWAYS BE PREPARED
YOUR SAFETY COMES FIRST
TRAINING AND EDUCATION IS THE KEY