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Bomb Threat Guide & Software

An interactive CD-Rom planning tool for schools created by the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Justice.
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How to Prepare Your Campus for a Nuclear Attack (Campus Safety Magazine)
- College, K-12 and hospital administrators and public safety professionals are no strangers to emergency preparedness. In addition to the threat of natural disasters, campuses more recently have had to contend with the man-made variety, including mass shootings. But preparing for nuclear war seems like something out of the past, from the days when the United States and the Soviet Union were engaged in a nuclear standoff.
Shelter in Place Nuclear Detonation (Campus Safety Magazine)
- According to the Department of Homeland Security, sheltering in place, beneath as many layers of protection as possible, is the best way to avoid radioactive fallout after a detonation. Although finding shelter is the most important first step in surviving a nuclear event, not all shelters are created equal.

Bombing Prevention Assistance for K-12 Schools: This product provides K-12 schools and districts with products, tools, and Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) strategies to protect, prevent, mitigate, and respond to bombing threats.

COPS - the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services is the office of the U.S. Department of Justice that advances the practice of community policing in America's state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies.
Bomb Threats in Schools
- CSSRC Staff Review (CSSRC | June 2013)

Nuclear Explosion (Ready.Gov)
- Fallout is most dangerous in the first few hours after the detonation when it is giving off the highest levels of radiation. It takes time for fallout to arrive back to ground level, often more than 15 minutes for areas outside of the immediate blast damage zones. This is enough time for you to be able to prevent significant radiation exposure by following these simple steps:

A DHS Bomb Threat Procedures and Checklist has also been created to assist in responding to a bomb threat. Additional information has been created to supplement the video and can be found on the DHS.gov website
Understanding and Planning for School Bomb Incidents (UPSBI)
- Online course for emergency responders and school staff that addresses the issues involved in formulating safe and effective response plans for school bomb incidents.
- Developed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Domestic Preparedness in conjunction with the Energetic Material Research and Testing Center at the University of New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. Because the course is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, it is offered at no charge.
- This is a four-hour online course consisting of five modules - participants may start and stop the course at their convenience.
- Course methodology includes study text, multimedia participant activities, and end-of-module assessments.
- CSSRC Staff Review (CSSRC | June 2013)

Nuclear Preparedness Video PSA - "Mom..." (Ventura County Public Health)
- ReadyVenturaCount.Org video intends to increase your awareness about the steps to take to protect ones self in the event of nuclear explosion.
Improvised Nuclear Device (IND) Protect Action Guide: How to Safety Safe & Help Others in the Event of a Nuclear Explosion (Ventura County Public Health)
- This guide was created in conjunction with an 18-month educational initiative to teach residents and visitors how to act smartly and safely in the event of a nuclear explosion.