Detecting Weapons Mass Destruction VIDEO by Emergency Film Group

DETECTING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
VIDEO ON VHS, DVD OR PAL VIDEO
by Emergency Film Group

Detecting Weapons of Mass Destruction provides training to emergency personnel
who may
be called upon to conduct sampling at a suspected terrorist incident to help
identify the
weapons used.

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ABOUT MONITORING & SAMPLING

When responding to potential acts of terrorism, one of the most difficult problems
facing
responders is to determine the nature of the incident and type of weapon used.
Monitoring
and sampling activities help to answer these critical questions. These activities
also aid in
evaluating the credibility of the threat, and in making decisions about responder
safety,
protective actions, establishing control zones, decontamination, and evidence
collection.

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ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Detecting Weapons of Mass Destruction discusses the most up to date equipment
and
technologies used in WMD sampling and monitoring. It is designed for special
operations
units such as hazmat teams, bomb squads, tactical units, National Guard troops,
and others
who may be called upon to carry out monitoring and sampling activities at a
suspected WMD
incident.

Stressing safety, the program describes the complexities of detecting for weapons
of mass
destruction. It explains detection priorities and the technologies used to monitor for
radiation,
explosives, chemical weapons and biological weapons. The advantages and
limitations of
each type of technology is discussed. The focus is on equipment used as part of
initial
emergency response operations, rather than laboratory instruments or resources
that may be
prepositioned for an event. The program tells how to avoid false positives, and how
to
document findings.

Among the technologies examined are dosimeters, radiation pagers,
contamination survey
instruments, bomb dogs, ion mobility spectrometry, mass spectrometry, high
speed
chromotography, M8 and M9 paper, the M256A1 wet chemistry kit, Hazmat Smart
Strips,
flame spectroscopy, Surface Acoustic Wave Chemical Agent Detectors, detector
tubes, gas
chromotography, combustible gas indicators, biological sampling kits, polymerase
chain
reaction, infrared spectroscopy, and stand-off monitoring systems.

Detecting Weapons of Mass Destruction was filmed in Massachusetts and New
York with the
assistance of over 20 major instrument manufacturers and was shot with the
Cambridge, MA
Fire Department, the Bourne, MA Fire Department, and the Orange County NY
Hazmat
Team.

Purchase includes a Guide intended to assist emergency organizations in
evaluating and
selecting the equipment that is available for the purpose of detecting terrorist
agents. The
Guide includes product sheets and specifications submitted by manufacturers of
the
equipment depicted in the program. Also included is a copy of the script for
reference.

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ABOUT THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

Emergency Film Group programs are created with the assistance of leaders in
emergency
response training. Technical committee members for Detecting Weapons of Mass
Destruction include the following authorities:

Armando Bevelacqua, District Chief, Orlando Fire Department. He is an adjunct
instructor for
the International Association of Fire Fighters and National Fire Academy and is
involved with
hazmat education at local and national levels.

Frank Docimo , HazMat Officer for the Turn of River Fire Dept. in Stamford, CT and
co-chairperson of Connecticut's Hazardous Materials Awareness Committee. He
has
lectured at many national conferences and has conducted training for
organizations like
American Cyanamid and NASA as well as local, state and federal agencies.

Chris Hawley, Baltimore County Fire Dept. (ret.) Before retirement, Chris served as
a fire
specialist and the Special Operations Coordinator. Currently he is the owner of
FBN Training
& Consulting. He is co-author of Special Operations: Response to Terrorism and
HazMat
Crimes.

Carol Maslansky, Ph.D., board-certified toxicologist. Dr. Maslansky is a principal
of
GeoEnvironmental Consultants, Inc. and is responsible for health, safety and air
monitoring at
hazmat site investigations.

Steve Maslansky, principal in GeoEn-vironmental Consultants, Inc., specializing in
emergency investigatory and remedial response at hazardous materials sites. He
conducts
training worldwide for the US Department of Defense, Environmental Protection
Agency, fire
departments and industry and is a member of FEMA/DOT hazmat curriculum
committees.

Greg Noll, principal in the hazardous materials consluting firm Hildebrand & Noll
Associates
and a member of the NFPA Technical Committee on Hazardous Materials
Response.

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2004, Video, 29 minutes plus 59-page Leader’s Guide.
Order #DR610-VHS, DR610-DVD or DR610-PAL.
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