Protective Countermeasures & Consulting, Inc. provides tactical level training to governmental and private agencies in support of national homeland security initiatives. Our tactical training team works hand-in-hand with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to provide tailored training programs to enhance security preparedness.

Corporate Security Training

We offer customized corporate and government training courses to work in conjunction with our client's organizational policies and mission, which allows for easy integration into our client's current workforce policies. Our courses address the full spectrum of crisis scenarios, with special emphasis on detection, prevention, de-escalation, and containment. The finest subject matter experts in the world have developed each of our courses.

Following are just a few of the areas our courses cover:

• Basic Awareness. Basic Awareness is a presentation designed for diverse employees at facilities that are potential targets for terrorism. This presentation covers the general aspects of terrorism and dangers that are present from within the organization; information to recognize signs and symptoms of a likely terrorist attack; and addresses possible dissemination devices and self-protection measures. This training session includes a pamphlet for the participants and a "Call-takers Checklist" for future reference.
• Executive Seminars & Workshops. This is a four-hour seminar that includes a two-hour lecture, and a two and a half hour training session for the CEO, COO, and other senior leaders. The objective of this workshop is to instruct and inform the senior leadership of the following:
  • Employ an integrated planning, training, and exercise effort among departments, multi-jurisdictions and mutual aid partners for response to a terrorist attack or natural disaster
  • Recognize probable risk and threat situations and the implications these situations will have on the organization
  • Interaction with local, state, and federal agencies so operational assets can be assembled, assigned, and employed with maximum effectiveness
  • Interact with the media to allay public fears and maintain public confidence
  • Workplace Protection
  • Terrorism
  • Protective Surveillance
  • Predictive Behavior Recognition
  • High Explosive/Improvised Explosive Devise Protection
  • Crisis Communication
• Facilitated Table Top Exercises. The table top exercises provide program participants with the opportunity to apply the knowledge they acquired to real-life scenarios. Through these exercises, corporations can employ the proper actions as required in their Emergency Operations Plans.

Government Training

• Responder Awareness. The Responder Awareness course is designed for initial emergency responders. The goal of this course is to train emergency responders to recognize the signs and symptoms of an incident, to protect themselves in the event of an incident, and to make the proper notification once the incident takes place. This course covers:
  • Introduction to the terrorism threat
  • Radiological, biological, and chemical materials and weapons
  • Dissemination devices
  • Responder Actions

Upon completion, participants will be able to recognize the signs and symptoms of chemical and biological agents, nuclear materials, potential devices used for dissemination, and defensive actions to safeguard themselves and others. Prior to enrollment in the Responder Awareness course, participants should have a basic understanding of the principles and procedures used to respond to a hazardous material incident or have taken the Basic Awareness program.

• Responder Operations. The Emergency Responder Operations course is designed specifically for incident response teams in a defensive mode. This course covers:
  • Responder actions at the operations level
  • Chemical downwind hazard analysis
  • Personal protection
  • Introduction to detection and identification
  • Emergency decontainment procedures
  • Practical exercises

Upon completion, participants will be able to recognize the technical aspects of incidents, and the defensive actions required for responders to protect themselves and their community.

• Terrorism
• Psychological Preparation
• Protective Surveillance
• Predictive Behavior Recognition
• High Explosive/Improvised Explosive Devise Protection
• Crisis Communication

• Facilitated Table Top Exercises. The table top exercises provide program participants with the opportunity to apply the knowledge they acquired to real-life scenarios. Through these exercises, government agencies can employ the proper actions as required in their Emergency Operations Plans.