Recent News
National Domestic Preparedness Consortium launches new Twitter account
The National Domestic Preparedness Consortium is excited to announce the launch of its official Twitter account, @NDPC_US, on Monday, February 1. This account will serve as a way to engage with emergency responders and consolidate all of the courses and resources from NDPC members in one place.
LSU NCBRT/ACE now offering critical training via Zoom
In an effort to continue to provide training to state, local, territorial, and tribal emergency responders during the COVID-19 pandemic, LSU NCBRT/ACE has adapted many of its courses for virtual delivery. The first course LSU NCBRT/ACE transitioned to a virtual delivery platform was the Site Protection through Observational Techniques-Customized AWR-219 (SPOT-C) course now being delivered via Zoom.
Mass Fatality Management Webinar
This week's LSU NCBRT/ACE webinar focuses on tactics for managing fatalities resulting from Covid-19.
COVID-19 Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Awareness (AWR-393-W)
The purpose of this awareness-level course is to remind participants that the types of targeted violence and terrorism threats that law enforcement and public and private security must typically watch for have not ceased in the COVID-19 world.
LSU NCBRT/ACE Awarded $22 Million Dollar Grant From Department of Homeland Security
The US Department of Homeland Security has granted $22 million to LSU’s National Center for Biomedical Research and Academy for Counter-Terrorism Education (LSU NCBRT/ACE).
LSU NCBRT/ACE to Lead National Domestic Preparedness Consortium
Beginning in August, the LSU National Center for Biomedical Research and Training/Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education will assume leadership of the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium, one of the federal government’s largest emergency response training entities.
NCBRT/ACE Releases Video – Breaking the Chain: Preventing the Spread of Surface Contamination
The LSU National Center for Biomedical Research and Training/Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education has released a new video entitled Breaking the Chain: Preventing the Spread of Surface Contamination. This six-minute video illustrates the potential for viral transmission via commonly touched surfaces and offers CDC-approved suggestions and techniques for how to minimize the threat during daily life.
Demobilization in a Pandemic
LSU NCBRT/ACE created the Demobilization in a Pandemic webinar to help individuals understand demobilization plans and procedures for jurisdictions, agencies, and departments under federal guidance during a pandemic.