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(Watch Episode 16 then download the FLIR PRIMED “CBRNE Notifications" Checklist at http://
FLIR.com/PRIMED. Grant Coffey discusses "Calling In The Cavalry” and how you can get addi-
tional support from federal, state, and local agencies. Courtesy of FLIR Systems and YouTube.)
Increasing Confrontation-
al Events
• Greater social and political pres-
sures can manifest into con-
frontational events, with poten-
tially violent results.
• Along with this comes an increas-
ing possibility of a CBRNE facet
to the incident.
• For example, a Facebook mailing
facility in July 2019 received a sa-
rin-related scare that ultimately
proved to be a false alarm; howev-
er, it forced first responders to
react quickly and decisively af-
ter the first preliminary positive
test.
• Events of this type mandate a
unified response by proactive-
ly engaging in partner agency
joint training outreach well
before the incident.
• Integrate briefings, exercises
and trainings at all possible op-
portunities and develop camara-
derie, cross-discipline knowl-
edge and trust.
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