Firefighters and first responders can download this free awareness card to help supplement their training on responding to incidents involving vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices. Please remember that these cards should only be used as a guide and you should still use local guidelines and procedures. The cards are designed to be user friendly, color or black and white, two-sided, print off, laminated and placed in go-bags, response vehicles, and command vehicles. Please share with appropriate staff/agencies/teams.
Provided by August Vernon, these cards are designed to help any first responder (EMS, fire, law enforcement, hazmat, special response teams, military, etc.) with minimum training in the first 10-30 minutes of an actual or suspected incident prior to the arrival of bomb squad or EOD personnel.
CLICK HERE to download the card as a PDF (32 Kb).
AUGUST VERNON is an assistant coordinator for a county Office of Emergency Management. Vernon returned to this position after a year in Iraq as a security contractor conducting long-range convoy security operations involved in several IED and combative engagements. Vernon has been in emergency management for eight years and also served as a member of the fire service and a fire service instructor. He also served in the U.S. Army as a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) operations specialist. Vernon teaches courses in incident management, emergency management, hazmat operations, and terrorism/WMD planning-response. He also provides specialized emergency services planning and training on critical incidents at the local, regional, state, and federal level. Vernon is a member of the IFSTA WMD/Terrorism Committee. He is the author of First Responders Critical Incident Field Guide (Red Hat Publishing, 2009).
