Office of Grants and Training 
Preparedness Directorate 

U.S. Department of Homeland Security 
Washington, DC 20531 
G&T Information Bulletin 
No. 210 June 8, 2006 


TO 
All State Administrative Agency Heads 

All State Administrative Agency Points of Contact 

All State Homeland Security Directors 

All Urban Area Core City/Core County Points of Contact 

FROM: 
Tracy A. Henke 
Assistant Secretary, Office of Grants and Training 

SUBJECT: 
Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Awareness Technical Assistance 
Workshop 

The Department of Homeland Security, through a partnership between the Office of Grants 
and Training’s Technical Assistance Division and the Office of Infrastructure Protection, 
Risk Management Division’s Office for Bombing Prevention, has developed a new technical 
assistance service focused on increasing jurisdictional IED prevention capabilities. This 
service, the IED Awareness Technical Assistance Workshop, seeks to bring together a multidisciplinary 
group of planners and homeland security personnel in order to: 

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Illustrate the effects of IEDs; 

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Promote understanding of IED components; 

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Discuss policy, equipment, training, technology, and protective/counter measures; 

. 
Discuss roles, responsibilities, and needs of law enforcement, public safety officials, 

and emergency responders with respect to bombing prevention; and 

. 
Initiate the concept of multi-jurisdictional planning for bombing prevention. 

The IED Awareness Technical Assistance Workshop is designed to enhance and reinforce 
participants’ knowledge, skills, and abilities in relation to the basic awareness of IED 
prevention measures and associated planning. The workshop will incorporate a scenario-
driven, facilitated discussion to ensure that a strategic framework for enhancing IED 
prevention efforts is collaboratively developed. Finally, this strategic planning effort is 
designed to lay the foundation for a follow-on technical assistance service that will formalize 
the strategic planning effort through the development of an IED-related, multi-jurisdictional 
annex to existing Homeland Security Strategic Plans. 

The IED Awareness Technical Assistance Workshop consists of six modules: 

Module 1: Introduction to IED Awareness Workshop 

This module introduces participants to the workshop topics and provides background on 


relevant DHS policy. Instructors will use this time to achieve an environment conducive 
to active participant involvement and information sharing. 

Module 2: Current Trends and Threats 

This module provides a broad overview of the history of IED use, IED trends, and 
common motives behind IED attacks. 

Module 3: IED Components and Effects 

This module is designed to assist the participant in identifying IED types, components, and 
materials. An overview of common explosive effects is also provided. 

Module 4: Prevention Considerations 

This module reinforces IED prevention activities/tasks associated with the Prevent mission 
area as defined by the Interim National Preparedness Goal. 

Module 5: Prevention Discussion - Multiple IED Incident Campaign Scenario 

This module presents an unfolding terrorist campaign scenario affecting the locality, 
providing the opportunity for facilitated audience discussion regarding IED prevention. 
This multidisciplinary discussion will result in the collaborative development of a 
strategic framework for how the jurisdiction must work to increase their respective 
prevention posture. 

Module 6: Wrap-up of IED Awareness Workshop Events 

This module is a wrap-up and overview of the workshop. A summary will be provided, 
as well as an explanation of the relationship between this workshop and the follow-on 
multi-jurisdictional bombing prevention plan development. 

This technical assistance service is available to all interested urban areas and is available 
at no cost to requesting jurisdictions. If you are interested in receiving this service, 
please submit the attached Technical Assistance Request form to the appropriate G&T 
Preparedness Officer. If you have any questions or require additional information, please 
contact the Technical Assistance team via the following email address: 
TArequest@dhs.gov.