Protecting Places of Worship Weeks of Action 2025: Calendar of Events

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is hosting a series of webinars for faith and community organizations and private sector organizations as part of the Protecting Places of Worship National Weeks of Action. All events are closed press.

Date: September 2, 2025 - September 30, 2025

Time: 2:00 pm - 5:15 pm

Location: Virtual

Event Details

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is hosting a series of webinars for faith and community organizations and private sector organizations as part of the Protecting Places of Worship National Weeks of Action.

To obtain or recover a FEMA Student Identification Number (SID), visit https://cdp.dhs.gov/FEMASID and select “Register for a FEMA SID” or “Forgot FEMA SID”. For assistance, contact OBPTraining@cisa.dhs.gov. 

Registering for a FEMA SID does not enroll you in a class, you must register separately.

All events are closed press. 

Suspicious Activity Recognition for Bombing Prevention  

This course provides participants with a foundational introduction to recognizing and responding to suspicious behaviors and activities related to terrorist or criminal activities. The course also highlights what to do when encountering an unattended or suspicious item and to whom to report it.  

The course focuses on raising the awareness of public safety and security professionals related to suspicious activities that accompany the planning of a bombing attack. More information is available at Bombing Prevention | Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA or by contacting obptraining@cisa.gov  

Response to Suspicious Behaviors and Items for Bombing Prevention 

This course provides participants with a foundational introduction to recognizing and responding to suspicious behaviors and activities related to terrorist or criminal activities. The course also highlights what to do when encountering an unattended or suspicious item and to whom to report it.  

The course provides an overview of appropriate responses to suspicious behaviors and items by differentiating normal and abnormal behaviors and highlighting appropriate responses to potential terrorist or criminal activity. More information is available at Bombing Prevention | Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA or by contacting obptraining@cisa.gov  

Introduction to Bomb Threat Management  

This event will provide an overview of bomb threat and emergency planning and teach you how to evaluate and respond to bomb threats and suspicious items.  

The course offers learners foundational knowledge on domestic bomb threat data, the Office for Bombing Prevention’s bomb threat management plan process, key components of a bomb threat plan and the overall impact of such threats. More information is available at Bombing Prevention | Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA or by contacting obptraining@cisa.gov. 

Bomb Threat Assessment 

This event will provide an overview of bomb threat and emergency planning and teach you how to evaluate and respond to bomb threats and suspicious items.  

The course offers participants foundational knowledge on the assessment and evaluation of bomb threats and related responses and considerations. More information is available at Bombing Prevention | Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA or by contacting obptraining@cisa.gov. 

Active Shooter Preparedness  

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) aims to build and support active shooter preparedness by empowering critical infrastructure owners and operators to pursue a “whole of community” approach by providing no-cost resources, tools and training. This two-hour webinar offers information and best practices that can enhance emergency action planning capabilities applicable broadly across sectors and provides considerations to assist with mitigating the impacts of an active shooter incident, while encouraging recovery preparedness.  

The CISA virtual, instructor-led-training aims to enhance awareness of and preparedness for potential active shooter threats. Additional information and resources may be found at Active Shooter Preparedness | Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA.  

For more information, contact ASWorkshop@mail.cisa.dhs.gov  

Introduction to Conflict Prevention Techniques 

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) offers this 30-minute webinar to introduce conflict prevention techniques and resources that can be used to empower individuals to augment traditional security prevention and mitigation efforts. 

For additional information and resources on “Conflict Prevention,” check out Conflict Prevention | Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA. 

Surveillance Detection Principles 

The course equips public safety and security professionals with the knowledge and skills to apply surveillance detection fundamentals for bombing prevention in relation to facilities, systems or planned and unplanned events and to identify hostile surveillance activities.  For more information, contact obptraining@cisa.gov. 

Conflict Prevention Strategies to Deter Targeted Violence 

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) offers this 60-minute webinar to provide an in-depth discussion on tangible de-escalation actions that can be used to effectively diffuse a volatile situation. 

For additional information and resources on “Conflict Prevention,” check out Conflict Prevention | Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA 

“House of Worship Active Shooter” CISA Tabletop Exercise Package (CTEP) Workshop 

This virtual workshop will inform faith-based organizations about Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) downloadable exercise packages. The workshop will also provide tips, training and advice for conducting your own exercise and enhancing your preparedness/resilience. 

TO REGISTER: Contact iseb@cisa.dhs.gov and request an invitation to attend the workshop.

For additional information on exercise resources or questions, contact cisa.exercises@mail.cisa.dhs.gov. 

  • September 25: 1 – 2 p.m. ET
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