AWR 160 is the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security's (DHS) introductory course on terrorism and weapons of mass destruction (WMD).  This class is authorized by DHS and the California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA).  This course is the national standard.  It is available on-line for free. 

\Students will learn:

• What is terrorism?
• Types of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)  
• Terrorist Planning Process. 
• How to use the Emergency Response Guide (ERG).  
• RAIN (Recognize hazard, Avoid, Isolate, Notify)

ERGs are suppose to be in every police car and fire rig in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.   It is essential for all emergency responders to learn how to recognize haz-mat/WMD and what the evacuation zone is; the ERG is the reference manual to accomplish this. 

Certificate and C.E.U.s  -  Those passing the quiz, will receive a certificate.  The certificate is printed from the website.  There are no C.E.U.s available for this class. 

Live Instructor Training and Prep Sessions - Dr. Cheng and colleagues used to teach this class live.  In 2009, budget cuts took a toll.  While grant monies paid for student manuals and the paperwork to adminster the class, it eliminated free ERGs and test booklets.  The ERG is a free download.  However, you may find it easier to buy a hard copy for your glovebox/go-kit/backpack from the U.S. Government Printing Office or commerical vendor. 

Dr. Cheng started giving prep sessions to assist people in getting ready for the quiz they will take at home on line after the session.  To prepare for the sesion, Dr. Cheng asks participants to download the ERG and familiarize themselves with it.  If they have a laptop, he asks they bring it with them so they could use the ERG in the prep session.  If they can buy a ERG, he recommends this.  He also recommends people familiarize themselves with the on-line AWR 160 course and print the quiz out and bring it to the prep session.  He also asks participants print out, go over and bring to class the AWR 160 Notes.

Please note, government responders have priority seating when we have a prep session. 

[Note - AWR 160 (on-line) replaces AWR 110.  AWR-160's quiz is half-as-long as AWR-110's].

On-Line Course

We seldom have prep sessions.  Please take AWR 160 WMD/Terrorism Awareness for Emergency Responders (New).  Avoid other courses.  When we do teach AWR 160 WMD-Terrorism Awareness it is as a prerequisite for a Management and Planning Level Training or Performance Level Training courses.  The people who need the class as a prerequisite tend to take most of the seats in our live AWR 160 WMD-Terrorism Awareness class. 

AWR 160 is a free on-line course which takes about an evening or two to finish.   We have notes for AWR 160 to assist you (courtesy of Jim Curio).  Review these notes first, take the course, and then review the notes before you take the quiz.  

To register for the free TEEX pre-requisite, AWR160: 

1)  Go to: http://teexweb.tamu.edu

2)  From the top tool bar, Click on:  On-line Courses

3)  Scroll down to Domestic Preparedness Campus

4)  Click on:  Domestic Preparedness Campus

http://www.teexwmdcampus.com

5)  Register as a New User. 

 

1.         Log-in,

2.         Click on "Course Catalog".  This should bring you to the Course Catalog search page.  Here you will find the two display option "Course Catalog" and "Tree View".

•  Using the "Course Catalog" view option:

• You should see a blue bar that states "Search Courses".  Directly under this bar are several search criteria options.
• Departments:  Open this drop down menu by clicking on the down arrow. Click on "AWR Department (AWR)"
• Course Status: Open this drop down menu by clicking on the down arrow. Click on "Open"
• Course Type: choose "WBT - Web-Based Training"
• You may leave the rest blank. Click on the "Search" button near the bottom of the page.  You should now find the course listed at the bottom of the page below the "search" button. Choose the "AWR 160 WMD/Terrorism Awareness for Emergency Responders (New)". This will take you to the course.

 

• Using the "Tree View" option:
  • Click on "Tree View". This will change the page and you should see a blue bar that states "Tree View".  Directly below this bar you will  see three folder icons "Departments", "[AWR] AWR Department", and "[WMD] WMD Department". Click on the "[AWR] AWR Department".
  • You should now see three departments listed:
  • [AWR-111] Basic EMS Concepts for WMD Incidents (Revised)
  • [AWR-112] Public Works for WMD (CBRNE) Incidents: Basic Concepts
  • [AWR-110] WMD/Terrorism Awareness for Emergency Responders (New)
  • Click on  "[AWR-160] WMD/Terrorism Awareness for Emergency Responders (New)" and you will see displayed  the course "[AWR-110-005] WMD/Terrorism Awareness for Emergency Responders (New)" directly below it. Click on this and it should take you to the course

Upon passing the quiz, a certificate can be printed directly from the courses' home page.  After competing the course, the individual should log-out, then log back in. Once they have log back in, they should select the course they have completed, and choose that course. This will take them to the course home page. They should now see a link "Print Certificate" in the menu (the third option). This is only available after completing the course.  Once they have chosen this option, the certificate will appear with their name on the certificate and they can then print the certificate. The learner can return to re-print the certificate as needed. Since the certificates are available on-line TEEX no longer send the on-line course completion certificates by mail.



[Acknowledgment - We appreciate Harvey Stewart of TEEX for his help in writing the procedures on this page].