Emergency responders train with Snohomish County sheriffs
Published on Thu, Mar 26, 2009Read More Local News
The actions of emergency workers in the first 15 to 30 minutes of a major incident can greatly impact what happens during the next several hours.
Law enforcement officers from across the country gathered March 23-26 at the Tulalip Resort for the National Sheriffs' Association First Responder Program hosted by the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office. The goal: to prepare officers to respond to major emergencies--including terrorist attacks--with a focus on saving lives, preventing further harm and protecting potential evidence.
Snohomish County Sheriff's Sgt. Anthony Aston has been a lead instructor with the NSA's First Responder Program for six years and was instrumental in the current training efforts, which was attended by more than 35 law enforcement professionals from as close as Marysville and as far away as Georgia.
The four-day program featured sessions on bomb threats and detonations, crowd control and evacuation, various explosives from chemical to nuclear, site assessment and terrain analysis and more.
Retired FBI Special Agent bomb technician David Williams presented a lecture on Tuesday, March 24, on the investigation of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building bombing in Oklahoma City.
The National Sheriffs' Association is a 68-year-old non-profit organization dedicated to raising the level of professionalism among those in the criminal justice field.
Law enforcement officers from across the country gathered March 23-26 at the Tulalip Resort for the National Sheriffs' Association First Responder Program hosted by the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office. The goal: to prepare officers to respond to major emergencies--including terrorist attacks--with a focus on saving lives, preventing further harm and protecting potential evidence.
Snohomish County Sheriff's Sgt. Anthony Aston has been a lead instructor with the NSA's First Responder Program for six years and was instrumental in the current training efforts, which was attended by more than 35 law enforcement professionals from as close as Marysville and as far away as Georgia.
The four-day program featured sessions on bomb threats and detonations, crowd control and evacuation, various explosives from chemical to nuclear, site assessment and terrain analysis and more.
Retired FBI Special Agent bomb technician David Williams presented a lecture on Tuesday, March 24, on the investigation of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building bombing in Oklahoma City.
The National Sheriffs' Association is a 68-year-old non-profit organization dedicated to raising the level of professionalism among those in the criminal justice field.
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