May 20-22, 2011.. Moment of Truth!
The next terror attack or natural disaster may occur within the MBHSR. Even though the Federal government has bolstered its capacity to respond to such events, experience tells us that we, as first responders, will be required to immediately take charge of any situation to protect human life. The question is, ARE WE READY?
Regional SWAT Teams will test their core competencies in a number of challenging situations.
Tactical operators must have the ability to engage in a variety of dangerous situations including
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Explosive Ordnance Disposal Teams
EOD teams (Bomb Squads) will be evaluated on their ability to properly enter established areas, Assess scenes, Implement standardized EOD protocols in order to render safe suspected device(s). During this process , EOD will be evaluated to determine their FEMA Team Typing status, capabilities, and equipment readiness.
During the Urban Shield Exercise, fire agencies within the Metro-Boston Homeland Security Region
Teams will be evaluated on their skills and abilities related to Urban Search and Rescue (USAR), including:
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EMS integrated into SWAT , EOD and USAR Sceneros
This scenario will test the ability of EMS personnel to provide mass casualty triage and expedient field treatment of multiple casualties in an active shooter environment.
Boston Urban ShieldSWAT TEAMEODFIRE TEAMSEMS TEAMS
The Metro Boston Homeland Security Region (MBHSR) is pleased to announce it will be conducting the Urban Shield Full-Scale Exercise in May of 2011. This exercise will assess the region’s ability to successfully respond to and manage multiple terrorist events and other emergencies occurring simultaneously throughout the Boston area. The overarching goal of Urban Shield will be to provide a multi-layered training exercise to enhance the skills and abilities of regional first responders, as well as, those responsible for coordinating and managing large scale events. Involved personnel will include regional emergency managers, law enforcement, emergency medical services (EMS), fire, local military, as well as related government and corporate partner personnel. The Urban Shield exercise will not only provide specific training opportunities to these entities, it will also test the region’s ability to integrate multi-discipline entities, including EMS first responders, fire department personnel, EOD, and law enforcement tactical response teams in a large consolidated event.
This exercise will be designed to identify and stretch regional resources to their limits while expanding collaboration and building positive relationships. In addition, this exercise will be designed to provide increased local business and critical infrastructure collaboration. The Urban Shield exercise is intended to provide the Metro Boston Homeland Security Region with critical gap analysis information by identifying the existing level of preparedness and capabilities and comparing that information to related desired levels.
Urban Shield tests region's first responders during simulated terror attack: MyFoxBOSTON.com
General Dynamics provides critical command, control and situational awareness capabilities...
From the ability to collaborate with LMR systems using a standard cell phone... To high-performance infrared camera systems that enable viewing and surveillance of human-size targets...With a unique management tool that collects and provides critical information across the regional crisis communications spectrum.
Urban Shield California has provided successful training venues for Law Enforcement, SWAT, FIRE, and EMS teams for over 4 years...
Urban Shield demonstrates the Bay Area region’s ability to manage numerous on-going critical incidents through the use of multiple incident commands. The critical incidents take place in a variety of venues over an extended period of time.
