To reduce risk to the nation’s critical infrastructure, OBP develops and delivers a diverse curriculum of training to build nationwide counter-IED core capabilities and enhance awareness of terrorist threats. Coordinated through state Homeland Security officials and training offices, OBP courses educate federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial participants, such as municipal officials and emergency managers; state and local law enforcement and other emergency services; and critical infrastructure owners, operators, and security staff on strategies to prevent, protect against, respond to, and mitigate bombing incidents.
To reduce risk to the nation’s critical infrastructure, the Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and Programs Directorate, Office of Infrastructure Protection's Office for Bombing Prevention (OBP) develops and delivers a diverse curriculum of training to:
- Build nationwide counter-improvised explosive device (IED) core capabilities.
- Enhance awareness of terrorist threats.
- Coordinated through state homeland security officials and training offices, OBP courses educate on strategies to prevent, protect against, respond to, and mitigate bombing incidents.
Federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial participants include:
- Municipal officials and emergency managers.
- State and local law enforcement and other emergency services.
- Critical infrastructure owners and operators.
- Security staff.