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Facing disaster, Part 2

The video footage and duty sheet/lesson plan are from the “In the Line of Duty” video Volume 9 Program 9 - “Facing Disaster Part 2"

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Duty Sheet and Lesson Plan
Terrorism Reference Card

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In last week’s video tip, In the Line of Duty shared lessons learned from the brutal battering of Florida during the ’04 hurricane season. This week, we share an introduction to Part 2 of their special series, “Facing Disaster.”

Focus now switches from natural disasters, which may allow for per-strike protective action launched by timely weather alerts, to terrorist attacks which hit quickly and unexpectedly.

We urge you to download the associated lesson plan as well as the bonus “Terrorism Quick Reference Card” and study them in an effort to bolster your level of preparedness.

Scott Buhrmaster is the CEO of Calibre Press, one of the leading law enforcement training and information providers in the industry. Scott’s 30-year tenure began in 1989 when he originally signed on with Calibre where he was involved in the creation and marketing of the organization’s popular training courses and award-winning textbooks, videos and online publications.

In 1999, Scott launched The Buhrmaster Group, an organization focused on helping law enforcement training companies develop, market and expand their training efforts. Among his clients was Police1.com, which he signed on with full time as their vice president of training and editorial. During that period, Scott was named to the National Advisory Board of the Force Science Institute, at the time a newly developing organization which was also among his list of clients. Following a seven-year tenure at Police1, Scott signed on with Force Science full-time, initially serving as their vice president of operations and most recently serving as their COO.

Scott has been a long-time contributor to Police1 and has written extensively for other publications and Web sites in the law enforcement market. Additionally, he helped launch two of the most popular e-newsletters in the industry; the Street Survival Newsline and Force Science News. While at Police1, Scott served as the publisher of Police Marksman magazine and a contributing editor for Law Officer magazine.