Terrorism has been a high priority for law enforcement, and other government agents in the 21st century. Terrorism is a vague term and according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) it is, “the unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives.” (28 C.F.R. Section 0.85). One of the most well known examples of this is the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center. This incident had all the factor of terrorism detailed in the FBI definition. Terrorist attacks are associated with numerous types of risks for emergency responders since they are likely to be the ones who first to discover and witness the terrorist incident. Safety is most important. If the first responders become incapacitated or injured, then they cannot help others, but takes resources away from those who need help (Emergency Response to Terrorism Self-Study, 1999). First responders are able to provide surveillance and initial assessment of the terrorist
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There might be secondary devices that will harm them (Emergency Response to Terrorism Self-Study, 1999). This could be done in several ways, including booby traps and the use of armed resistance with weapons. When terrorists use toxins, viruses, bacteria or other biological attacks can affect family members when the emergency responder goes home and is not aware they are infected. Terrorist attacks are likely to involve bombs and this is likely to cause fires and the fire can create more explosions. There is a 20 percent chance that public safety agents will find the presence of a terrorist device (Emergency Response to Terrorism Self-Study, 1999). This low percent shows the high possibility that first responders may miss a bomb and this is a hazard when trying to help people in
There might be secondary devices that will harm them (Emergency Response to Terrorism Self-Study, 1999). This could be done in several ways, including booby traps and the use of armed resistance with weapons. When terrorists use toxins, viruses, bacteria or other biological attacks can affect family members when the emergency responder goes home and is not aware they are infected. Terrorist attacks are likely to involve bombs and this is likely to cause fires and the fire can create more explosions. There is a 20 percent chance that public safety agents will find the presence of a terrorist device (Emergency Response to Terrorism Self-Study, 1999). This low percent shows the high possibility that first responders may miss a bomb and this is a hazard when trying to help people in