Supplementary Learning Resource for Use With SAFE

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Supplementary learning resource for use with SAFE HARBORInteractive program and website.


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Welcome to the Junior Police Academys SAFE HARBOR program.

Safety and emergency preparedness education for young people is moreimportant today than ever. As a matter of fact, to be effective, emergencypreparedness must empower young peoples self-assurance and confidence.

That is why we are proud to introduce Safe Harbor an internet based-learning program where young people gain confidence in themselves andthe public safety professionals who care for their well-being everyday!

Available on the Connecting with Kids CD-rom or to any young person bysigning on to the internet, Safe Harbor is an interactive seaside city wherestudents can explore an assortment of virtual settings, each designed toeducate young people with important and timely information about emer-gency preparedness.

On behalf of everyone at the Junior Police Academy, good luck in your ef-

forts to bring this important and timely information to young people.

Sincerely,

Kelly LeConte JPA Director

Junior Police Academy motivates young people to be outstandingcitizens through law enforcement education. An outgrowth of com-

munity policing, JPA transforms the traditional role of the police offi-cer into one of mentor and friend, while encouraging our young citi-

zens to be partners, not adversaries, in building safer schools and com-munities. To learn more about us or our programs, please call512.476.0336 or visit JuniorPoliceAcademy.org.


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HOW TO USE SAFEHARBOR IN THECLASSROOM

In this SAFE HARBOR TeachersGuide you will find educationalmaterial to integrate SafeHarbor lessons into your JPAprogram, youth program orclassroom lessons.

1. Before you begin, take a few minutes tovisit SAFE HARBOR. Become familiar withthe information provided. Be sure the visitboth SAFE HARBOR the city and the TrainingIsles.

2. Determine how your students will beaccessing the site. If a computer projector isavailable, you will be able to hook up yourschools computer to the projector, insertthe Connecting with Kids CD rom andreview the site with the entire classroom.

If no projector is available, students shouldbe assigned to visit SAFE HARBOR after classby signing on the internet atwww.JuniorPoliceAcademy.org or they canaccess SAFE HARBOR on the schoolcomputer by inserting the Connecting withKids CD rom.

2. Once students have explored SAFEHARBOR, discuss the information found onthe site with the class. You might ask theclass to:

List various kinds of emergencysituations.

List some ways students could help younger friends or family members dealwith fear of disaster situations?

Ask students if they can list strategiesthe U.S Government has put in place tofight terrorism. (For instance: Airportsecurity or the Office of Homeland

Securitys warning system.)

3. Make a copy of each Public Safety AgencyProfiles included in this Teachers Guide(pages 4 through 11).

Public Safety Agency Profiles: Federal Emergency Management Agency

(FEMA) State and Local Police K-9

Fire/Emergency Medical Services(EMS)

United States Coast Guard Department of Homeland Security Federal Bureau of Investigation

(FBI) The American Red Cross

4. Distribute the profiles to thestudents and lead a discussion of each.Start by describing the agency ordepartments purpose. Discuss theirpreparedness strategy and how they respondto a national emergencies.

SAFE HARBOR TEACHERS GUIDE


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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY1

What is FEMA?F E M A i s a nindependent federalagency with about2 , 5 0 0 f u l l - t i m e

employees stationed in Washington,D.C., and across the country, andnearly 4,000 standby disasterassistance employees who areavailable to help out after disasters.

FEMAs mission is to:reduce the loss of life and propertyand protect our nation's criticalinfrastructure from all types of hazards, through a comprehensiveemergency management programof risk reduction, preparedness,response and recovery.

What does FEMA do?One way to look at what FEMAdoes is to think about the disastercycle. Emergency managers preparefor emergencies and disasters,respond to them when they occur,help people and institutions recoverfrom them, work to reduce futurerisk of losses and prevent disasters,when possible, from occurring inthe first place.

Some specific things FEMA does:

Work with state and local officialsto determine the scope of thedisaster and essential needs in theimpacted area; Create and staff federal/state

Disas te r F ie ld Off ices andcoordinate with other federalagencies under the FederalResponse Plan; Make disaster aid available;Educate the publ ic aboutpreparing for and reducing riskfrom disasters; Fund emergency planning in all 50states; Sponsor emergency preparednessexercises.

Disaster Response and RecoveryWhen it becomes clear that ahurricane or other potentiallycatastrophic disaster is about tooccur, FEMA moves quickly.Equipment, supplies and people arepre-positioned in areas likely to beaffected. In other situations, whendisasters such ast o r n a d o e s o rear thquakes occurwithout warning, FEMAm u s t r e s p o n dimmediately with staff and supplies, and mustassess if other federalagencies are needed as well.

OVERVIEW: THIS LESSON WILL EXPLAINTHE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE FEDERALEMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

OBJECTIVE: STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP ANUNDERSTANDING OF THE MANY ROLESTHAT THE FEDERAL EMERGENCYMANAGEMENT AGENCY PLAYS INPREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE ANDRECOVERY.

Log onto: www.fema.gov


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OVERVIEW:

THIS LESSON WILL DISCUSS THE VARIOUSWAY S L O C A L & S TAT E L AWE N F O R C E M E N T P R O T E C T O U RHOMELAND.

OBJECTIVE:

STUDENTS WILL GAIN A DEEPERAPPRECIATION FOR THE DUTIES POLICEOFFICERS AND DEPUTY SHERIFFSP E R F O R M T O P R O T E C T O U RCOMMUNITIES IN TIMES OF EMERGENCY.

STATE AND LOCAL POLICE2

The war on terrorism is no longerconfined to the military and federallaw enforcement. September 11 th

c r u e l l y r e v e a l e d j u s t h o wdomesticated terror has become.

While the attack on libertyculminated in Washington and NewYork City, the terrorists planned andplotted their crimes in places like

Venice, Florida; Eagan, Minnesota;Daytona Beach, Florida; Newton,Massachusetts; Scottsdale, Arizonaand Wayne, New Jersey. This is therealm of local law enforcement and with hundreds of suspectedterrorists still living in the UnitedStates the thin blue line now findsitself on counter-terrorismsfrontline.

Local and state police haveexpanding their efforts in counterterrorism and are critical topreventing further attacks. Uniquelyqualified to gather intelligence andinvestigate these new home basedterrorists, the role of the local &state police in the war on terrorismis vital. After all, what is HomelandDefense if not the local police?

What it TakesPolice officers, deputy sheriffs andstate police are all must possessdistinctive qualities, both physicaland mental, to successfully perform

their duties.

As a police officer, you're on the gofor at least eight hours a day. Youmay needto calm themother of an injuredchild oneminute and

chase downa violento f f e n d e rthe next.

You will have to switch from a stateof peace and calm to an adrenaline-filled struggle for survival the next.

State police officers (sometimescalled State troopers or highway

patrol officers) patrol highways toenforce motor vehicle laws andregulations. Uniformed officers arebest known for issuing trafficcitations to motorists who violatethe law. At the scene of accidents,they may direct traffic, give first aid,and call for emergency equipment.They also write reports used todetermine the cause of theaccident. State police officers arefrequently called upon to renderassistance to other law enforcementagencies, especially those in ruralareas or small towns.

Log onto: www.Officer.comwww.PoliceUSA.com

Law enforcements role in public safetyranges from safe guarding our schools topatrolling the sky.


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OVERVIEW:

DISCUSS WHY CANINES CAN BE USEFULIN LAW ENFORCEMENT.

OBJECTIVE:

S T U D E N T S W I L L D E V E L O P A NUNDERSTANDING OF THE MANY ROLESTHAT CANINES PLAY IN THE PROTECTIONOF HOME LAND DEFENSE

K-9 DIVISIONS3

Log on to: www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/enforcement/canines/canine_program/

K-9 Units are a valuable part of many police departments. Dogs

p e r f o r m l a wenforcement dutiesthat are beyond thephysical capabilitiesof human beings.

B r e e d s w i t hespecially keen senses are used forspecial purposes, such as detectingillegal drugs or for trackingfugitives and missing persons. Themost widely trained dogs for patrolwork are the German Shepherd,Boxers, Doberman Pinschers,Airedale Terriers, Rottweilers,Schnauzers, and Bloodhounds.

Dogs are primarily used for theirextraordinary sense of smell. This

heightened sense can assist officersin dealing with narcotics, explosiveand weapons detection, trackingand search and rescue.

Dogs can track all sorts of thingsin all sorts of places. They can findsurvivors in the rubble of an earth-quake. They can find drugs hiddenin a suitcase at the airport. Theycan find bombs in cars, bodies in

forests, and guns in closets. Dontthink that just because a dog'ssense of smell is up to a milliontimes more sensitive than yours

that its not hard work. All policedogs go through rigorous training.

Working with rescue dogs can beheartbreaking. One man whoworked with rescue dogs after anavalanche explained that, afterspending about 8 hours goingthrough an avalanche area, wewere all exhausted, but a couple of the dogs were still trying to findanybody they could. Once we hadaccounted for everybody, a coupletrainers askedsome of us topartly bury our-selves so thatthe dogs couldend their dayfinding a livebody. The dog

that found mewas ecstaticthat it had fi-nally found somebody to save.

What are the dogs taught tofind?

How are detector dogs used? How do dogs compare with

people in examining vehicles,cargo, or mail?

What is the mission of the Ca-nine Enforcement Program?

Where are the dogs trained?


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OVERVIEW:

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT FIRE FIGHTERSAND HOW THEY PROTECT OURCOUNTY.

OBJECTIVE:

S T U D E N T S W I L L D E V E L O P A NUNDERSTANDING OF THE MANY ROLESTHAT FIRE FIGHTERS PLAY IN THEPROTECTION OF HOME LAND DEFENSE

FIRE FIGHTERS4

Log on to: www.usfa.fema.gov/index.shtm

Every year, firesand other emer-gencies takethousands of lives and destroyproperty worth

billions of dollars. Firefightershelp protect the public againstthese dangers by rapidly re-sponding to a variety of emer-gencies. They are frequently thefirst emergency personnel at thescene of a traffic accident ormedical emergency and may becalled upon to put out a fire,treat injuries, or perform othervital functions.

During duty hours, firefightersmust be prepared to respondimmediately to a fire or anyother emergency that arises. Be-cause fighting fires is dangerousand complex, it requires organi-zation and teamwork. At everyemergency scene, firefightersperform specific duties assignedby a superior officer. At fires,they connect hose lines to hy-drants, operate a pump to sendwater to high pressure hoses, andposition ladders to enable themto deliver water to the fire. They

also rescue victims and provideemergency medical attention asneeded, ventilate smoke-filledareas, and attempt to salvage thecontents of buildings. Their du-

ties may change several timeswhile the company is in action.Sometimes they remain at thesite of a disaster for days at atime, rescuing trapped survivorsand assisting with medical treat-ment.

Firefighters have assumed arange of responsibilities, includ-ing emergency medical services.In fact, most calls to which fire-fighters respond involve medicalemergencies, and about half of all fire departments provide am-bulance service for victims. Fire-fighters receive training in emer-gency medical procedures, andmany fire departments requirethem to be certified as emer-gency medicaltechnicians.

F i r e f i g h t e r swork in a varietyof settings, in-cluding urbanand suburbanareas, airports,chemical plants,other industrial sites, and ruralareas like grasslands and forests.In addition, some firefighters

work in hazardous materials unitsthat are trained for the control,prevention, and cleanup of oilspills and other hazardous mate-rials incidents.


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UNITED STATES COAST GUARD5

OVERVIEW:

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE U.S COASTGUARD AND HOW THEY PROTECT OURCOUNTY.

OBJECTIVE:

S T U D E N T S W I L L D E V E L O P A NUNDERSTANDING OF THE MANY ROLESTHAT THE COAST GUARD PLAY IN THEPROTECTION OF HOME LAND DEFENSE

What is the U.S.Coast Guard? The United StatesCoast Guard is amilitary organizationthat serves around

the world around the clock andprotects the American public's mostbasic needs: our safety and security,the environment, and our economy.

The Coast Guard, a military, multi-mission, maritime service that hasanswered the calls of Americacontinuously for over 211 years.Over that history, its role asAmerica's Shield of Freedom hasremained constant, while its missionshave evolved and expanded with agrowing nation.

Located within the Department of Homeland Security, the Coast Guardis a unique instrument of nationalsecurity. Comprised of a active duty,reserve, civilian, and auxiliarypersonel, it provides a broad rangeof services to the American peoplein times of peace and war.Today, U.S. national security interestscan no longer be defined solely interms of direct military threats to

America and its allies. With theterrorist attacks on September 11,2001, the U.S. has fully realized thethreat faced on the home front fromhighly sophisticated and covert

adversarial groups. The Coast Guardhas assumed one of the lead roles inresponding to these unscrupulousattacks upon our nation by providinghomeland security in our nationsharbors, ports and along ourcoastlines. Commercial, tanker,passenger, and merchant vesselshave all been subject to increasedsecurity measures enforced by the

Coast Guard.The Coast Guard's five operatinggoals: Maritime Safety, Protection of Natural Resources , Mobil i ty,Maritime Security, and NationalDefense, define the focus of theservice's missionsand enable it totouch everyone inthe United States.

T h e C o a s tGuard's militarystructure, lawe n f o r c e m e n tauthority, andh u m a n i t a r i a nfunction make itunique within thegovernment andenable it tosupport broad national goals. It is

well positioned to be the first onscene bringing the right people, theright equipment, and the rightpartnerships to respond to anyemergency.

Log on to: www.uscg.mil/overview/


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Log on to: www.Ready.gov

OVERVIEW: THIS LESSON WILL EXPLAINTHE HISTORY AND RESPONSIBILITIES OFTHE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELANDSECURITY AND WHY IT WAS CREATED.

OBJECTIVE: THIS LESSON WILL HELPSTUDENTS BETTER UNDERSTAND THERESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENTOF HOMELAND SECURITY IN THEPROTECTION OF OUR HOMELAND.

In the aftermathof the terroristattacks againstAmerica onSeptember 11th,2001, President

George W. Bush decided 22previously disparate domesticagencies needed to be coordinatedinto one department to protect thenation against threats to thehomeland.

The Department of HomelandSecuritys first priority is to protectthe nation against further terroristattacks.

Besides providing a better-coordinated defense of thehomeland, DHS is also dedicated toprotecting the rights of Americancitizens and enhancing publicservices, such as natural disasterassistance and citizenship services, bydedicating offices to these importantmissions.

In the event of a terrorist attack,natural disaster or other large-scaleemergency, the Department of Homeland Security assumes primaryresponsibility for ensuring thatemergency response professionalsare prepared for any situation.

This entails providing a coordinated,comprehensive federal response toany large-scale crisis and mounting aswift and effective recovery effort.

The new Department also isresponsible for educating America'sfamilies on how best to prepare theirhomes for a disaster. Tips for citizenson how to respond in a crisis havebeen given special attention at DHS.

Understanding the HomelandSecurity Advisory SystemDHS has developed an advisorysystem to keep Americans aware of apossible threat. At all ThreatConditions, we must remain vigilant,prepared, and ready to deterterrorist attacks. The followingThreat Conditionseach represent anincreasing risk of terrorist attacks.

Homeland SecurityAdvisory System1. Low Condition(Green).2. Guarded Condition(Blue).3. Elevated Condition (Yellow).4. High Condition (Orange).5. Severe Condition (Red).

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION7

OVERVIEW:

DISCUSS THE ROLE OF THE FBI INCOMBATING TERRORISM IN THEUNITED STATES

OBJECTIVE:

STUDENTS WILL GAIN A DEEPERUNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLE THATTHE FBI PLAYS IN MAINTAINING PUBLICSAFETY HERE IN THE UNITED STATES

The FBI is thep r i n c i p a linvestigative armof the UnitedStates Departmentof Justice. It has

the authority and responsibility toinvestigate specific crimes assigned toit. The FBI also is authorized toprovide other law enforcementagencies with cooperative services,such as fingerprint identification,laboratory examinations, and policetraining.

MissionThe Mission of the FBI is to upholdthe law through the investigation of violations of federal criminal law; toprotect the United States fromforeign intelligence and terroristactivities; to provide leadership andlaw enforcement assistance to federal,state, local, and internationalagencies; and to perform theseresponsibilities in a manner that isresponsive to the needs of the publicand is faithful to the Constitution of the United States.

The FBI is headquartered inWashington D.C. The offices anddivisions at FBI Headquarters provideprogram direction and support tofifty-six field offices, approximately400 satellite offices known as residentagencies, four specialized fieldinstallations, and over 40 foreign

liaison posts known as Legal Attaches.

The FBI TodayToday, the FBI is part of a vastnational and international campaigndedicated to defeating terrorism.Working hand-in-hand with partnersin law enforcement, intelligence, themilitary, and diplomatic circles, their

job is to neutralize terrorist cells andoperatives here in the U.S. and tohelp dismantle terrorist networksworldwide.

The FBI is uniquely situated toachieve this counter-terrorismmission. They have both domesticintelligence and law enforcementcapabilities. This gives the FBI a fullrange of optionswhen they pursuei n v e s t i g a t i o n s ,enabling agents notonly to detectterrorist threatsthrough surveillance,source development,and careful analysis, but to act againstthose threats through arrest andincarceration. At the same time, theFBI can mobilize quickly andcomprehensively to prevent attacks --thanks to a worldwide network of dedicated Special Agents and theirlong-standing relationship withfederal, state, local, and internationalpartners.

Log on to: www.fbi.gov


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AMERICAN RED CROSS 8

Log on to: www.redcross.org/

OVERVIEW:

DISCUSS HOW THE AMERICAN REDCROSS PLAYS AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THEP R E V E N T I O N , P R E PA R E D N E S SA N D R E S P O N SI V E N E S S I N A NEMERGENCIES.

OBJECTIVE:

S T U D E N T S W I L L D E V E L O P A NUNDERSTANDING OF THE AMERICANRED CROSS CRITICAL ROLE INEMERCENCY CRISIS SITUATIONS

The AmericanRed Cross, ah u m a n i t a r i a n

organization led by volunteers,guided by its Congressional Charterand the Fundamental Principles of the International Red CrossMovement, will provide relief tovictims of disasters and helppeople prevent, prepare for, and

respond to emergencies.

Each year, the American Red Crossresponds immediately to morethan 67,000 disasters, includinghouse or apartment fires (themajority of disaster responses),hurricanes, floods, earthquakes,tornadoes, hazardous materialsspills, transportation accidents,explosions, and other natural and

man-made disasters.

Although the American Red Crossis not a government agency, itsauthority to provide disaster relief was formalized when, in 1905, theRed Cross was chartered byCongress to "carry on a system of national and international relief intime of peace and apply the samein mitigating the sufferings caused

by pestilence, famine, fire, floods,and other great national calamities,and to devise and carry onmeasures for preventing the same.

Red Cross disaster relief focuses onmeeting the emergency disaster-caused needs of individuals andfamilies.

When a disaster threatens orstrikes, the Red Cross providesshelter, food, and health andmental health services, whichaddresses basic human needs. In

addition, they help individuals andfamilies to resume their normaldaily activities independently. Thismay include a referral or a way topay for what is needed most:groceries, new clothes,rent, emergency homer e p a i r s ,t r a n s p o r t a t i o n ,household items,m e d i c i n e s , a n d

occupational tools.

The nearly 1,300 RedCross chapters acrossthe country arerequired to respondwith services to anincident within twohours of being notified. These localchapters conduct disaster trainingas wel l a s p lann ing and

preparedness, to help themrespond quickly and effectivelywhen a disaster occurs.

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