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Articles
The following articles are submitted by Tampa Bay security and law enforcement experts.
Bomb Prevention & Response
Response to Bomb Detonations
By Craig Gundry, Critical Intervention Services
Response to Possible Bomb Deliveries
By Craig Gundry, Critical Intervention Services
Chemical & Biological Terrorism
Response to Covert Chemical or Biological Attacks
By Craig Gundry, Critical Intervention Services
Response to Overt Chemical or Biological Attacks
By Craig Gundry, Critical Intervention Services
Hazardous Mail
Intercepting and Responding to Hazardous Mailings
By Craig Gundry, Critical Intervention Services
Narcotics Sales
Putting A STOP To Neighborhood Drug Sales
By K.C. Poulin, Critical Intervention Services
Terrorism and Public Safety
Public Awareness and the War on Terrorism
By Craig Gundry & K.C. Poulin, Critical Intervention Services
Workplace Violence
Firing the Violent or Threatening Employee Without Being Fired On (Adobe PDF)
By Steve Millwee, SecureTest, Inc.
Useful Links
Local Agencies
Hillsborough County Emergency Management
http://www.hillsboroughcounty.org/emer_mgt/home.html
Hillsborough County Health Department
http://www.hillscountyhealth.org/
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office
http://www.hcso.tampa.fl.us
Tampa Police Department
http://www.tampapolicedepartment.com/
Clearwater Police Department
http://www.clearwaterpolice.org/
Pinellas County Emergency Management
http://www.pinellascounty.org/emergency/
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
http://www.co.pinellas.fl.us/sheriff/
St. Petersburg Police Department
http://www.stpete.org/police/
Tampa Bay Area Organizations
American Red Cross
http://www.redcrosstbc.org/
American Society for Industrial Security
Florida West Coast Chapter
http://www.asistampabay.org/
State of Florida
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/
FDLE Office of Statewide Intelligence
Tel. (850) 410-7060
FDLE’s Domestic Security web page:
http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/Domestic_Security/Index.html
FL Division of Emergency Management
http://www.floridadisaster.org
FL Department of Health
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/
U.S. Government
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF)
http://www.atf.treas.gov/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
http://www.bt.cdc.gov
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
http://www.fbi.gov
Tampa Joint Terrorism Task Force
http://tampa.fbi.gov/
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
http://www.fema.gov/
Office of Homeland Security
http://www.whitehouse.gov/homeland/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
http://www.hhs.gov/
U.S. Dept. of Justice/Office of Justice Programs
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/
U.S. Postal Inspection Service
http://www.usps.com/websites/depart/inspect/
Training
http://www.counterterrorismtraining.gov/
U.S. Government web site with hundreds of links to sources for education and training in domestic security and terrorism related issues.
http://www.bombsecurity.com
Clearinghouse of information on bomb and explosives-related security topics.
http://www.s2institute.com
Clearwater-based security academy offering a range of advanced courses for security and public safety professionals on topics such as bomb security, chemical and biological terrorism, anti-terrorism planning, assessing terrorism-related risk, etc.
