Georgetown Police would like to share the following information about free online preparedness training offered by the Department of Homeland Security.
The Department of Homeland Security, in collaboration with the National Threat Evaluation and Reporting Office, offers a variety of self-paced bystander and preparedness training to the public.
This training helps individuals understand how to report, respond, and deal with an ongoing threat.
Courses include:
- Foundations of Targeted Violence Prevention eLearning, which is designed to teach community members how to recognize threats or concerning behavior, where to report threats, and understand the importance of keeping communities safe.
- Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Fundamentals eLearning, which provides information on the evaluation process used to determine whether behaviors meet the Nationwide SAR Initiative (NSI) reporting standards and protecting individual’s rights.
- SAR Online Training, which is designed to provide information to homeland security partners on terrorism-related criminal activity.
Courses are typically 45 minutes to an hour. For more information about the Department of Homeland Security, click here.
