NewYorkStateOfficeofHomelandSecurity1220WashingtonAveStateOfficeCampusBuilding7aAlbany,NY12242ENHANCEDSECURITYGUARDTRAININGPROGRAMPlanofInstructionSTATEOFNEWYORKOfficeofHomelandSecurityVersion:08/25/06NewYorkStateOfficeofHomelandSecurity“DeterrenceThroughPreparedness”NewYorkStateEnhancedSecurityGuardTrainingProgram,PlanofInstruction2Version:08/25/06PUBLICSAFETYSENSITIVEThe2006editionispublishedbytheNewYorkStateOfficeofHomelandSecurityAlbany,NewYork12203VERSION:08/25/06PRINTEDINTHEUNITEDSTATESOFAMERICANewYorkStateOfficeofHomelandSecurity“DeterrenceThroughPreparedness”NewYorkStateEnhancedSecurityGuardTrainingProgram,PlanofInstruction3Version:08/25/06ACKNOWLEDGMENTSGeorgeE.PatakiGovernor,StateofNewYorkJamesW.McMahonDirector,NYSOfficeofHomelandSecurityNewYorkStateOfficeofHomelandSecurity“DeterrenceThroughPreparedness”NewYorkStateEnhancedSecurityGuardTrainingProgram,PlanofInstruction4Version:08/25/06ForewordPurpose:TheEnhancedSecurityGuardTrainingProgramisintendedtosupportandcomplementtheexistingsecurityguardtrainingandcounterterrorismeffortsinNewYorkStatebyprovidingtrainingandeducationdesignedto…:(i)improveobservation,detectionandreportingskillsi;(ii)improvecoordinationwithlocalpolice,fireandemergencyservicesii;(iii)provideandimproveskillsinworkingwithadvancedsecuritytechnologyincludingsurveillanceandaccesscontrolproceduresiii;…consistingofinstruction(iv)requiringatleastfortyhoursoftrainingincluding3hoursoftrainingdevotedtoterrorismawarenessiv;and(v)hasbeencertifiedasaqualifiedprogrambythestateofficeofhomelandsecurityv.Eighty-fivepercentofthecriticalinfrastructureintheUnitedStatesbelongstoprivateenterpriseandcorporations.Thus,securityguardsareliterallyoneofthenation’sfirstgroupsofdefendersandplayanintegralroleinpreventionanddeterrenceefforts.Successinpreventionanddeterrenceofbothgeneralcrime,andterroristactsaswell,beginswiththeestablishmentofabaselineandmaintenanceofarobustall-hazardsandall-crimesmanagementinfrastructure.TheprofessionalsecurityguardindustryinNewYorkStatewithanexcessof140,000certifiedsecurityguardsinhabitthatbaseline.Thisprogramwillprovidesecurityguardswiththebasicawarenessofterrorismissuesthatcanpotentiallyaffectresponsibilitieswithinthepurviewoftheiremployment.Itwillimproveobservation,detectionandreportingcapabilitieswhileenhancingcoordinationcapabilitywithotheremergencyresponseprofessionals.Additionally,thisprogramwillelaborateonpreviouslyprovidedinstruction,therebyelevatingparticipants’familiaritywithaccesscontrolissuesandsecuritytechnology.Topicalareasincludethefollowingperiodsofinstruction:InformationandIntelligenceSharing;TerrorismIndicatorsandTrends;WMDStandardizedAwarenessTraining;Anti-SurveillanceStrategies;PreventionandPhysicalSecurity-VulnerabilityAssessments;SafetyandSecurity-EmergencyPlanning;NationalIncidentManagement(NIMS)trainingtoinclude,IS-700NationalIncidentManagementSystem-AnIntroduction;andICS-100IntroductiontoIncidentCommandSystem(ICS);theFundamentalsofPatrol;CriminalandCivilLaw–PowersandLimitations;CooperationandCoordinationinPublicRelationsandBasicFirstAid.Thisprogramofinstructionisconsistentwithandinrecognitionof“HomelandSecurityPresidentialDirective8:NationalPreparedness(HSPD-8vi)whichcallforaNationalPreparednessGoalthatestablishesmeasurablepriorities,targets,andacommonapproachtodevelopingneededcapabilities.TheGoalutili...