The NCBRT has an extensive Subject Matter Expert (SME) pool
available for technical assistance, development, instruction, or
incident reach-back needs. Our pool of SMEs encompasses a wide scope
of expertise as outlined below (number listed indicates
NCBRT-affiliated SMEs with that background): (
chart)
- Agriculture, Plant Pathology, and Food Science (10)
- Biological Sciences (26)
- Bio-Warfare/Bio-Security (22)
- Course/Curriculum Development (23)
- Crime Scene Investigations/Forensics (14)
- Emergency Planning/Management/Response (78)
- Search & Rescue (10)
- Fire Service (59)
- Grant Writing (9)
- Hazardous Materials (Prevention, Response, Recovery) (58)
- Law Enforcement (Federal, State, Tribal, Local, and Campus)
(53)
- Medical Expertise (76)
- Veterinary Medicine (10)
- WMD – Research & Training (55)
Among the SMEs affiliated with the NCBRT, most have earned secondary
degrees and many possess advanced degrees. The following is a
listing of degrees earned by NCBRT SMEs: (
chart)
- Associate’s Degree (34)
- Bachelor’s Degree (105)
- Master’s Degree (65)
- Terminal Degree (other than JD, DVM, MD, or DO) (22)
(Areas include health education, immunology, microbiology,
biology, parasitology, disaster management, epidemiology, food
science, engineering, virology, animal biological systems,
environmental development, health communications, environmental
health, and plant pathology)
- JD (1)
- DVM (13)
- MD/DO (10)
The NCBRT offers expertise and experience that directly support the
Target Capabilities List (TCL). This expertise crosses all mission
areas and each target capability. Examples (non-inclusive) for each
capability follow:
Planning
(top)
- Federal, state and local/NGO and private sector
emergency/disaster preparedness planning – including emergency
management agency, law enforcement, fire service, EMS, hospital,
public health, and agricultural/veterinary services
- Strategic and operational planning
- Developed after-action reviews and lessons learned
Communications
(top)
- Critical incident/risk communication
- Public safety communications/operations center
- Tactical communication
Risk Management
(top)
- Public and private sector risk management, including health
care, petro-chemical, public safety operations,
- Risk analysis/management
Community Preparedness and Participation
(top)
- Outreach training and exercising for formal/informal
community emergency response teams and other community
organizations
Information Gathering and Recognition of Indicators and Warnings
(top)
- Training/exercising/planning for public and private sector
in areas of information gathering, management, sharing
Intelligence Analysis and Production
(top)
- Training/exercising appropriate agencies regarding terrorist
organizations, behaviors, and past methods
Intelligence/Information Sharing and Dissemination
(top)
- Training in intelligence/information sharing and
dissemination processes
Law Enforcement Investigation
and Operations
(top)
- Training/exercising law enforcement personnel in proper use
of PPE and safety procedures in hazardous environments
- Training/exercising law enforcement personnel in prevention
and deterrence methods
- Training/exercising law enforcement personnel in WMD
sampling and in forensics evidence collection processes
- Training/exercising law enforcement special/tactical
operations teams in situations involving terrorists and/or WMD,
including the use of appropriate PPE and CBRNE detection
equipment
- Training/exercising law enforcement management/supervisors
for WMD and/or terrorist events
- Training/exercising law enforcement agencies in the
detection and monitoring for CBRNE hazards
- Training/exercising law enforcement agencies in recognition
and indicators/warnings of potential terrorist-related activity
CBRNE Detection
(top)
- Training/exercising in use of CBRNE detection/monitoring
equipment
- Training/exercising in response to positive CBRNE detector
warnings, particularly within a potential WMD environment
- Training/exercising in the area of potential WMD within
cargo conveyances
- Training/exercising in the interpretation and sharing of
information regarding CBRNE to appropriate agencies and
personnel
- Training/exercising in regards to WMD materials, agents and
precursors
Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP)
(top)
- Training/exercising in regards to the use of the CIP as part
of planning and management for emergency response agencies
Food and Agriculture Safety and Defense
(top)
- Training/exercising in first response planning for threats
to food and agricultural operations
- Training first responders on planning procedures for
responding to an agricultural disease event
- Training/exercising in the use of post-event management and
decontamination, isolation and quarantine
- Training/exercising coordination among agricultural, public
health, law enforcement, and other public safety sectors during
an agricultural
- Training/exercising incident command and emergency
operations management for agricultural personnel
- Training/exercising agricultural, public health, law
enforcement and other public safety agencies with regards to
agriculturally related pandemic outbreaks
Epidemiological Surveillance and Investigation
(top)
- Training/exercising public health, medical, and other
related public/private sector agencies in regards to potential
public health emergencies, including high consequence and
pandemic events
- Training/exercising public health personnel in the use of
appropriate PPE and CBRNE monitoring and detection equipment
- Training/exercising in the adoption of traditional public
health epidemiological processes to bioterrorism and/or agro
terrorism events
- Training/exercising public health and law enforcement
personnel regarding to liaison and concurrent investigations
into bio- or agro terrorism events
Public Health Laboratory Testing
(top)
- Training/exercising laboratory personnel regarding bio- and
agro terrorism events
- Training/exercising laboratory personnel regarding public
safety and/or forensics sampling and collection techniques that
provides specimens for analysis
Onsite Incident Management
(top)
- Planning/training/exercising agencies of public/private
sector involving NIMS, National Response Plan, and State and
Local response plans
- Planning/training/exercising in the establishment and
operation of Incident Command Posts and operation centers to
agencies in public/private sectors, including public health,
agricultural, and hospital venues
- Planning/training/exercising agencies of public/private
sector regarding potential terrorist and WMD incidents
Emergency Operations Center Management
(top)
- Planning/training/exercising agencies of public/private
sector involving NIMS, National Response Plan, and State and
Local response plans
- Planning/training/exercising in the establishment and
operation of Incident Command Posts and operation centers to
agencies in public/private sectors, including public health,
agricultural, and hospital venues
- Planning/training/exercising agencies of public/private
sector regarding potential terrorist and WMD incidents
Critical Resource Logistics and Distribution
(top)
- Planning/training/exercising for public health, medical,
EMS, and agricultural communities in the identification of
resources and related logistics and distribution for human
and/or animal health management in a high consequence event
- Planning/training/exercising for public health, medical, and
EMS in the use of the strategic national stockpile, other
federal and state healthcare resources
Volunteer Management and Donations
(top)
- Planning/training/exercising for public, non-governmental
organizations in the management of volunteers and donations
Responder Safety and Health
(top)
- Planning/training/exercising in the appropriate use of PPE
and monitoring/detection equipment
- Planning/training/exercising in decontamination techniques
that may be necessary in a post-WMD event
- Planning/training/exercising on safety awareness within the
context of a high consequence/WMD event
- Planning/training/exercising in the healthcare/medical
support of emergency responders deployed to a high consequence,
terrorist, or hazardous materials event (including SWAT and
Tactical Operations teams)
Public Safety and Security Response
(top)
- Training/exercising public/private law enforcement security
personnel in areas of incident assessment, traffic and crowd
control, and management of public order
- Training/exercising law enforcement personnel at all levels
in operations related to potential terrorist, high consequence,
or WMD events
- Training/exercising law enforcement and other public
agencies for evacuation and sheltering, and transfer of citizens
during a high consequence and/or WMD event
Animal Health Emergency Support
(top)
- Training/exercising agricultural, veterinarian, and public
health personnel in planning for, responding to, and recovering
from public health and agricultural incidents involving animals
- Training/exercising in appropriate use of Incident Command
emergency operations center activities for high consequence
agricultural events, including agricultural pandemic events
Environmental Health
(top)
- Training/exercising public and private sector organizations
in response to and recovering from environmental health
incidents, including the use of PPE and decontamination
- Training/exercising public and private sector organizations
in the use of GIS and GPS devices, systems, and processes
Explosive Device Response Operations
(top)
- Training/exercising public safety agencies responding to
incidents involving potential explosive devices
- Training/exercising public/private sector agencies in
working with EOD teams as part of a high consequences, hazardous
material, or terrorist incident
- Training/exercising law enforcement personnel responding to
potential terrorist or WMD incident that may involve explosive
ordinance
- Training/exercising forensics and crime scene investigators
on appropriate procedures and processes to be used in the
evidence collection following a post-terrorist, WMD, or
hazardous material incident, including incidents involving
explosives
Firefighting Operations/Support
(top)
- Training/exercising fire service personnel in the response
to incidents involving potential terrorist and/or WMD devices
- Training/exercising fire service personnel in the public
safety sampling and/or evidence collection procedures following
the release of a WMD agent
- Training/exercising fire service personnel in response to
biological events, including bioterrorism and agro terrorism
WMD/Hazardous Materials Response and Decontamination
(top)
- Training/exercising hazardous materials teams in response to
biological events, including bioterrorism and agro terrorism
- Training/exercising hazardous materials teams in public
safety response and sampling procedures following potential
terrorist and WMD events
- Training/exercising hazardous materials teams in
decontamination techniques involving biological agents
- Training/exercising hazardous materials teams in application
of the CAMEO (CAMEO, ALOHA, MARPLOT, LANDVIEW) for plume
modeling
Citizen Evacuation and Shelter-In-Place
(top)
- Training/exercising public safety, nongovernmental
organizations and private sector entities in the planning for
and response to high consequence events in which evacuation or
sheltering of citizens may be involved
- Training/exercising public safety, nongovernmental
organizations and private sector entities in CAMEO (CAMEO,
ALOHA, MARPLOT, LANDVIEW) for plume modeling necessary for
determining evacuation zones
Isolation and Quarantine
(top)
- Training/exercising for public safety response agencies,
public health, and agricultural entities in planning for and
establishment of isolation and quarantine, including high
consequence and pandemic events
Urban Search and Rescue
(top)
- Training/exercising for personnel involved in urban search
and rescue activities following potential bioterrorism or agro
terrorism event
Emergency Public Information and Warning
(top)
- Training/exercising public safety agencies, particularly
public health and agriculture entities, in effective public
information and risk communications related to public health
and/or agricultural incidents, including pandemics
Triage and Pre-Hospital Treatment
(top)
- Training/exercising EMS and other public safety agencies
involved in the response to a mass casualty and/or other high
consequence event
- Training/exercising EMS, public health, and medical
personnel in the response to high consequence events requiring
pre-hospital triage, treatment, and transportation of patients
upon exposure to a biological agent or resulting from an
incident involving a CBRNE agent or device
- Training/exercising on incident command for EMS personnel
responding to a possible terrorist or WMD event
- Training/exercising EMS personnel on use of PPE
- Training/exercising in delivery of life-saving clinical
skills in potentially hazardous environments
Medical Surge
(top)
- Training/exercising medical, hospital, public health, and
EMS agencies facing medical surge situations as a result of a
high consequence event, mass casualty incident, or WMD event
- Training/exercising health care administrators, managers,
and supervisors in the sustainment of healthcare operations
during a high consequence event, including those involving
biological agents and/or pandemics
Medical Supplies Management and Distribution
(top)
- Training/exercising medical, hospital, public health, and
EMS agencies requiring access to and management of additional
medical supplies as a result of a high consequence event, mass
casualty incident, or WMD event
- Training/exercising health care administrators, managers,
and supervisors in the acquisition of additional medical
supplies needed during a high consequence event, including those
involving biological agents and/or pandemics
- Training/exercising public health and medical personnel on
the use of federally, state, or locally provided
caches/stockpiles of pharmaceuticals, medical supplies, or
medical equipment as required in the wake of a high consequence
event
Mass Prophylaxis
(top)
- Training/exercising public health and medical personnel in
the planning for and establishment and management of mass
prophylaxis operations
- Training/exercising law enforcement and security personnel
(public and private) in security measures and operations
involving mass prophylaxis activities
Mass Care (Sheltering, Feeding, and Related Services)
(top)
- Training/exercising public health and medical personnel in
the planning for and establishment and management of special
needs and mass care shelters
- Training/exercising law enforcement and security personnel
(public and private) in security measures and operations
involving special needs and care shelters
Fatality Management
(top)
- Training/exercising public and private sector personnel
involved in mass fatality management resulting from high
consequence or hazardous material events
- Training/exercising in PPE and CBRNE detection for personnel
involvement in managing mass fatality event following a
hazardous materials incident
- Training/exercising in the management of fatalities
resulting from biological event, including consequences of bio-
and/or agro terrorism events
Structural Damage and Mitigation Assessment
(top)
- Training/exercising risk/safety/facility managers in
inspection and assessment processes that may be necessary
following a WMD or hazardous material incident
- Training/exercising risk/safety/facility managers in
decontamination procedures and processes for buildings,
equipment and personnel following a biological event
Restoration of Lifelines
(top)
- Training/exercising in continuity of operations planning
following a high consequence public health event, including a
pandemic incident
Economic and Community Recovery
(top)
- Training/exercising in continuity of operations planning
following a high consequence public health event, including a
pandemic incident