BJA IED Mod1 IntrotoIED

Module 1:Introduction to IEDs: 

Module 1: Introduction to IEDs IED Awareness for First Responders

Introduction: 

Introduction This module examines the definition, history, and designs of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and their potential targets. Introductory Video

Learning Objectives: 

Learning Objectives Define IED Identify the two main functioning designs of an IED

What is an IED?: 

What is an IED? The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) IED definition: Device placed and/or fabricated in an improvised manner incorporating destructive, lethal, noxious, pyrotechnic, or incendiary chemicals and designed to destroy, incapacitate, harass, or distract An IED may incorporate military stores but is often devised from nonmilitary components

What Is an IED?: 

What Is an IED? U.S. Federal Government guidelines define an IED as: A modified explosive device built with available materials to achieve specific results The Federal term for IED is “Destructive Device (DD)” and can be found in 26USC section 5845(f).

Main Designs: 

Main Designs IEDs are defined by their purpose and are divided into two main functioning designs: Antiproperty Antipersonnel

Antiproperty IEDs – Blast Devices: 

Antiproperty IEDs – Blast Devices Damage Approximations

Antiproperty IEDs – Blast Devices: 

Antiproperty IEDs – Blast Devices Blast Pressure Effects on a Structure

Antiproperty – Blast Devices: 

Antiproperty – Blast Devices Murrah Federal Building Nairobi Embassy

Antiproperty – Blast Devices: 

Antiproperty – Blast Devices

Antiproperty – Incendiary Devices: 

Antiproperty – Incendiary Devices

Antiproperty – Blast/Incendiary: 

Antiproperty – Blast/Incendiary Container Explosives Timer Fuel

Antipersonnel – Blast Devices: 

Antipersonnel – Blast Devices Blast Injury—Hand Blast Injury— Ruptured Tympanic Membrane GI Tract Blast Injury—X-ray

Antipersonnel – Blast Devices: 

Antipersonnel – Blast Devices Collapsed Building Crush Injury

Antipersonnel – Fragmentation: 

Antipersonnel – Fragmentation Fragments Added to an IED IED Containers That Will Fragment

Antipersonnel – Fragmentation: 

Antipersonnel – Fragmentation Small Fragmentation (Nuts) Large Fragmentation Fragmentation Injury Fragmentation Penetration

IEDs Without High/Homemade Explosives: 

IEDs Without High/Homemade Explosives Not all IEDs have only high or homemade explosives; some may contain: Pyrotechnics Incendiary mixes Lethal or noxious chemicals Body fluids and/or pathological waste

Pyrotechnics: 

Pyrotechnics 4-Inch Mine 2-Inch Pyro Handheld Flare Road Flare Signal Flare * Items shown are not to scale.

Incendiary Mixes: 

Incendiary Mixes Sodium Chlorate in plastic bag Padded envelope or package Balloon or prophylactic filled with Sulphuric acid Molotov Cocktails Incendiary Video

Lethal or Noxious Chemicals: 

Lethal or Noxious Chemicals Not all IEDs have only high or homemade explosives; some may contain lethal or noxious chemicals, such as: Hydrogen Cyanide Chlorine Phosgene Sarin Ricin

Body Fluids/Pathological Waste: 

Body Fluids/Pathological Waste Contaminated Blood Pathological Waste Sharps Drop Box Needle

Islamic Terror Groups in the U.S.: 

Islamic Terror Groups in the U.S.

Domestic Terror Groups in the U.S.: 

Domestic Terror Groups in the U.S. Ku Klux Klan Neo-Nazi White Nationalist Black Separatist Neo-Confederate Racist Skinhead Christian Identity General Hate © Copyright 2007 Southern Poverty Law Center

Domestic Terrorism: 

Domestic Terrorism Unabomber Theodore J. Kaczynski Oklahoma City Bomber Timothy McVeigh Left-Wing Group Arson Olympic Park Bomber Eric Rudolph Harveys Casino (no sound)

Potential Targets – Political: 

Potential Targets – Political The theory of “cut the head off of the snake” is widely perceived by terrorists as a means to further their aims. Possible Targets: Present and past heads-of-state Cabinet members Congressional members

Potential Targets – Financial: 

Potential Targets – Financial Institutions Oil Agriculture Fires Malaysian military and police personnel deployed to kill the 64,000 pigs to eradicate the Japanese encephalitis virus. Energy Crisis Forest Fire WTC 9/11

Potential Targets – Symbolic: 

Potential Targets – Symbolic

Potential Targets – Infrastructure: 

Potential Targets – Infrastructure

Potential Targets – Civilian: 

Potential Targets – Civilian

Summary: 

Summary IED Awareness for First Responders