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Terrorist use of Fire in Attacks

… Terrorists can use fire in attacks in a number of different ways. ProtectUK gives an insight into Terrorist use of Fire in Attacks and Fire as a Weapon (FAW). … Terrorists have been using fire in attacks for decades. No special skill or training is required and the materials needed to produce fire are widely available. The likelihood of terrorists …
Keywords: Fire as a weapon , Attack , Attack Methodology , FAW , Arson , Terrorist Attack , Fire , Weapon , Terrorist threat , MTA , Marauding Attack

Guidance for commercial vehicles and hire companies

Keywords: Vehicle , Prevent , Hiring security , Deterrent , Attack Methodology , Venues , PALs Guidance , publicly accessible locations

Understanding the threat

… Terrorists may use vehicles, knives, guns, explosives, fire or any combination of the above.    Vehicle As a Weapon … construction of the device and where they are deployed.   Fire As a Weapon (FAW) is the deliberate use of fire within a terrorist attack with the intent to cause …
Keywords: Risk Management , Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre , Terrorism Threats , Threat analysis , Terrorism threat levels

Terrorist use of Bladed or Blunt Force Weapon (BBFW) in the UK

… methodologies such as Vehicle as a Weapon (VAAW) and Fire as a Weapon (FAAW) have consistently accounted for at …
Keywords: Blunt Weapons , Blunt force weapons , Threat , Attack Methodology , Venues and Public Spaces , VAPS , Bladed weapons , Attack Methodology , Marauding Attack , Knives

Evacuation, invacuation, lockdown, protected spaces

… a Weapon, Marauding Attacks with either bladed weapons or firearms and improvised explosive devices etc. Planning your … course of an attack. For example, the use of lifts (in non-fire scenarios) may reduce evacuation times, but send people … most at risk from the threat. This approach is similar to a fire scenario, where typically the floor affected and two …
Keywords: Evacuation , Incident Management , Emergency Services , Response , publicly accessible places , PALs Guidance , PALs , publicly accessible locations

Public Safety Advice

… Protective Security Authority guidance about mitigating ‘Fire As a Weapon’ Fire As a Weapon National Protective Security Authority …

Tactic RB4: Ensure suitability of egress routes and muster points

… a weapon, marauding attacks with either bladed weapons or firearms, and improvised explosive devices (IEDs).  Planning … sites planning, training and exercising. Evacuation in non-fire scenarios is not the same as evacuation due to fire. Buildings and events will have long established fire …
Keywords: Improvised Explosive Device , IEDs , Emergency Planning , Suspicious Item , Evacuation , CBR

The Threat from Extreme Right-Wing Terrorism

… old man from High Wycombe carried out an attack using fire on an immigration centre in Dover. Two members of staff …
Keywords: Risk , Threat , Terrorist threat , ERWT , RIGHT-WING , Terrorism , GROUPS , EXTREME , EXTREME RIGHT-WING , THREAT FROM , EXTREME RIGHT-WING TERRORISM , MTA , radicalisation

Managing risk and business continuity

… There are probably plans in place already for dealing with fire and crime, procedures for assessing the integrity of … developed habits to avoid them, such as short-cuts through fire exits. Simply reinstating good basic security practices … the Civil Contingency Act 2004 , and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 , or in Scotland, the Fire …
Keywords: Risk Management , Risk , Incident Management , Business Continuity , Emergency Planning , Venues and Public Spaces

Supporting staff and parents

… the lesson, in much the same way that all schools have a fire drill procedure. Point out that in the unlikely event …
Keywords: Parents , Support , School , Education , Safeguarding , Run Hide Tell , ACT