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Security and Resiliency Guide: Annex for Lodging Stakeholders

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Description

This guide provides useful information to security managers and staff as they seek to improve preparedness at their venues. Through this guide, security managers and staff can:

  • Gain a better understanding of their existing C-IED practices and needs;
  • Obtain information to support preparedness efforts, such as risk assessments, planning, equipment purchases, and staff training; and
  • Collaborate and communicate more effectively with their lodging counterparts, community first responders, and government agencies

 

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Pennsylvania: IED Discovered in Home

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TRIPwire, 5 April 2019
On 4 April 2019 at approximately 1140 hours local time, Slate Belt Regional Police (SBRP) officers responded to reports of an IED at a private residence in Plainfield Township. The device was discovered by the deceased owner’s relatives while cleaning out the home. Upon examination by SBRP, the Bethlehem Bomb Squad was dispatched to render safe the device. A subsequent search of the home did not yield any other devices. No injuries were reported and no charges will be filed since the resident is deceased.

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Maryland: Pipe Bomb Safely Detonated Near Lake Linganore

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TRIPwire, 25 March 2019
On 24 March 2019 at approximately 1600 hours local time, the Maryland State Fire Marshals (MSFM), Maryland State Police Bomb Squad (MSPBS), and United Fire Company’s ATV unit responded to reports of a suspicious package found near Lake Linganore. The suspicious package was described as a pipe bomb. The MSFM and MSPBS rendered safe the device with no reported injuries. There is no further information on the device but the investigation is ongoing.

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Security and Resiliency Guide: Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) Concepts, Common Goals, and Available Assistance

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Developed in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Security and Resiliency Guide (SRG C-IED) and annexes are designed to help stakeholders take proactive steps to enhance their security and resiliency for potential IED incidents by providing guidance and resources consistent with broader all-hazards preparedness and risk management principles.

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Maryland: Explosion Destroys Mailbox

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TRIPwire, 26 February 2019
On 23 February 2019 at approximately 0900 hours, Carroll County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the scene of an explosion in Reisterstown that destroyed a mailbox. No injuries were reported, but the explosion caused approximately $125 in property damage. The Office of the State Fire Marshal is currently investigating the source of the explosion.

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