Weapons of Mass Destruction…………………………………………………………….T. Meisner

Knowledge is power and the more we know about Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) the more we can be prepared and able to fight the terrorists who want to destroy us. This presentation covers:

The main radiological/nuclear threats facing the US today

What constitutes radiological material?

Terrorist acquisition of radiological material

Where and how would terrorist most likely use the radiological/nuclear material?

Surviving a radiological/nuclear event

How to safely respond to a radiological/nuclear event

Terry Meissner has over 25 years of experience in the WMD/ Hazardous materials and Emergency Services field.          He recently retired as a Lt Col from the Air Force where he spent the majority of his 23 year career working Nuclear, Chemical or Biological issues.

During his military career he gained valuable hands-on and management experience working as a CBRNE/ HAZMAT Technician and Incident Commander at HAZMAT scenes.  His real-world experience includes over a dozen military and civilian aircraft crashes along with numerous responses to military hazmat emergencies involving unusual chemical, explosives or radioactive materials.

Terry is also DHS/FEMA Certified WMD Awareness, Operations, Technician and Incident Command (ICS) Instructor with over 20 years experience working as a CBRNE Specialist/Commander.   He has trained thousands of First Responders over the last twenty years. He has been a member of various Local Emergency Planning Commissions (LEPC’s) over the last 12 years.

In his last military position he was a Program Director where he Developed, Directed and Executed Emergency Response/WMD training & exercises for joint Civilian / Military users at locations across the US and overseas. His customers included US & Foreign Military forces, Host-nation civilian responders, and Federal, State and Local First Responders.  The primary focus of his training & exercises was on Survivability of Responders, Integration of assets and Interoperability of Command & Control/Communications systems. Foreign Military forces included personnel from Israel, United Kingdom, Japan, South Korea and Brazil, among others. 

Upon his retirement in 2003 he joined the DOE/BN Counter-Terrorism Operations Support Program as a Senior Counter Terrorism/WMD Specialist/Manager.  He has developed and taught classes for the Radiological/Nuclear HAZMAT Technician Response Course conducted at the Nevada Test Site.

Terry is currently the President/CEO of Emergency Services Consultants, Inc- a Las Vegas based contractor proving consulting& training services to various government and non-government entities. He has a Bachelors degree in Criminal Justice from Kent State University and a Masters of Science in Crisis & Emergency Management from UNLV.