TRAVEL TASK FORCE ON MINIMIZING RISK TO AGENCY TRAVELERS

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• Publication Date: May 29, 1986
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LESSONS LEARNED
Common Sense Measures Anywhere
?Separate Garbage/Trash
?Identify Visitors
-Peepholes
-Intercoms
-Coordinate with landlord
?Close curtains at night
?Maintain low profile
?Don't do things alone
?Vary routine if possible
?Avoid back alleys/lonely roads
?Report anything unusual to authorities
?Conceal personal papers
?Don't automatically identify yourself on the phone
?Exchange power of attorney with spouse
Self-help measures overseas
?Know your environment
-Nature of threat
-Local customs
-Some language ability
?Balance prudence with paranoia
-Don't be overly macho
-Heed security advice
-Code words agreed to ahead of time to send messages
-Leave a trail so if they move you the searcher will have
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Smoke, being warmer, will start accumulating at the ceiling and work Its way down.
The first thing you will notice is THERE ARE NO "EXIT" SIGNS. I'll talk more about the
exits later; just keep in mind when you have smoke, it's too late to start looking for "exit"
signs.
Another thing about smoke you should be aware of is how irritating it is on the eyes.
The problem is your eyes will take only so much irritation then they close. Try all you
want, you won't be able to open them if there is still smoke in the area. It's one of your
body compensatory mechanisms.
Lastly, the fresh air you want to breath Is at Or near the floor. Get on your hands
and knees (or stomach) and STAY THERE as you make your way out. Those who don't,
probably won't get far.
Think .about this poor man's predicament for a moment:
He wakes up at 2:30 AM to a smell of smoke. He puts on his pants and runs into the
hallway only to be greeted by heavy smoke. He has no idea where the exit is. He runs to
the right. He's coughing and gagging, his eyes hurt'. "Where is it?" "WHERE IS IT?"
Panic begins to set in. About the time he thinks maybe he is going the wrong way, his
eyes close. He can't find his way back to his room (it wasn't so bad in there). His chest
hurts, he desperately needs oxygen. Total panic sets in as he runs in the other direction.
He is completely disoriented. He cannot hold his breath any longer. We find him at
2:50...dead. What caused all the smoke? A small fire in a room where they store
roll-away beds. Remember, the presence of smoke d9es not necessarily mean the hotel is
burning down.
PANIC
PANIC (pan'ik). A sudden, overpowering terror,_ often affecting many people at
once.
Panic is the product of your imagination running wile, and it will set in as soon as it
dawns on you you're lost, disoriented, or you don't know what to do. Panic is contagious,
and it may spread to you. Panic is almost irreversible; once it sets in, it seems to grow.
Panic will make you do things that could kill you. People in a state of panic are rarely
able to save themselves.
If you understand what's going on, what to do; where to go, and how to get there,
panic will not set in. The man in the example I used ,would not have died if he had known
what to do. For instance, had he known the exit was to his left and for doors down on
the left, he could have gotten on his hands and knees where there was fresh air and
started counting doorways. Even if he couldn't keep his eyes open he could feel the wall
as he crawled, counting the doors. One...twowthi-ee...BINGO! He would NOT have
panicked. He would be alive today telling of his. "great hotel fire" experience. ?
EXITS
The elevator drops you at the 12th floor, and yOu start looking for your room. "Let's
see...room 1224...ah, here it is."- -You open the door and-drop your luggage.- AT THAT
VERY MOMENT turn around and go back into the hallway to check your exit. You may
NEVER get another chance. Don't go to the bathroom, open the drapes, plop spread-eagle
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on the bed, turn on the T.Y. Orun-tuck your shirt. I know you're :d and want to relax,
but It's absolutely essential...no...CRITICAL that you develop the HABIT of checking your
exit after you drop your luggage. It won't take 30 seconds and believe me, you may
NEVER get another chance. ?
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If there are two of you sharing a room, BOTH of you locate your exit. Talk it over
as you walk towards it. Is It on the left or right?...Do you havt to turn a corner?...Open
the exit door, what do you see?...Stairs or another door? (Sometimes there are two doors
to go through, especially newer hotels.) As you return to your rolm, count the doors. Is it
the sixth or seventh door?... Pd hate to .see you crawl into a brc,om closet thinking it was
the exit. Are you passing any rooms where your friends are staying?...11 there was a fire,
? you may want to bang on their doors as you go by. Is there anything in the hallway that
would be in your way?...an ice machine maybe? As you arrive back at your room, take
one more look. Get a good mental picture of what everything looks like. Do you think
you could get to the exit with a "blindfold" on.
This procedure takes less that one minute and to be effective, it must become a
habit. Those of you who are too lazy or tired to do it consistently are real "riverboat
gamblers." There are over 5,000 hotel fires per year. The odds are sure to catch up with
you.
USING THE EXIT
Should you have to leave your room during the night, it's important to close the door
behind you. This is very effective in keeping out fire and will minimize smoke damage to
your belongings.
There was a house fire in Los Angeles recently where an entire family died. It was a
three bedroom house with a den and family room. That night the occupants had left every
door in the house open except one, and it led to the washroom where the family dog slept.
The house, except for the washroom, was a total loss. When the fire was knocked down,
firemen opened the door to find the family dog wagging his tail; because the door was left
shut, the dog and room were in fine shape. Some doors take hours to burn through. They
are excellent "firestops," so close every door you go through. If you find smoke in the exit
stairwell you can bet people are leaving the doors open as they enter.
Always take your key with you. Get into the habit of putting the key in the same
place everytime you stay in a hotel. Since every hotel has nig Itstands, that's an excellent
location. It's close to the bed so you can grab it when you leave without wasting time
looking for it. It's important that you close your door as you leave, but it's equally
Important you don't lock yourself out. You may find conditions in the hallway untenable
and want to return to your room.
If you're now in the habit of checking your exit and leaving the room key on the
nightstand, you're pretty well prepared to leave the hotel in case of a fire, so let's "walk"
through it once.
? Something will awake you during the night. It could be the telephone, someone
banging on the door, the smell of smoke, or some other disturbance. Whatever it is,
investigate it before you go back to sleep. A popular ."Inn" near LAX recently had a fire
and one of the guests later said he was awakened by people screaming but went back to
bed thinking it was a party. He damned near died in bed.
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Let's suppose you wake up to smoke in your room. Grab your key off the night-
stand, roll off the bed, and head for the door on your hands and knees. Even If you could
tolerate the smoke by standing, don't. You'll want to save your eyes and lungs as long as
possible. BEFORE you open the door, feel It with the palm of one hand. If the door or
knob is quite hot, don't open it. The fire could be just outside. We'll talk more about what
to do here a little later. With the palm of your hand still on the door (in case you need to
slam It shut) slowly open the door and peek into the hallway to "access conditions."
As you make your way to the exit, stay against the wall on the side where the exit
is. It's very easy to get lost or disoriented in a smoky atmosphere. If you're on the wrong
side of the hallway, you might crawl right on by the exit. If you're in the middle of the
hall, people who are running will trip over you. Stay On the same side as the exit,
counting doors as you go. When you reach the exit and begin to descent, it's very
important that you WALK down and hang on to the handrail as you go. Don't take this
point lightly. The people who will be running will knock you down, and you might not be
able to get up. Just hang on and stay out of everyone's way. All you have to do now is
leave the building, cross the street, and watch the action. When the fire is out and smoke
clears, you will be allowed to re-enter the building. If you closed your room door when
you left, your belongings should be in pretty good shape.
Smoke will sometimes get into the exit stairwell. If it's a tall building the smoke
may not rise very high before it cools and becomes heavy. This is called "stacking." U
your room is on the 20th floor, for instance, you could enter the stairway and find it clear.
As you descend you could encounter smoke that has "stacked." Do not try to "run through
it," people die that way. Turn .around and walk up. Now you must really hang on to the
handrail. The people running down will probably be glassy-eyed and in a panic and will
knock you right out of your socks. They will run over anything in their way, including
firemen. You'll feel as though you're going upstream against the Chicago Bears but hang
on and keep heading up toward the roof. If for some reason you try one of the doors to an
upper floor and find it locked, that's normal, don't worry about it. Exit stairwells are
designed so that you cannot enter from the street or roof. Once inside, however, you may
exit at the street or roof but cannot go from floor to floor; this is done for security
purposes. When you reach the roof, prop the door open with something. This is the ONLY
time you will leave a door open. Any smoke in the stairwell can now vent itself to the
atmosphere, and you won't be locked out. Now find the windward side of the building (the
wet finger method is quite reliable), have a seat and wait there until they find you. Roofs
have proven to be a safe secondary exit an refuge area. Stay put. Firemen will always
make a thorough search of the building looking for bodies. Live ones are nice to find. ?
YOUR ROOM
After you check your exit and drop the key on the nightstand, there is one more
thing for you to do. Become familiar with your room. See if your bathroom has a vent;
all do, but some have electric motors. Should you decide to remain in your room, turn it
on to help remove the smoke. Take a good look at the window in your room. How does it
open?...Does it have a latch?...A lock?...Does it slide? Now open the window (if it works)
and look outside. What do you see?...A sign?...Ledges?...How high up are you? Get a good
mental picture of what's outside, it may come in handy. It's important you know how to
OPEN your window; you may have to close it again.
Should you wake up to smoke in your room and the door is too hot to open or the
hallway is completely charged with smoke, don't panic. Many people have defended
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themselves quite nicely In the-.,- rooms and so can you. One of th?....trst things you'll want
to do is open the window to vent the smoke. I hope you learned how to open it when you
checked in, it could be dark and smoky In the room; those who didn't, will probably throw
a chair through the window. U there is smoke outside and,you have no window to close, it
will enter your room and you will be trapped. The broken glass from the window will cut
like a surgeon's scalpel. At the Ramada Inn fire, an airplane captain on a layover threw a,
chair through the window and cut himself seriously. Don't compound your problems.
Besides, if you break out your window with a chair, you could hit a fireman on the street
If there is fresh air outside, leave the window open, but keep an eye on It. At this
point, most people would stay at the window, waving frantically, while their room
continues to fill with smoke or the fire burns through. This procedure is not conducive to
longevity. You must be aggressive and fight back. Here are some things you can do in
any order you choose. If the room phone works, let someone know you're in there. Flip on
the bathroom vent. Fill the tub with water. (Don't get. in it, it's for firefighting. You'd
be surprised how many people try to save themselves by getting into a tub of water; that's
how you cook lobsters and crabs, so you know what happens.) 'Wet some sheets .or towels
and stuff the cracks of your door to keep out smoke. With your ice bucket, bail water
from the bathtub on to the door to keep it cool. Feel the walls, if they're hot, bail water
on them too. You can put your mattress up against the door a id block it in place with the
dresser. Keep it wet; keep everything wet. Who cares about the mess. A wet towel tied
around your nose and mouth is an effective filter, if you fold it in a triangle and put the
corner in your mouth. If you swing a wet towel around, the room, it will help clear the
smoke. If there is fire outside the window, pull down the drapes and move everything
combustible away from the window. Bail water all .around the window. Use your
imagination, and you may come up with some tricks of your own. The point is, there
shouldn't be any reason to panic; keep fighting until reinforcements arrive. It won't be
long.
ELEVATORS
There isn't an elevator made that can be used as a "safe" exit. In all 50 states,
elevators, by law, cannot be considered an "exit." They are complicated devices with a
mind of their own. The problem is most people only know one way out of a building, the
way they came in, and if it was the elevator, they're in trouble.
Elevator shafts and machinery extend through all floors of a building, and besides
the shaft filling with smoke, there are hundreds of othlr things that could go wrong and
probably will. Everyone tries to get on the elevator in an emergency. Fights break out,
and people get seriously injured.
Smoke, heat, and fire do funny things to elevator call buttons, controls, and other
complicated parts. Case in point: hotel guests in a New Orleans hotel were called on
their room phones and notified of a fire on the upper floors. They were in no danger, but
were asked to evacuate the hotel as a precaution. ?Five of the guests decided to use the
elevator. It was discovered later that the elevator only weht down about two floors and
then for some reason, started going up. It did not stop until It reached the fire floor. The
doors came open and were held open by the smoke obscurirg the photo cell light beam.
Besides the five guests in the elevator who died of suffoeation,.firemen noticed_that every
button had been pushed probably in-a frantic attempt to stop the elevator. Elevators have
killed many people, including firemen. Several New' York firemen recently used an
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elevator while responding to a fire on the 20th floor. They pushed 18, but the elevator
went right on by the 18th floor. The doors came open on the 20th floor to an inferno and
remained open long enough to kill all the firemen. The doors then closed and the elevator
returned to the lobby.
Hand operated elevators are not exempt. Some elevator operators have been beaten
by people fighting over the controls.
U you have any idea that there might be smoke or fire in your hotel, avoid the
elevator like the plague.
DUMPING ?
It's important I say something about jumping because so many people do it. Most are
killed or injured in the process. I cannot tell you whether or not you should jump. Every
fire, although similar, is different. I can tell you, however, what usually happens to
"jumpers."
If you're on the 1st floor, you could just OPEN the window and climb out. From the
second floor, you could probably make It with only a sprained ankle, but you must jump
out far enough to clear the building. Many people hit window sills and ledges on the way
down, and they go into cartwheels, if they don't land on their head and kill themselves,
they're injured seriously. If you're any higher than the third floor, chances are good you
won't survive the fall. You would probably be better off fighting the fire.
Nearby buildings seem closer than they really are ahd many have died trying to jump
to a building that looked 5 feet away but was actually 15 feet away.
Panic is what causes most people to jump. There was a fire in Brazil a few years
ago where 40 people jumped from windows and all 40 died. Ironically, 36 of those jumped
after the fire was out. Many people have survived by staying put while those around them
jumped to their death. If you can resist panic and think clearly, you can use your own best
judgement.
CALLING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
Believe it or not, most hotels will not call the fire department until they verify
whether or not there really is a fire and try to put it out themselves. Should you call the
front desk to report a fire, they will almost always send the bellhop, security guard, or
anyone else that's not busy to investigate. Hotels are very reluctant to "disturb" their
guests and fire engines in the street are quite embarrassing and tend to draw crowds.
In the New Orleans hotel fire, records show that the fire department received only
one call, from a guest in one of the rooms. The desk had been notified of fire 20 minutes
earlier and had sent a security guard to investigate. His body was later found on the 12th
floor about 10 feet from the elevator.
Should you want to report a fire or smell of smoke, ask the hotel operator for an
outside line for a local call. Call the fire department yourself and tell them what you
smell or see.and your room number in case you need to be rescued. You needn't ever feel
embarrassed about calling the fire department, that's what we're here for. We would
much rather come to a small fire or smoking electrical motor that you smelled than be
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?.. called 20 minutes later after six people have died. Don't let hotel olicy" intimidate you
into doing otherwise. The hotel may be a little upset with you, but really...who gives a
damn. The fire department will be glad you called; you may have saved many lives.
Besides, it's a great way for us to meet people.
Well, the rest Is up to you. Only you can condition raurself to react In a hotel
emergency. You can be well prepared by developing the habits tie've talked about.
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. I know most of you will finish reading this article and your only reaction will be
"Hmmm, that's interesting." Shame on you.
Others will take it more seriously. They may even carry this article with them to .a
few hotels to help develop good habits. Several may e'en come up with a few ideas of
their own. If you're in this group, good for you. I would bet a month's pay that you'll be
one of the first on the street to "watch the action," if there were a fire in your hotel. By
the way, that tall, rather trim, good-looking blond standing next to you, ...that will be my
wife.
R. H. Kauffman
Firefighter Specialist
Engine Company 18C
Los Angeles County Fire Department
4518 Lennox Blvd.
Lennox, CA 90304
BIBLIOGRAPHY
National Fire Protection Association, Fire Protection Handboo
.ticut Pi-inters, Incorporated, Hartford, Connecticut, 1969.
National Fire Protection Association, High-rise tilid_i_Eil Fires and Fire Safety Reprints
from Fire Journal and Fire Technology, 1970, 1971, 1972.
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United States Department of State
Foreign Service Institute
1400 Key Boulevard
Arlington, Virginia 22209
April 15, 1986
MEMORANDUM
TO : Ambassador Jane A. Coon
THRU William J. Burke - M/FSI/SPS/AT
FROM Arnold H. Campbell - M/FSI/SPS/AT
SUBJECT: Coping With Violence Abroad Seminar revision
Summary: A committee (see distribution list for members) was
formed to review the goals and learning objectives of the
seminar and to make recommendations concerning subject matter
content. Having formulated the goals and objectives it is the
committee's opinion that they can not be effectively
accomplished in a one-day seminar format and it is recommended
that a two-day format be adopted as soon as possible (a
detailed two-day schedule will be forwarded to you in the near
future). In the interim, the suggested changes to the one-day
format should make the seminar more effective than at
present. Additional resources will be required to accomplish
these revisions. End Summary.
STATEMENT OF SEMINAR GOALS: To provide seminar
participants with information and strategies to assist
participants in coping more effectively with violence
and the threat of violence abroad.
1. To provide current information about terrorism and
crime abroad.
2. To place terrorism and crime in perspective as
threats which one can manage.
3. To offer strategies and rtechniques for personal,
family and property proe6ction.
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5. For a decade OMS has supported the C g With Violence
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personnel and spouses going overseas a S--E6-be repeated?_
7-ieveTerete., CTB/POD/5n-5rneves the Ee sh-b-Uta-be a
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I have attached a recent
MCMU LLCM Arnold H. Lampbell (A/FSI/SPS/AT) concerning the
content of this course as well as the course schedule. (While
this is the recommendation for a one-day course, it basically
covers the subjects Currently taught.)
6. OMS would like to recommend that all Agency employees
and appropriate spouses attend this
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"stake our claim" to scheduling Agency employees as soon as
possible, if indeed this is an accepted recommendation.
Mr. Campbell will be more than happy to talk with you and he
can be reached at: (703) 2353417.
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COPING WITH VIOLENCE ABROAD SEMINAR
PROPOSED SCHEDULE
8:30 - 9:00 Video - "Living With the Threat of Terrorism'
9:00 - 9:10 Statement of Seminar Goals and Objectives
Facilitator
9:10 - 9:30 Scope of the Threat/USG Policy - DSS
9:30 - 9:45 BREAK
9:45 - 11:30 Protecting Self, Family, + Property - DSS
(with break)
11:30
12:30
- 12:30
- 1:15
LUNCH
Fire safety - FBO/Fire
1:15
- 2:05
Personal Preparation for Evacuation - M/FLO
2:05
- 2:35
Introduction to Hostage Survival M/MED -
CIA/MED
2:35
- 2:45
BREAK
2:45
- 3:30
Film - 'Risk of capture'
3:30
- 3:35
Questions and Answers on Hostage Survival
M/MED - CIA/MED
3:35
- 4:20
Bomb Recognition DS/EPE
4:20
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Stress Management and Closure ?
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4. To provide a framework for preparing a personal
action plan for coping with stress.
5. To identify personnel, offices, and resources
where participants can obtain additional
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WARNING:
HOTELS COULD BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH
Have you ever been in a hotel during a fire? It's a frightening experience, and you
should start thinking about it. For Instance, how would you have acted if you had been in
one of these fires?
The Thomas Hotel, San Francisco, Ca.
20 Dead
The Gulf Hotel, Houston, Texas
34 Dead
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The La Salle Hotel, Chicago, 1.11.
61 Dead
Wincoff Hotel, Atlanta, Ga.
119 Dead
Of course there have been hundreds more with thousands of deaths, but I think
you're getting thedrift. The majority of those people did not have to die.
My wife has been in the airplane Industry close to eight years and while accom-
panying her on a trip recently, I learned how ill-prepared she was for a hotel fire. It's not
her fault; it's quite common. Hotels, however, have no exc se for being ill-prepared, but
believe me, you cannot depend on the staff in case of a fire. History has shown some
hotels won't even call the Fire Department.
I have been a firefighter in Los Angeles over 10 years and have seen many people die
needlessly in building fires. It's sad because most could have saved themselves.
What you're about to read is roughly the same "briefing" I gave my wife on hotel
safety. I do not intend to "play-down" the aspects of hotel fires or soft soap the language.
It's critical that you remember how to react, and if I shake you a little, maybe you will.
_
Contrary to what you have seen on television or in the movies, fire Is not likely to
chase you down and burn you to death. It's the bi-products of fire that will kill you.
Super-heated fire gases (smoke) and panic will almost always be the cause of death long
before the fire arrives, if It ever does. This is very Important. You must know how to
avoid smoke and panic to survive a hotel fire. With this in mind, here are a few tips.
SMOKE
Where there Is smoke there Is not necessarily fire. A smoldering mattress, for
Instance, will produce great amounts of smoke. Air conditioning and air exchange systems
will sometimes pick up smoke from one room and carry it to other rooms or floors. You
should keep that in mind because 70 percent of the hotel fires are caused by smoking and
matches. In any case, your prithe objective.should be to leave the hotel at the first sign
of smoke.
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Special Support Assistant
Directorate of Administration
ATTENTION:
FROM:
Deputy Chief, Washington Operations Training
Division
Office of Training and Education
SUBJECT: Travel Awareness Program
1. As discussed on the telephone, OTE established a Travel
Awareness Program in January 1986. Until recently the Program has
been available to Agency components upon request. Scheduled
runnings of the one-day Awareness Program are now planned for 19
June, 31 July, 26 August and 3 October 1986 in the Headquarters
Auditorium. As announced
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2. The Travel
Awareness
Program (TAP) was designed and
prepared as an OTE
initiative to meet the escalating concerns of our
employees for their
personal safety while travelling abroad.
Development of this
program evolved from an Interdirectorate Task
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Force that blessed OTE's Personal Security Course that, in turn,
brought focus on the need for a program that would highlight travel
safety/protection. The "general outline" for the TAP (see
Attachment) was prepared as a baseline program that could be
tailored and modified to meet the "specific" needs of the requesting
component. Recently, the TAP was presented to Office of
Communication communicators and their spouses who were preparing for
overseas assignment and later modified and presented to personnel
recruiters who were travelling domestically (Office of Personnel the
requesting component). At present, WOTD/OTE is working with the
DI's Woman's Advisory Council on a program combining both foreign
and domestic travel awareness -- once again after guidelines from
the sponsor nrnram will be designed using the TAP as a
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SUBJECT: Travel Awareness Program
3. Hopefully, this information will be of assistance to your
task force and if further amplification would be helpful, please let
us know. In addition, we are prepared to work with the task force
to strengthen the TAP and provide other assistance as deemed
appropriate.
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TRAVEL AWARENESS PROGRAM
I. Program Objective
Program introduction and statement relating "customer" needs to
the development of individual alertness and sensitivity to the
nature of the terrorist, criminal and hostile intelligence threats
while travelling abroad (or domestically). Designed to provide
generalized understanding of the threat, what one can do to minimize
themselves as potential targets and identify the need for the
individual to further pursue the development of defensive skills
through other training programs.
II. Foreign Travel - Safety and Security Considerations
Focus on the standard travel process and procedures which will
intermesh the individual steps the traveller must attend to in order
to maximize safety. The discussion highlights secure and safe
transportation, pre-boarding and boarding procedures,
observation and general conduct if one
encounters a hostage situation.
III. Terrorism - The Political Issue vs The Personal Threat
A general discussion on the political nature of terrorism and an
overview of modus operandi. After developing a basic understanding
of terrorism the discussion focuses on the impact of terrorism on
the individual and provides guidance on personal behavior, alertness
and conduct.
IV. Urban Preparedness- A Foundation for Response to Natural
Disaster and Political Crisis
Threats to one's safety/security develop from natural disasters
or political crisis while abroad -- thus guidelines are provided for
individual anticipation or preparation in response to potentially
life threating situations.
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V. Personal Security Awareness - Personal Defense Aganist
Crime and Violence
Attention to focus on the threat of criminal activity and
violence to the individual employee and his dependents. A
discussion of general guidelines on the nature and modus operandi of
criminal activity with focus on what one can do to minimize the
threat. Once again, stress is placed on alertness and observation
and personal patterns of activity with a potential to discuss the
subject or rape and child security/safety. This presentation has
the potential to address the basics of operational street skills
that are applicable to personal security. The awareness principles
discussed are inter-related with the Terrorism and criminal threat.
VI. Residential Security Procedures - Protection of the Residence
This continuation of the criminal threat focuses on the physical
security procedures one should be aware of to minimize the threat to
the residence. A presentation on the use of locks and other
protection devices, as well as an awareness of the local community
information network and other sources of information that may exist
to enhance the protection of one's self and dependents. The
awareness principles discussed are also inter-related to the
terrorism threat.
VII. Personal Vulnerabilites Awareness - The Hostile Intelligence
Threat
Recently exposed espionage cases have generated Intelligence
Community directives to provide employees with an
counterintelligence awareness program. Individual vulnerabilities
are analyzed in relationship to espionage case studies. The impact
to the employee serving overseas and the modus operandi of the
hostile intelligence officer is presented to heighten one's
awareness to this threat.
VIII. Personal Concerns Reviewed - An Open Discussion of Issues of
Personal Interest
Through interaction with a panel, participants will surface
specific personal concerns to obtain guidance and suggestions which
will enhance confidence, develop an awareness and a life-style that
will maximize a productive and SAFE assignment abroad.
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OSO NOTICE NO. 027-86
SUBJECT: OSOC Tracking of Foreign Travel
1. Recent events in the Middle East should give all
employees an increased awareness of the potential danger
involved in travel.
2. In order to ensure that the office can effectively
track all OSO employees traveling abroad in a timely fashion,
we are requiring that all travelers complete the attached form
and foreward to Special Assistant/EMG. Printouts of travelers'
itineraries can be attached to the form in lieu of completing
the itinerary section.
3. This exercise is designed to benefit travelers and your
participation is greatly appreciated.
M. Corley W
Director of SIGINT Op rations
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MEMORANDUM FOR: SSA/DDA 22 May 1986
FROM: DC/WOTD/OTE
SUBJECT: Training for Traveling Agency Employees - OTE
Update
REFERENCE: D/OTE Memorandum, OTE, 85-2003, dated 28 June 1985
Sub j ect : atai-Slig:4:iztE,IrAtip.e+-i-rtrsliegtencynsfirapcbrees
1. The reference memorandum sets forth the training program
which OTE developed to effectively prepare Agency personnel for safe
and efficient foreign travel. During the past year the program has
been tailored to meet the consumer needs and to maintain relevancy
to the nature of the threats our employees are faced with while
traveling. As reported to you, the two courses which are currently
meeting the needs of the traveling employees are the Personal
Security Course (PSC) and the Travel Awareness Program (TAP). OTE
has scheduled both programs to continue through FY 1987. The dates
for the PSC are listed in the attached and the dates for the TAP
were idenitified to you in a 15 May 1986 memorandum.
2. A review of the OTE effort, with the Assistant Director for
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bascially on target. The TAP remains a question as to the extent of
the user components in the Agency and the number of personnel we
should be attracting to the course. To date we have presented
"specials" for specific components and we are preparing to present
the TAP for an "open" audience in the auditorium, as reported to
your office, for the first time. At this time we are not certain
how many employees will take advantage of this briefing program
since we are not asking for advance registration. However an
"advertising program" will begin on 2 June via OTE bulletins and
hallway posters. OTE will assess the degree of attention and
attendance to determine what projections will be made for future
"open" audience TAPs. OTE will continue to maintain the capability
to provide requesting components with the tailored runnings of the
TAP to meet their specific needs.
3. OTE has received numerous inqueries reflecting concerns for
domestic travel safety. Specifically, plans are underway to design
a TAP that will focus entirely on the subject of domestic (CONUS)
travel for the DI Women's Advisory Council. The Office of Personnel
has stressed an interest in designing a program that will extend the
domestic travel concerns and also focus on the safety of "Agency
recruiters" who are actively travelling and conducting interviews.
We share your concern that there is potential for growth of
terrorism into the domestic setting and OTE stands ready to support
training personnel as needed.
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SUBJECT: Training for Travelling Agency Emplyees - OTE Update
4. It should be noted that the Orientation to Foreign Travel
Course described in OTE-85-2003, has been absorbed into the Overseas
Orientation Course (00C). The 00C, described thoroughly in the OTE
Catalogue of Courses, is a procedures course that prepares personnel
administratively for their first tour overseas.
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PERSONAL SECURITY COURSE (PSC)
1986
1987
29 Sept. - 3 Oct.
3 - 7 Nov.
1 - 5 Dec.
5 - 9 Jan.
26 - 30 Jan.
9 - 13 Feb.
2 - 6 March
23 - 27 March
13 - 17 April
20 - 24 April
11 - 15 May
8 - 12 June
15 - 19 June
6 - 10 July
13 - 17 July
3 - 7 August
10 - 14 August
31 Aug. - 4 Sept.
28 Sept. - 2 Oct.
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