Field Security Seminar

The Field Security Seminar (FSS) is a field-based training program for faith-based staff living, traveling and working in higher risk environments around the globe.
The standard FSS is three day long. Participants will learn how to:

• Identify and counter-act basic and advanced surveillance
• Develop situational and environmental awareness
• Understand the dynamics of landmines and IEDs
• Manage and survive violent encounters and active shooters
• Survive a hostage event
• Manage interrogations
• Exercise leadership in field emergencies
• Counter the pre-attack phase of the terrorism cycle
• Manage convoys and associated communications
• Manage checkpoints
• Survive vehicle ambushes
• Manage one’s personal and online profile

Discussion groups, case studies and outdoor exercises are used extensively.

Recommended participants include any worker (humanitarian or aid worker or other faith-based, cross-cultural worker) who lives or intends to live or travel to a higher risk environment, particularly one with a the threat of attacks, terrorism, hostage-taking or serious crime.

Please contact Debbie Wagner at dwagner@cit-online.org with any questions.