1. You’ve gotta have equipment for training
2. Three things after an emergency
Daily Herald | NIU to offer training in disaster response
Hansen, an associate professor with Northern Illinois Universitys Department of Technology, and assistant professor Dennis Cesarotti want the body of an airplane to teach students how to effectively handle disasters and emergencies in a productive, methodical manner.
“You cant manage what you dont know,” Hansen said. “If you dont have the equipment, its hard to train your people. You want to expose students to as many learning opportunities as possible.”
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He also said the key to homeland security isnt complicated.
“It comes down to three things: Where do you go? What do you do? What do you do it with?” Cesarotti said. “Thats something even residents of a small town need to know in an emergency situation, not just the responders.”