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Field Intelligence Team Training
Course: FSC279

First Term: 2021 Fall
 Lec + Lab   3.00 Credit(s)   3.00 Period(s)   3.00 Load  
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: T- Lab Load


Description: Provides knowledge and skills required for situational awareness of suspicious activities and the deployment of first responders for mitigation and investigation for the Field Intelligence Team (FIT).



MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Describe a Field Intelligence Team (FIT). (I)
2. Discuss operational roles of Law Enforcement, Fire, and Military. (I, II)
3. Discuss the purpose of Chain of Command of a FIT Operational Plan. (I, II, IV)
4. Describe the purpose of a Facility Vulnerability Analysis. (III)
5. Generalize the different types of surveillance techniques. (IV)
6. Explain the purpose of Covert Operations. (IV)
7. Describe the purpose of Hostile Intent Intervention Teams (HIIT). (IV)
8. Differentiate hostile intent and suspicious behavior. (IV-VI)
9. Identify Life Safety issues. (IV, VI)
10. Practice surveillance techniques. (IV, VI)
11. Critique practical scenarios. (VI)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.
 
MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Field Intelligence Team (FIT)
A. Purpose
B. History
C. Mission
II. FIT Agencies
A. Standard operating procedures
B. How to request FIT
C. FIT operational plan
1. Law enforcement role; federal, state, and local
2. Fire role
3. Military role
III. Event preparation and vulnerabilities
A. Facility/site review
B. Choke points
C. Traffic congestion and direction
D. Patterns or routines/predictabilities
E. Infrastructure
F. Barriers
G. Access points
IV. Surveillance Techniques
A. Definitions
1. Surveillance
2. Types and methods
3. Planning
4. Crowd movements
5. Indoor
6. Loss and reacquisition of target
7. Detection and counter
B. Deployment
1. Undercover versus covert
2. Advantages and disadvantages
3. Function
4. Command structure
5. Maintaining covertness
6. Uniform contact
7. Life safety issues
C. Hostile Intention and Intervention Team (HIIT)
1. Purpose
2. Mini task force oriented
3. Advanced training
4. Early deployment
V. Suspicious behavior detection
A. Hostile intent
B. Stress tolerance and reaction
1. Physical
2. Physiological
C. Non-suspect contact
D. Suspicious indicators
E. Suspicious subjects
VI. Practical exercise
A. Surveillance techniques
B. Practical scenarios
C. Debriefing/reporting process
 
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: November 23, 2021

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