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DHS/FEMA COURSE CATALOG
LSU NCBRT/ACE’s catalog of DHS/FEMA certified courses is available at no cost to your organization or agency. These trainings specialize in the areas of specialized law enforcement operations, active threat response, biological incident response, food and agriculture safety and security, and instructional design and technique.
Virtual Reality Training
Virtual reality training offers first responders a new way to prepare for complex, high-risk situations. Through realistic, scenario-based environments, participants can strengthen critical skills in a controlled training setting. Explore how immersive scenarios are helping shape the future of responder training.
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2026 World Cup
The World Cup's global scale, multi-match structure, length of time, and cultural impact make it fundamentally different from other large-scale events like the Super Bowl. As such, jurisdictions preparing to host World Cup matches face unique challenges for emergency response and safety preparation that they need to start preparing for today.
NCBRT News
Louisiana State University (LSU), through its National Center for Biomedical Research and Training - Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education (LSU NCBRT/ACE), has established a validation framework and standards for the use of virtual reality (VR), fully immersive, head-mounted display systems that place the participant inside a simulated environment, in first responder training.
Through newly granted approval by the Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission (MPOETC), Pennsylvania officers who are Act 120-certified can receive in-service Continuing Law Enforcement Education (CLEE) credit hours for several LSU National Center for Biomedical Research and Training/Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education (LSU NCBRT/ACE) courses.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded funding to the LSU National Center for Biomedical Research and Training/Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education (NCBRT/ACE), a founding member of the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC). This award ensures that first responders across the nation will continue to have access to high-quality, federally supported training designed to prepare them for today’s most pressing threats.
DHS/FEMA Training
As a founding member of the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC), LSU NCBRT/ACE serves as a DHS/FEMA training partner and provides certified training to emergency responders under the Homeland Security National Training Program. The NDPC is a partnership of public and private organizations, the majority academic, committed to serving emergency first responders by providing quality, cost-effective counter-terrorism training.
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