Bob Brideson
Bob has a great deal of experience in Crime Scenes and Biological Hazard remediation due to his 22 years in law enforcement as a Sergeant in the NYPD and currently as a Lead Instructor with the National Center for Biomedical Research and Training (NCBRT). Bob has responded to, processed and supervised many crime scenes and drug labs in his career with the NYPD. Bob has worked in many facets of policing including patrol, anti-crime and narcotics units as both a Police Officer and Sergeant. Bob was also a supervisor in the NYPD Chemical, Ordinance, Biological and Radiological (COBRA) unit. This unit was tasked with training members of the NYPD in response and operations in a WMD environment. Bob has attended a great deal of training in the field and is a Federal EPA trained and NYPD certified Hazardous Material Technician. Bob is currently a Lead Instructor with NCBRT which is a subsidiary of the Department of Homeland Security which provides training in WMD event response, safety, and prevention and deterrence of terrorist acts. This training is provided to Police, Fire, EMS, active and reserve military, federal, state and local law enforcement and government officials, and health and hospital personnel throughout the country. Bob also develops new curriculum and training courses to be delivered in this field. Bob has also provided training at the United States Merchant Marine Academy as an instructor/consultant for the Global Maritime and Transportation School. This training in anti-terror and WMD response and prevention was provided to active and reserve military, Customs, Immigration and Border Patrol agents of the United States and Canada.
Bob's Certifications and training include:- Federal EPA Hazmat Incident Response and Operations Course
- Advanced Forensic Investigations for Hazardous Environments
- Public Safety WMD Response and Sampling
- Emergency Response to Domestic Biological Incidents
- WMD Incident Complexities and Respiratory Protection Course
- WMD Chemical Response and Live Agent Training
- WMD Radiological/Nuclear Course for Hazmat Technicians
- Incident Response to Terrorist BombingĀ Technician Course
- Awareness and Response to Biological Events
- Incident Commander Course
- NYPD Emergency Services Hazmat Certification
- NYPD Crime Scene and Evidence Collection Certification