This course has been developed by the DHS Dams Sector and is being hosted by EMI. All questions or comments about this course should be directed to the following email address: damsportal@dhs.gov.

Dams Sector: Security Awareness is the second course in the Dams Sector Web-based training series. The purpose of this series of courses is to provide owners and operators with information pertaining to security awareness, protective measures, and crisis management.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This course is designated as FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY (FOUO) because it contains sensitive but unclassified information. The HSIN-CS Dams Portal serves as the primary mechanism with which dam and levee stakeholders exchange information, both at the For Official Use Only and non-sensitive levels, during steady-state operations. The portal, managed by the Dams Sector-Specific Agency within the Office of Infrastructure Protection / U.S. Department of Homeland Security, promotes effective information collection and dissemination among sector partners in Federal, State, and local agencies, as well as the private sector. The portal provides trusted and vetted public and private representatives, including owners and operators, access to a number of resources, including training courses. HSIN-CS Dams Portal Fact Sheet

• Must complete the course within the Homeland Security Information Network-Critical Sectors (HSIN-CS) Dams Portal. Those who do not currently have access to the HSIN-CS Dams Portal must complete the HSIN-CS Dams Portal Access Request Form and submit directly to the Dams Sector-Specific Agency via damsportal@dhs.gov to request and be considered for access to the training course.
• Will return to this page to complete the final exam in order to receive credit. You may want to bookmark this page so that you can easily return to this page when you are ready to take the exam.

Course Access Instructions

1. Go to https://cs.hsin.gov and enter your user name and password, and then click on the Log In button.

2. Next, click on the Dams link in the list of HSIN-CS Communities on the right side of the screen.

3. Once inside the Dams Sector Portal, click on the Training icon.

4. Once inside the Dams Sector Portal, click on the Training icon.

At the end of this course, the participants will be able to:

• Describe the mission and partners of the Dams Sector.
• Identify the common characteristics of dams.
• Describe the consequences of dam failures.
• Describe common security vulnerabilities and interdependencies that affect the Dams Sector.
• Describe potential terrorist threats and targets related to the Dams Sector.
• Identify terrorist surveillance objectives and methodologies.
• Identify indicators of surveillance and other suspicious activities.
• Identify indicators of weapons, explosives, chemical, biological, and radiological threats.
• Describe the process for reporting incidents.
• Identify the strengths and weaknesses in a sample report narrative.