"" Faced Challenges Sean Collier, an MIT police and police exchange 8:00 a.m. Boston’s of Marathon Bombings Timeline of Bombing April 17 officer. gunfire. One suspect police commissioner Events* is critically injured and orders all of Boston to 11:30 p.m. Suspects later pronounced dead. stay in their homes as the oston area residents, and the nation, held their collective breaths April 21 as the famed April 15th - April 19, 2014 B President Obama attends hijack a Mercedes SUV at Boston Marathon was held, little more than a year after two improvised explosives killed The remaining suspect search for the surviving an interfaith memorial gunpoint in Cambridge three, maimed 246 and put the region on edge as investigators raced to find the culprits. drives off amid more suspect continues. service in Boston inside and keep the driver gunfire. He drives two April 15 hostage for half an hour. 12:30 p.m. State police in The terror-free 2014 event was no more an accident than the successful multi-agency the Cathedral of the Holy or three streets away with Hostage escapes at a gas Watertown say officers are response and investigation that identified and pursued the alleged culprits in 2013. Both Cross. officers in pursuit, then station about half an hour dumps the car on Spruce searching door-to-door were fruits of planning and pre-existing relationships that made the local, regional, state 2:49 p.m. Two bombs later. Street and runs into the but still have not found and federal response work. explode near finish line. darkness. the bombing suspect. Injured taken to hospitals. April 18 Center for Homeland Defense and Security alumni in the region were at the forefront of Three die as a result of the 4 a.m. Police tell people 6 p.m. Mass. Gov. Deval investigation and planning. bombings, 264 treated at “There was a eureka living in a section of Patrick lifts the lockdown. Boston area hospitals. Wednesday morning: moment . . . It was quite "'Boston Strong' was no accident," said Rich Serino, an Executive Program Leaders eastern Watertown to Investigations begin. Tim Alben, State Police clear to me we had a stay in their homes. Between 6 and 7 p.m. alumnus and recently retired FEMA deputy administrator who began his career and Superintendent, sees the Watertown resident retired as Chief with Boston Emergency Medical Services. "It took years of preparation." breakthrough in the results of the analysts’ case.” 5:30 a.m. Gov. Deval David Henneberry goes work on videos taken outside soon after the Race Day 2013 Patrick suspends all April 16 before the bombs Tim Alben on seeing video public transit service on lockdown is lifted, notices exploded. They had of suspect Wednesday the MBTA system. something amiss with his William Evans, now commissioner, of the Boston Police Department was sitting in a hot captured an image of a tarp covered boat in his tub reflecting on his 3:55 time in the Boston Marathon when, about 20 minutes later, a 11:30 a.m. Speaking at young man in a white 5:50 a.m. Authorities backyard. He tells police colleague gave him the news. the White House, President hat dropping a backpack urge residents in someone is hiding in his Obama describes the outside the Forum Watertown, Newton, boat in the backyard, Two improvised bombs had blown up near the famed marathon's finish line, killing two April 19 bombings as an act of restaurant and then Waltham, Belmont, bleeding. It turns out to while injuring runners and spectators. A stable of Center for Homeland Defense and terrorism. walking away. Cambridge, Arlington be the suspect. Security alumni was already on the scene. and the Allston-Brighton Lid to a pressure cooker 12:00 a.m. Using the 5:00 p.m. At a press neighborhoods of Boston 8:45 p.m. "We had great relationships ahead of time; that was key," Evans said. "That multi-agency thought to have been used hostage’s cell phone to conference, the FBI to stay indoors. All mass Second Boston Marathon collaboration is why we were able to respond the way we did." in the bombings has been track his vehicle, police releases pictures of two transit is shut down. Bombing suspect in found on a rooftop at the male suspects they are pursue the carjacked custody. On the whole, the CHDS Boston contingent had generally come up through the scene. seeking in connection vehicle in Watertown, 6:45 a.m. Authorities ranks of their agencies around the same time. Capitalizing on those relationships at with the bombings. just west of Cambridge. identify the suspects who the organizational and professional level proved to be invaluable for the response and are brothers, 19-year-old “CAPTURED!!! The hunt investigation. "We will find out why 12:30 a.m. Gunfight in 10:20 p.m. Police receive , and is over. The search is they did this. Any Watertown with the reports of shots fired on 26-year-old Tamerlan done. The terror is over. As he does each year, Serino was in town for the event and had just walked away from responsible individuals, suspects. Explosive the MIT campus. Tsarnaev, now deceased. And justice has won. the finish line when the bombs exploded. He immediately phoned DHS. Serino remained any responsible groups devices are thrown from The younger suspect, Suspect in custody.” on site and served as a conduit of information between the city, federal law enforcement, will feel the full weight the vehicle in an attempt 10:30 p.m. Suspects have Dzhokhar, is still at large. federal emergency responders, and the White House. of justice." to stop police. Suspects ambushed and fatally shot Boston PD Tweet Meanwhile, Massachusetts State Police Superintendent Col. Tim Alben had been at the President Barack Obama *Events are noted in Eastern Time and times are approximate. starting line where he was overseeing logistics and security for the hordes of runners. At Information for this timeline from Timeline: The , manhunt and investigation By Greg Botelho, CNN, http://tinyurl.com/m4xqz8k the request of Boston officials, Alben ordered the State Police SWAT team to the area and,

"By any measure the medical response was a success. Everybody who left "'Boston Strong' was no accident." "We had great relationships ahead of time; that "In Boston our planning began the day after 9/11. Over the the scene alive is still alive. Considering that so many of the patients were was key. That multi-agency collaboration is why last 12 to 13 years there have been many examples where severely injured it's clear that the entire medical system including the pre- Rich Serino we were able to respond the way we did." Boston has come together." hospital, emergency department and specialty care services responded well." Former FEMA Deputy Administrator and former Chief with Boston William Evans Tim Alben James Hooley Emergency Medical Services Commissioner, Boston Police Department Superintendent, Massachusetts State Police Director Chief of Boston Emergency Medical Services ELP 0601 ELP 1202 MA Cohort 0601/0602 ELP 1102

2 3 like others, would work around the clock until the final suspect was captured several days later in nearby Watertown. Navigating through the scared and confused crowd at the finish line were "When you are sitting in the classroom, you James Hooley, Chief of Boston Emergency Medical Services and think this will never happen in your community," an ELP alumnus and Commander Thomas Lee of the Boston Thomas said." That day in Boston proves why Police Department. the CHDS program is so important. It gives While several alumni pounded the pavement, CHDS alumnus you a foundational understanding of the threat Mike Carabin, Director of the Boston Regional Intelligence environment so that you can plan and respond Center, was at the BRIC with his team pushing up-to-the-minute with an informed background. It all comes back to information to detectives in the field as investigators began you so you work with your local, state and federal chasing the then-unknown culprits. The BRIC provided police partners on a more efficient and meaningful level." with a listing of prioritized critical infrastructure assets in the region while also positioning uniformed officers at the scene to Thomas Lee provide real-time data to the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force. Captain, Boston Police Department, retired "When bombs went off, we weren't touching base with our Master's Cohort 0601/0602 graduate partners for the first time," said Carabin, a 2008 CHDS master's degree alumnus. "The relationships had been put in place, the training exercises had already occurred. It wasn't the first time we came together to face a challenge like this." As the saga played out on national television, an officer from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was killed after an ambush Boston Police Department Captain Thomas Lee, now retired, was and the oldest of the brothers died after a firefight, and being run on Boyleston Street when the first bomb exploded. He thought over by his escaping younger brother's vehicle. By the time the it was a transformer. Then the second explosive detonated and final suspect was captured April 19, 2013, while hiding in a boat he knew it was a bomb. He ran three blocks to find chaos and in the backyard of a residence in nearby Watertown, Evans was carnage. He tries not to remember what he saw that day. the incident commander as hundreds of officers descended on the "When you are sitting in the classroom, you think this will never scene. happen in your community," Thomas said." That day in Boston proves why the CHDS program is so important. It gives you a Success founded upon practice, experience foundational understanding of the threat environment so that you can plan and respond with an informed background. It all The city is no stranger to large events with security concerns, from Responders in action during the aftermath of the Bombings AP Photo/Charles Krupa comes back to you so you work with your local, state and federal its famed sports teams to historic landmarks to community events partners on a more efficient and meaningful level." such as the marathon and the July 4th on the Esplanade celebration. Each event provides a training opportunity.

As investigators from an array of agencies descended on "In this world, you never eliminate risk, you never "Especially in Watertown during the capture, social media really "The single answer (to what worked well) is the collaboration the bomb scene, a manhunt ensued and social media fueled gave us that direct communication," Alben said. "I think this is the that existed well before April 15," said Massachusetts Police bring it down to zero ... but we are working very hard conjecture was running rampant. Investigators narrowed their future of a lot of what we're doing." focus to two foreign-born brothers who had lived for years in the Superintendent Tim Alben, a CHDS master's degree graduate. "In at reducing that risk level and managing it to the best United States, one of them attaining citizenship. Boston our planning began the day after 9/11. Over the last 12 to of our collective abilities." Secure 2014 13 years there have been many examples where Boston has come together." Tim Alben With the tragedy of 2013 in mind, officials reinforced security Superintendent, Massachusetts State Police policy to the 2014 race, in which an additional 9,000 runners Those relationships were partially forged through numerous MA Cohort 0601/0602 participated, for a total of about 36,000. disaster plan training exercises among agencies in the region. The Boston Police Department had participated in Urban Shield for The number of officers patrolling the eight-city course vicinity was the five previous years in an exercise that included traditional first doubled to 3,500 and police stationed more than 100 additional responders as well as hospitals, something that paid off the day of many of the patients were severely injured it's clear that the entire security cameras along the route. Police and business owners the bombings. medical system including the pre-hospital, emergency department coordinated use of their security videos. Also, backpacks were and specialty care services responded well." discouraged and so-called "bandit runners" who are unregistered And hospitals were prepared to withstand the surge in patients and have no bib, were strictly prohibited this year. while use of tourniquets, rapid extrication and transport to Along with following the plans, even as erroneous reports and definitive care, all lessons learned from the Iraq and Afghanistan movements persisted, investigators also benefitted from an "In this world, you never eliminate risk, you never bring it down to battlefields, helped save lives. engaged populous and business community. Voluminous numbers zero ... but we are working very hard at reducing that risk level and of cell phone and private security videos assisted, especially in the managing it to the best of our collective abilities," Alben said. Adhering to the plans saved lives, said Hooley. Within two minutes vicinity of the finishing line where the streets were dotted with of the explosion area hospitals were notified and emergency rooms businesses, shops and cafes. were able to monitor Emergency Medical Service communications. Social media also helped officers dispel rumors and correct Left to right: Tim Alben, Rich Serino and Jim Hooley "By any measure the medical response was a success," said Hooley. erroneous media reports as well in disseminating advisories to the Related story on Boston Police Commissioner William Evans follows >>> "Everybody who left the scene alive is still alive. Considering that so public.

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