Safety Council Meeting - August 21, 2019
White Powder Mail Threat
Bryan Seamour
Special Agent, Weapons of Mass Destruction Coordinator
FBI Cleveland Division
Agent Seamour's presentation will include a basic level understanding of the white powder letter/threat mailings that have recently re-surfaced, including:
- Current trends in these WPL mailings
- FBI's role in the response/investigations
- Threat Credibility Evaluation (TCE)
- Hazmat response
- Evidence collection
- Employee responsibility
- Public Health's role
- Local LE response/role
- Laboratory Response Network (LRN)
- Suspicious package identification
About Bryan
Special Agent Bryan Seamour is Cleveland FBI's Weapons of Mass Destruction Coordinator. He focuses on mitigating emerging WMD threats in the chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear modalities through preparedness, implementing countermeasures, conducting investigations, operations, and intelligence gathering via extensive liaison with other federal/state and local partners. These include academia, private industry, law enforcement, public health, fire/EMS, EMA, Civil Support Teams, etc. Bryan is assigned to Cleveland FBI’s Domestic Terrorism squad and is a member of the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF). He assisted in several National Special Security Events (Papal Visit, RNC, DNC, Inauguration, U.N. General Assembly) in a WMD operational role as well as numerous SEAR 1-2 rated special events (Super Bowl, All-Star Game, Boston Marathon, etc.)
Bryan is a 1992 graduate of Ohio State University with a B.S. in Food Science & Nutrition. He received his Ph.D. in 1998 from the Institute of Biomedical Studies at Baylor University (TX). Majoring in Molecular Biology and Immunology, his research focused on genetic transformation of hematopoietic disease malignancies (multiple myeloma, leukemia, and lymphoma).