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Lessons Learned from the Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attacks in Brussels
Presentation
Michael Little will share detailed information he received from Brussels Fire Brigade command staff regarding the March 22, 2016 complex coordinated terrorist attacks in Brussels, which targeted the Brussels Airport in Zaventem and the Maalbeek Metro Station in Belgium. Those attacks, for which the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, caused 32 deaths, not including the three perpetrators, hundreds of injuries, and resulted in severe impacts to international transportation in Europe and beyond.
Michael Little will discuss lessons learned and present thought-provoking perspectives regarding the evolving state of international terrorism and what it means to the Homeland.
Biography
Michael Little is a 32-year veteran of the Los Angeles Fire Department. He currently serves as Intelligence Chief for the Los Angeles Area Fire Chiefs’ Regional Training Group. In this capacity, he works with local, regional, and federal partners to develop strategies aimed at enhancing intelligence-sharing and improving the response readiness of Los Angeles area first responders for acts of terrorism and other incidents of national significance.
Chief Little has held leadership positions within the homeland security and counter-terrorism communities for over 13 years. These positions include Assistant Chief and Commander of the LAFD’s Homeland Security Division, where for seven years he coordinated homeland security operational, planning, and training programs. Other positions he has held include Commander of the Arson/Counter-terrorism Section, Consequence Management Cell Manager for the Los Angeles Sheriff Department-led Terrorism Early Warning Group (TEW), and Terrorism Liaison Coordination Branch Director within the Joint Regional Intelligence Center (JRIC). He is also a member of the FBI’s Los Angeles Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) and a Governance Board member with the JRIC.
Chief Little has travelled to several cities across the United States that have been impacted by terrorist attacks and other disasters, as well as to Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Great Britain, Japan, Spain, and Thailand to meet with government officials, command staff and first responders, and to visit locations that have been impacted by acts of terrorism and natural disasters. Chief Little also speaks Spanish, Portuguese, and French.
Chief Little holds numerous professional certificates, including Terrorism & Homeland Security Specialist; a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice, and a Master’s Degree in Homeland Security from Pennsylvania State University. He attended the University of Southern California’s Executive Program in Counter-terrorism, Harvard University's National Preparedness Leadership Initiative and Harvard’s Program on Crisis Leadership. Chief Little is a member of the National Homeland Security Consortium and the Department of Homeland Security’s State and Local Intelligence Council.
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