Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations : 40 Hours

Student Fee

Class specific

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Course Description

This course provides to those who are or will be operating as a member of a fire department, law enforcement agency, EMS agency, emergency management agency, or other first responder agency, the basic skills needed to evaluate and work defensively at an incident involving the release of hazardous materials.  The objectives of the course are to teach participants: basic hazards and risk-assessment techniques for Hazmat and CBRNE environments; selecting and using proper personal protective equipment provided to the first responder at the Operations level; performing basic control, containment and/or confinement operations within the capabilities of the resources and personal protective equipment available; an understanding of the types of CBRNE and WMD events that may be presented to the first responder; and an understanding of the relevant standard operating guidelines and termination procedures.

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This course is part of the following Program

• hazardous materials

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Prerequisites:

There are no prerequisites to taking this course

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If you have specific questions about this course contact CHRISTOPHER DOWNEY

If you are interested in having this course taught in your area, contact your regional representative or CHRISTOPHER DOWNEY .

If you are not sure who your regional representative is, take a look at this map. It is color coded by county. The regional representatives are listed below.

Upcoming Classes

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utica	Sat, Sep 23 2017 - Sun, Sep 24 2017
salem	Sat, Oct 7 2017 - Sun, Oct 8 2017 Sat, Oct 14 2017 - Sun, Oct 15 2017
rockford	Sat, Oct 7 2017 - Sun, Oct 8 2017 Sat, Oct 14 2017 - Sun, Oct 15 2017
salem	Sat, Oct 7 2017 - Sun, Oct 8 2017 Sat, Oct 14 2017 - Sun, Oct 15 2017
rockford	Sat, Oct 7 2017 - Sun, Oct 8 2017 Sat, Oct 14 2017 - Sun, Oct 15 2017
ingleside	Sat, Oct 21 2017 - Sun, Oct 22 2017 Sat, Oct 28 2017 - Sun, Oct 29 2017
ingleside	Sat, Oct 21 2017 - Sun, Oct 22 2017 Sat, Oct 28 2017 - Sun, Oct 29 2017
champaign	Mon, Oct 30 2017 - Fri, Nov 3 2017
calumet city	Sat, Mar 3 2018 - Sun, Mar 4 2018 Sat, Mar 10 2018 - Sun, Mar 11 2018
calumet city	Sat, Mar 3 2018 - Sun, Mar 4 2018 Sat, Mar 10 2018 - Sun, Mar 11 2018