Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations : 40 Hours

Student Fee

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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

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Upcoming Classes

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prophetstown	Sat, Mar 2 2019 - Sun, Mar 3 2019 Sat, Mar 9 2019 - Sun, Mar 10 2019
liberty	Sat, Mar 16 2019 - Sun, Mar 17 2019 Sat, Mar 23 2019 - Sun, Mar 24 2019
tamms	Sat, Mar 30 2019 - Sun, Mar 31 2019 Sat, Apr 6 2019 - Sun, Apr 7 2019
cherry valley	Sat, Apr 6 2019 - Sun, Apr 7 2019 Sat, Apr 13 2019 - Sun, Apr 14 2019
orland park	Mon, Apr 22 2019 - Fri, Apr 26 2019
western springs	Sat, Apr 27 2019 - Sun, Apr 28 2019 Sat, May 4 2019 - Sun, May 5 2019
forsyth	Sat, Jun 8 2019 - Sun, Jun 9 2019 Sat, Jun 15 2019 - Sun, Jun 16 2019
champaign	Mon, Nov 11 2019 - Fri, Nov 15 2019