NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SERIES
INITIAL RESPONSE TO
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENTS: CONCEPT IMPLEMENTATION
Objective: The participant will be able to identify the basic steps of a systematic process for safe and appropriate response, and the basic hazard and risk assessment techniques appropriate to hazardous materials incidents; the basic options, requirements, and limitations of methods to control, contain, and confine the hazard.
In addition, the participant will be able to describe the types, uses, and sources of information needed to recognize and identify the hazard.
Description: This course is designed to reinforce and expand on information presented in the Initial Response To Hazardous Materials: Basic Concepts Course through general application in an operational context. More detail and new concepts will be provided on procedures, usage, and related considerations following the basic chronology of a hazardous materials incident.
This course is 12 hours in length.