PER-212: (ProBoard) Operational Level Response to Hazmat / WMD Incidents

This three-day course focuses on the unique response and personal protection challenges that responders face during a Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)/terrorist incident or a Hazardous Materials (HazMat) incident. The Operations-level training prepares emergency responders from all disciplines to recognize and identify hazardous material and to mitigate a HazMat incident by preventing further contamination of people, property, and the environment. Participants will have the opportunity to Pro Board test on day three.

PER212 is based on National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 472 (2008 ed.) consensus standard Operations-level core competencies (Chapter 5 Core Ops) and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Chapter 6.2, mission-specific competency, as well as Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910.120 and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (40 CFR Part 311) response regulations.

As part of a Department of Homeland Security/ Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS/FEMA) funded Homeland Security National Training Program Cooperative Agreement this course is available at no direct cost to state, county and local government agencies.

Topics

• Assessing WMD hazards

• Predicting the likely behavior of HazMat/WMD materials

• Identifying defensive strategies for a WMD incident

• Effectively operating & communicating in a unified command structure of the Incident Command System (ICS)

• Determining Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) needs

• Donning PPE

• Performing emergency decontamination

Target Audience

• State, county and local law enforcement agencies

• Emergency medical services

• Fire/rescue service

• Public works/utility workers

• Emergency management

• Public health

• Health care providers

• Other allied government agencies tasked with WMD or HazMat response

Training Certificate: Students will receive a Texas Engineering Extension Service Certificate of Completion; After of Verification of prerequisites and satisfactory test scores: ProBoard Certificates for Hazmat Awareness & Operations.

Steps for Completing Prerequisites for Hazmat Awareness & Operations Course

1. Register here online (Eventbrite)

2. Ensure you have completed all prerequisite courses AND exams (See Below).

3. Bring copies of your prerequisite certificates to class.

If you do not have a FEMA Student ID, click this link below and follow the directions to get one:

https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid/register

(you can use a work or personal email)

If you already have a FEMA SID Number but can’t find it, use this link below to retrieve it:

https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid/account/find

PREREQUISITES:

If you wish to take the Pro Board test, an Awareness-level course meeting Chapter 4 of the NFPA 1072 Standard (2017) is a certification requirement.

The preferred course, meeting the certification requirement, is the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) online course AWR160-W

or the instructor-led AWR160-SAT (TEEX Course #OGT208).

Please bring copies of prerequisites and your FEMA SID# to class.

Course Contact: Paul Krix @ 307 632 5400

Enrollment questions - Renee Austin via - [email protected]

Event Venue

Laramie County Emergency Management, 3962 Archer Parkway, Cheyenne, United States

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