Hazardous Materials
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List of Courses
Emergency Response to Ammonia Incidents
First of the Drug Lab Scene: Awareness
First of the Drug Lab Scene: Operations
Gasoline Tank Truck Specialist
Handling LP Gas Emergencies
Hazardous Materials Incident Response: Awareness
Hazardous Materials Incident Response: Operations
Hazardous Materials Incident Response: Technician
Hazardous Materials Work Practice Refresher: Decon
Hazardous Materials Work Practice Refresher: Detection
Ignitable Liquids and Class B Foam
Responding to Chlorine Emergencies
Emergency Response to Ammonia Incidents
Ammonia is one of the highest volume chemicals produced in the United States. It is used in the manufacturing of rocket fuels, synthetic fibers, yeast, explosives, and—most commonly—fertilizers and refrigerants. To address the current problem of theft of ammonia for drug production, this class will familiarize students with nurse tanks, transport containers, and storage facilities where releases may occur. Other topics will include chemical and physical properties of ammonia, hazard and risk assessments, public protection options, and emergency response options to safely mitigate an anhydrous ammonia incident.
Contact Hours: 12
Prerequisite: HMIR:O
Min/Max: 15/40
First on the Drug Lab Scene: Awareness
Fire and emergency medical services are frequently the first on the scene
at a clandestine drug lab when there is a fire, explosion, or chemical release.
This class will cover the physical conditions, human activities, and hazardous
materials commonly found at clandestine drug labs in a variety of locations.
The focus will be on discovering the presence of the lab before responders
are exposed to risk. Topics covered will include applicable laws and regulations,
understanding and cooperating with law enforcement, and specific actions that
reduce risk to responders and to the public.
(DFS CEUs 4-Inspector, Investigator)
Contact Hours: 4
Prerequisite: HMIR: A or equivalent training.
Min/Max: 15/40
POST: 3-Technical, 1-Legal
This course is endorsed by the United States Fire Administration’s National Fire Academy.
[Return to top]First on the Drug Lab Scene: Operations
This class will examine the actions available to, or mandated for, operations-level responders, such as planning, training, response, command, control mitigation, documentation, critique, and follow-up. Topics covered will include response guidelines and practices; typical methamphetamine drug lab hazards (chemical site and human); resource and practices to determine high-risk (hot) and low-risk (safe) zones, actions, and probable changes at drug labs; and team development of a response plan for a case study, including command, isolation, decon, triage mitigation, working with a drug task force, transfer to technical level operations, and documentation.
Contact Hours: 8
Prerequisite: HMIR:O, and First on the Drug Lab Scene: Awareness
Min/Max: 15/40
POST: 5- Technical, 1-Interpersonal,
1-Legal, 1-Skill
This course is endorsed by the United States Fire Administration’s National Fire Academy.
[Return to top]Gasoline Tank Truck Specialist
This course will prepare students to deal with gasoline tank truck emergencies,
one of the most common haz mat incidents encountered by emergency responders
today. Both lecture and hands-on activities will be used to teach students
about tank construction and features, as well as mitigation options used during
gasoline tank truck emergencies, including tapping and bonding/grounding.
Contact Hours: 8
Prerequisite: HMIR: A or HMIR: T
level training.
Min/Max: 15/30
Host Requirements:
• Site for mobile training prop
• Pumper
• 150’ of 1 1/2” hose
Handling LP Gas Emergencies
LP gas is a potential hazard present in most communities. A complete understanding
of LP gas and its hazards is necessary in order to safely and efficiently handle
such an incident. This class will present an overview of LP gas properties
and characteristics, as well as provide the opportunity for students to participate
in an actual fire attack on an LP tank fire. Topics will include common storage
containers in residential and commercial use, as well as the components of
different types of transport vehicles.
Special Note: When requesting this course the host department will have the option of requesting the residential tank or the bobtail prop. Please let your Regional Training Coordinator know which prop you prefer.
Contact Hours: 12
Prerequisite: Basic Firefighter Skills or Firefighter I.
Min/Max: 15/30
Host Requirements:
• Pumper
• 1 1/2” hose
• Site for mobile training prop
• Staff for IMS functions
This course is endorsed by the United States Fire Administration’s National Fire Academy.
[Return to top]Hazardous Materials Incident Response: Awareness
This course meets the objectives of NFPA 472, Standard for Professional Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials Incidents (2002 edition), and OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120. Topics will include laws and standards of hazardous materials, identifying placards and containers, recognizing the presence of hazardous materials, understanding material safety data sheets and shipping papers, and using the North American Emergency Response Guidebook (NAERG). This course meets the prerequisite for Firefighter I from the Missouri Division of Fire Safety. Successful completion of this course will require a 70% score or greater on a written exam.
Contact Hours: 8
Prerequisite: None
Min/Max: 10/25
POST: 4-Technical , 2-Skill, 2-Legal
Hazardous Materials Incident Response: Operations
This course meets NFPA 472, Standard for Professional Competence of Responders
to Hazardous Materials Incidents (2002 edition). It will examine the tasks
that are within the realm of the hazardous materials operations responder.
The first module will include an overview of hazardous materials, using the
recognition and identification clues in risk assessment, basic monitoring,
decontamination, estimating the likely harm and risks, and determining the
options of intervention and nonintervention. The second module will be hands-on
and cover diking and damming, diversion, applying foam, and performing emergency
decontaminations.
Contact Hours: 24
Prerequisite: HMIR:A
Min/Max: 10/25
Host Requirements:
• SCBAs for each participant and air refill capabilities
• 1-5” x 5’ section PVC pipe, 4 shovels, booster line, 2-soft
bristle brushes, pike poles, tarps.
• Appropriate site for diking and damming activities including water
source
ACE Credit Recommendation: 1 semester hour in the lower division baccalaureate/associate
degree category,.
POST: 8-Technical, 2-Interpersonal,
2-Legal, 4-Skill
This course is endorsed by the United States Fire Administration’s National
Fire Academy.
Hazardous Materials Incident Response: Technician
Revised in 2005
This course addresses 29 CFR 1910.120 Subpart Q and NFPA 472, Standard for Professional Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials Incidents (2002 edition). Lecture, class participation, and application exercises will be used to examine the following topics: hazards and risks, sources of assistance, personal protective equipment, haz mat terms, control and confinement, toxicology, decontamination, site safety practices, surveying instruments, and assessment and mitigation.
Contact Hours: 40
Prerequisite: HMIR:O
Min/Max: 20/30
POST: 24-Technical, 2-Interpersonal,
2-Legal, 12-Skill
ACE Credit Recommendation:
3 semester hours in the lower division baccalaureate/associate category
G&T Approved
This course is endorsed by the United States Fire Administration’s National Fire Academy.
[Return to top]Hazardous Materials Work Practice Refresher: Decon
This course will provide students with an opportunity to perform in-suit work
at the technician level and to enhance/refresh their technician-level cognitive
knowledge in the classroom. The lecture portion will focus both on fundamental
technician knowledge, and on advanced considerations for the technician. The
practical portion will provide opportunities for students to work in PPE and
to perform tasks that technicians are expected to perform. The course is 25%
lecture with the remaining 75% practical. The goal of the course is to reinforce
good work habits and skills during level A entry.
Contact Hours: 8
Prerequisite: HMIR:T
Min/Max: 15/30
G & T approved
Hazardous Materials Work Practice Refresher: Detection
This course will provide students with an opportunity to perform in-suit work
at the technician level and to enhance/refresh their technician-level cognitive
knowledge in the classroom. The lecture portion will focus both on fundamental
technician knowledge, and on advanced considerations for the technician. The
practical portion will provide opportunities for students to work in PPE and
to perform tasks that technicians are expected to perform. The course is 25%
lecture with the remaining 75% practical. The goal of the course is to reinforce
good work habits and skills during level A entry.
Contact Hours: 8
Prerequisite: HMIR:T
Min/Max: 15/30
Ignitable Liquids and Class B Foam
This course begins where foam training ended in Firefighter I and II. Topics
will include ignitable liquids (what are they and why they burn), class B foam
(how it works and how it is different from wetting agents), eductors and nozzles
(their uses and practical exercises for troubleshooting). Students will participate
in practical exercises using foam and dry chemical on controlled flammable
liquid fires.
Contact Hours: 12
Prerequisite: HMIR:O
Min/Max: 15/30
Host Requirements:
• Area for burn
• 2 pumpers for water supply
• Host department will need to dispose of non-hazardous waste material.
• Contact MU FRTI for details
This course is available on a limited basis dependent upon instructor availability.
[Return to top]Pipeline Emergencies
This course will provide responders with knowledge about how pipelines operate, the common products that may be transported through transmission and distribution pipeline systems, and tactical information about how to respond safely and effectively to a pipeline incident. Topics covered will include primary regulations and standards for pipeline operations, basic principles of liquid and gas pipeline operations, common products and their associated physical and chemical characteristics, and tactical procedures for pipeline emergencies. This is lecture-style course will include interactive response scenarios designed to reinforce lecture materials.
Contact Hours: 8
Prerequisite: HMIR:O
Min/Max: 15/30
Responding to Chlorine Emergencies
This course will prepare students to respond appropriately to chlorine emergencies. Both lecture and hands-on activities will be used to familiarize students with the physical and chemical properties of chlorine, the health and safety hazards of chlorine, the safe handling of chlorine, chlorine transportation containers, and the safe emergency patching and plugging techniques used during an emergency response to a chlorine release.
Contact Hours: 8
Prerequisite: HMIR:T
Min/Max: 15/30
