CDP hosts Hazardous Materials-themed Training Week
CDP Instructor Jeremy Urekew, center, points out damages on a training barrel to students attending the Hazardous Materials Technician course, noting that punctures in barrels can lead to emissions of both liquid and gaseous hazardous material.
Healthcare, law enforcement and hazardous materials students enhanced their skills and preparedness recently during a Hazardous Materials-themed Training Week at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.
The week culminated in an Integrated Capstone Exercise which combined the 135 students from 5 courses to form a cohesive emergency response community and respond to a simulated chemical agent exposure and mass casualty event.
Courses tied to the week included the CDP’s Hazardous Materials Technician for CBRNE Incidents course; Hazardous Materials Technologies: Sampling, Monitoring, and Detection course; Hazardous Materials Evidence Collection for CBRNE Incidents course; Hospital Emergency Response Training for Mass Casualty Incidents course; and Healthcare Leadership for Mass Casualty Incidents course.
Course attendees included students from 32 states and territories, including the Frederick, MD Police Academy and Jefferson State (AL) Community College; three members of the Chinle Service Unit, Navajo Nation; and a dozen healthcare professionals from Colorado Springs, CO.
Photo cutline: CDP Instructor Jeremy Urekew, center, points out damages on a training barrel to students attending the Hazardous Materials Technician course, noting that punctures in barrels can lead to emissions of both liquid and gaseous hazardous material.