Hands-On Training for CBRNE Incidents

Hands-On Training for CBRNE Incidents is a two-day course that prepares participants to develop and apply chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) incident response practices in a realistic training environment. The course builds operations-level knowledge and skills and provides responders with a unique opportunity to apply those skills in practical exercises conducted at the Nation's only toxic chemical agent training site, the Chemical, Ordnance, Biological and Radiological (COBRA) Training Facility.

Key skill sets addressed in this course include, but are not limited to:

Explaining the course of action for a CBRNE response, including triage, decontamination, scene survey, and monitoring operations
Performing mass casualty triage, decontamination, and monitoring operations while wearing the appropriate level of personal protective equipment (PPE) in response to a CBRNE incident

 

 

Emergency Management, Emergency Medical Services, Fire Service, Governmental Administrative, Healthcare, Law Enforcement, Public Health, Public Safety Communications, and Public Works. Hands-On Training for CBRNE Incidents (HOT) is not designed for Hazardous Materials Technicians.

 

 

To be eligible for the course, the student must successfully complete the following course:

• Participants should be able to don and doff PPE Level C, don and doff self-contained breathing apparatus, lift 40 pounds or more, and meet CDP medical criteria.

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) is an Accredited Provider (AP) of Continuing Education Units (CEU) and is authorized to award the following CEUs for successful completion of this activity:

IACET (International Association of Continuing Education and Training) – 1.6 CEUs