Fire Engineering’s 2019 Handbook for Hazardous Materials Response provides education on the following:
Introduction to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Hazmat laws and regulations
- Managing hazmat/WMD incidents
- Safety considerations
Awareness Response to Hazardous Materials
- Recognition and identification
- Initiate protective actions
- Facility and transportation Markings
Operations Response to Hazardous Materials
- Container breaches
- Health hazards
- Incident Command System
Mission Specific: Response to Hazardous Materials
- Types of PPE
- Testing, maintenance, and inspection
- Training
- Medical monitoring
- Victim and rescue recovery
- Response to illicit laboratories
Incidents Involving Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Chemicals and Their Properties
- Basic chemistry concepts
- Toxic materials