FIRES 216 Hazardous Materials II

This course emphasizes the knowledge required to identify NFPA 472 Operations Level standards for the first responders to hazardous materials incidents. Students set up decontamination procedures for responders to hazardous materials incidents

Credits

2

Prerequisite

FIRES123, FIRES124, FIRES201, FIRES202, FIRES215

Distribution

Career Training

Offered

Fall, Spring

Notes

Face-to-face course

Outcomes

1. Explain proper procedures for PPE inspection, storage, testing, and maintenance.
2. Describe the considerations and limitations of emergency and technical decontamination.
3. Explain the strategic goal of spill control and confinement.

Field Based Experience

0