Program D (HOT)
Course Name
Hands-On Training for CBRNE Incidents (HOT)
Target Audience/Disciplines
Hands on Training for CBRNE Incidents provides training for responders, including supervisors and trainers, in the following disciplines: Emergency Management, Emergency Medical Services, Fire Service, Governmental Administrative, Healthcare, Law Enforcement, Public Health, Public Safety Communications, Public Works. HOT is not designed for HAZMAT technicians.
Course Description
Hands-On Training for CBRNE Incidents (HOT) is a two-day course which affords participants the opportunity to develop and apply CBRNE incident response practices in a realistic training environment. HOT provides responders the unique opportunity to practice their knowledge and skills in the world’s only toxic chemical, biological, radiological training facility dedicated solely to emergency responders—the Chemical, Ordnance, Biological, and Radiological Training Facility (COBRATF).
Below are some, but not all, of the critical skill sets learned during this training program:
- Operate chemical, biological, and radiological detection equipment
- Identify types of dissemination devices, including direct deposit, breaking, spraying, bursting/exploding, and vector
- Describe/classify explosive materials by type of explosion, sensitivity, and effects of the blast
- Perform triage of mass casualties and support the evacuation of victims through the introduction of definitive medical care
- Conduct mass and technical decontamination operations while wearing personal protective equipment (PPE)
Additional Qualifications/Certifications
To be eligible to attend HOT, participants must have completed the AWR-160 Standardized Awareness Training or another equivalent certified awareness training course. Participants should be able to don and doff different levels of PPE, lift more than 40 pounds, and meet CDP medical criteria.
Course Length
2.0 days
Course Code
PER-262
CEUs
- International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET): 1.6
- Nursing, through Alabama Board of Nursing (nurses only): 16
- Police Officer Standards and Training (POST; approved per state): 16
