Department:    FIRE

 Course #:    161

 Credits:    3

 Variable:     No

 Course Description  

Prepares firefighters who witness or discover hazardous materials releases to recognize the presence of hazmat, protect themselves, secure the area, initiate emergency response of additional resources, and take defensive actions. Meets the training requirements for Hazardous Materials First Responder Operations.

 Prerequisite  

None

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 33

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Vocational Preparatory Required for ATA degree  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of basic hazard and risk assessment techniques, given a simulated incident involving hazardous materials.
2. Demonstrate use proper site security techniques to protect first responders and the public, given a simulated incident involving hazardous materials.
3. Select and demonstrate correct use of proper personal protective equipment, given a simulated incident involving hazardous materials.
4. Describe basic control, containment, and/or confinement operations within the capabilities of the resources and personal protective equipment available within the student’s unit.
5. List and define appropriate basic decontamination procedures.
6. Identify relevant Standard Operating Procedures and termination procedures.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

2. Critical Thinking

Definition: The ability to think critically about the nature of knowledge within a discipline and about the ways in which that knowledge is constructed and validated and to be sensitive to the ways these processes often vary among disciplines.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
2.1 Identify and express concepts, terms, and facts related to a specific discipline.
2.2 Analyze issues and develop questions within a discipline.
2.3 Identify, interpret, and evaluate pertinent data and previous experience to reach conclusions.

Course Contents

1. Properties of hazardous materials.
2. Recognizing & identifying hazardous materials.
3. Hazard risk assessment.
4. Personal protective equipment.
5. Command, safety & scene control.
6. Tactical priorities & defensive control.
7. Incident control strategies & tactics.
8. Decontamination techniques.