Transcript Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP)

U.S. DOT Hazardous Materials
Emergency Preparedness (HMEP)
Grants Program
Charles Rogoff, DOT
NRT Training Subcommittee Co-Chair
HMEP Grants Program
Accomplishments
• Since the beginning of the program (1993), $99M
has been awarded in HMEP grants resulting in
1,545,000 responders being trained
• To date, the IAFF has trained ~1,300 fire service
instructors using HMEP grant funds.
• The April 2003 HMEP Curriculum guidelines have
been distributed to grantees, LEPCs/SERCs, and
local fire departments.
• Assistance is being provided to grantees in using the
guidelines to qualify their courses.
HMEP Grants Program
Accomplishments (Cont’d)
• The HMEP grant program’s role in
providing hazmat planning and training
support was commended by local
responders during the Tamaroa, IL
incident on February 9, 2003 and the I-95
tanker accident, which took five lives on
January 13, 2004.
NRT Training Subcommittee
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Incident Command/Unified Command
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Hospital Hazmat/WMD Preparedness
Training
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Computer-based Hazmat/WMD
Operations Program
Incident Commander Training
Considerations
Audience
 Moderate in Size
 Responders whose
level of command
responsibility may
include incident
commander at all
phases of hazmat
incident from initial
response through
stabilization to
incident
termination
Prerequisites
1. First Responder
Awareness
training
2. First Responder
Operations
training (min. 24
hours required)
Training
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16-40 hours
Classroom and simulator/field
instruction, with emphasis on
incident management and
resource coordination
Competencies:
Knowledge of role of IC within
ICS and responsibilities within
employer’s emergency response
plan.
Knowledge of State and federal
emergency response plans.
Ability to manage and coordinate
a hazmat incident response,
including supervising hazard and
risk assessment, coordinating
control, containment and
confinement operations, ensuring
proper use of PPE, employing
proper notification procedures,
and ensuring correct
decontamination procedures.
Ability to implement transfer of
command and incident
termination procedures.
Refresher
1. Review of
command
structure SOPs
2. Information
updates on
State and
Federal
response
plans
3. Refresher
practice
incident scene
management,
coordination,
and decisionmaking using
simulated
emergencies