AWR 225 CBRNE Response for Rural First Responders
This 8-hour awareness-level course provides rural first responders with an introduction to various types of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) materials and agents. The course is designed to give the first responder the ability to safely assess the scene and determine whether it requires a CBRNE response, allowing the responder to recognize when a situation requires a defensive response (isolate and deny entry) until operations-level personnel arrive on the scene. This course imparts a basic understanding of dangers involved in CBRNE incidents; instruction in the use of field guides; the steps involved in safe scene assessment; and the components of CBRNE Operations. In addition, this course provides participants with an overview of the Incident Command System and information pertaining to additional support resources from local, State, and Federal agencies. Activities presented in this course afford participants with opportunities to apply critical thinking and decision-making skills. Filmed scenarios presented at the end of this course require participants to combine instruction from the entire course and put it into practice.
