Monday Sessions
H01
Modular Emergency Response Radiological Transportation Training
US DOE (TEPP)
Monday, October 24
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Description Forthcoming
H02
HazMat FRO (First Responder Offensive)
Cris Aguirre & Joe Gorman
Monday, October 24
8:30 am - 12:30 pm
The HazmatIQ FRO program is a patented system developed by experienced responders, for responders and only available from HazmatIQ. The HazmatIQ FRO program incorporates the "Above the line /Below the Line" size-up tool while instructing First Responders equipped with a handful of instruments, whether they can safely enter the Hot Zone to attempt a rescue. Current FRO training mandates that responders identify, isolate, deny entry and call for a Hazmat Team. This training also prohibits First Responders from entering the hot zone even when there is a rescue to be made. HazmatIQ FRO trains responders to safely enter the hot zone to make "Line of Site Rescue." This is accomplished by teaching responders how to use and understand meters (Radiation meter, 4-gas meter and Temperature Gun) and reagent papers (pH and F papers). This equipment assures their safety when they choose to enter the hot zone to attempt a rescue.
H03 Burning Down the House!
Nick Vent
Monday, October 24
8:30 am - 12:30 pm
This session will discuss the unique response to what the local and national media dubbed "a bomb- making factory" in Escondido, California. This response required the use of Unified Command with Law Enforcement in charge of the complex operation. It involved the combined efforts of over 60 agencies from all levels of government. This event was one of the Homeland Security scenarios that the San Diego region had not covered with a table top exercise previously. This bomb-making factory response required the use of many unique analytical tools, field instrumentation, sampling, and interagency cooperation in work planning and public safety. It also required the use of a comprehensive command structure we all strive to have in place during these types of events. The discussion will include how the response was initiated, plume modeling problems encountered, tactical considerations for entry and mitigation, that led to the decision to thermally destruct (burn the house to the ground) to neutralize the threat.
H04
HazMat IQ
Cris Aguirre & Joe Gorman
Monday, October 24
1:30 - 4:30 pm
HazMatIQ is a training system formulated from more than 50 years of Hazardous Materials (HazMat) response experience. Traditional HazMat response is founded in the principles of industrial hygiene, organic chemistry and inorganic chemistry. While these foundations are valuable in the right setting, HazMatIQ has revolutionized first responder training by turning the focus away from mastering textbooks and onto the critical knowledge needed to make a simple decision: Can I make entry to effectuate a rescue? In order to do this, a first responder needs to understand the environmental hazards and the required personal protection equipment. HazMatIQ training streamlines the size-up process and enables responders to maximize their response efficiency and effectiveness. HazMatIQ system also incorporates training on how to safely and efficiently respond to unknown chemicals, mixtures or chemical reaction when there is no information on chemical and physical properties available.
The HazMatIQ 4 Step System is a response tool that incorporates a series of easy to understand job aids called Smart Charts. These charts enable responders to quickly assess risk and make a proper decision on how best to mitigate an incident. This system coaches responders through a process that virtually eliminates information overload.
H05
Tank Car Orientation
Instructor: TBA
Monday, October 24
12:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Description Forthcoming
Tuesday Sessions
H110
Compressed Gas Incidents, What Could Really Happen?
Eugene Ngai
Tuesday, October 25
10:30 - 11:30 am
Ever wonder what to do at a compressed gas incident? How bad is the leak or cylinder? will it get worst? What happens if someone shoots a full cylinder of Chlorine? What techniques or equipment can I use to quickly mitigate the hazard? The class will examine incidents that have occurred and highlight compressed gas behavior and provide some quick assessment tools that could have been used in these incidents
H111
Civil Support Team
Major David Sellen
Tuesday, October 25
10:30 - 11:30 am
The Civil Support Team assists first-responders in determining the nature of a Weapons of Mass Destruction or CBRNE incident, provides medical and technical advice, and pave the way for the arrival of follow-on State and Federal military response assets. The area key element of the Department of Defense's overall program is to provide support to civil authorities in the event of a Weapons of Mass Destruction or CBRNE incident.
H112
Silver Shield Critical Infrastructure Protection System
Dr. Sheila Conway
Tuesday, October 25
10:30 - 11:30 am
Silver Shield is the focal point for a state-wide unified approach to critical infrastructure and key resources (CIKR) identification, cataloguing, mitigation planning, and exercising preparedness across all areas of Nevada. Silver Shield provides the tool to collect and archive critical infrastructure data, and the means to disseminate that information via a web-based first responding agency tool. The first responder tool, known as Silver Shield Critical Infrastructure Protection System (CIPS), is a mechanism by which fire, police, and emergency management may obtain critical information in the event of an incident. The first responder tool provides full integration of the geospatial/geographic information system (GIS) software that provides a predictive analytical component that creates increased capability for domestic intelligence and law enforcement in combating terrorism, gangs, and conventional criminal activity, in a preventive and proactive sense. The tool has two main components; a web-based online component and a portable offline component.
H113
The Deadly Dozen - Common Mistakes in HazMat Response
Douglas Rohn, Lieutenant, Madison (WI) Fire Department
Tuesday, October 25
10:30 - 11:30 am
Mistakes in Hazmat Response Many mistakes in Hazmat response have been made repeatedly throughout the years. This program is intended to discuss common mistakes and some of the ways to rectify them. It has been said that we are doomed to repeat history, unless we learn from it and this program will discuss those common mistakes in readiness, response, and cleanup, with an emphasis on mentoring for future responders to use.
H114
Lessons Learned: HazMat Case Reviews
Steve Hermann
Tuesday, October 25
1:30 - 4:30 pm
Case studies of several dozen actual highway and railroad hazardous materials transportation accidents, emphasizing lessons learned in the real world of major chemical spills, utilizing pictures taken at the scenes by the presenter, who for over 20 years was Arizona's senior hazardous materials emergency responder. Many of these incidents have been featured in FIRE ENGINEERING or FIREHOUSE magazine articles.
H115
First Responder Compressed Gas Safety
Eugene Ngai
Tuesday, October 25
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
At home and in the workplace, people routinely use a variety of compressed gases. (Acetylene, Oxygen, Propane, Carbon Dioxide, etc) Under ordinary conditions these are very safe. In the event of a fire, motor vehicle accident or other incident, these gases can however present a significant hazard. A 90 minute class to introduce first responders to the hazards of common compressed gases. It will also serve as the foundation in a future class to better understand the hazards of the more specialized gases that are used in industry.
H116
PEAC-WMD Decision Support Software for Hazmat/CBRNE Professionals
Maria Mayes, Account Manager, AristaTek, Inc.
Tuesday, October 25
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
PEAC-WMD is decision support software used within the hazmat response community by critical CBRNE units such as the National Guard Civil Support Teams, the United States Air Force (USAF), and civilian responders worldwide. This course will illustrate how PEAC-WMD can be used in technical reference and situational analysis as well as modeling and incident reporting. The instructor will review how to expedite the completion of NIMS ICS forms through automation and how to leverage integrated technologies such as Google Earth. The course will include scenarios based on real incidents, review several computation tools such as the Explosion Calculator and PAD Calculator and include discussion on methods available to quickly disseminate pertinent incident data.
At the end of this course students will know how to access, use and distribute the data sets and tools included in PEAC-WMD and have a heightened awareness of software support aids available to assist their teams in response efforts.
Wednesday Sessions
H210
To Be Announced
Wednesday, October 26
10:00 -11:00 am
Description Forthcoming
H211
To Be Announced
Christy Hartman, NV State Lab
Wednesday, October 26
10:00 - 11:00 am
Description Forthcoming
H212
Railroad Safety for the First Responders
Ben Salo, TRANSCAER
Wednesday, October 26
10:00 - 11:00 am
Description Forthcoming
H213
To Be Announced
US DOE (TEPP)
Wednesday, October 26
10:00 - 11:00 am
Description Forthcoming
H214
Fallon Water Treatment Facility Hydrochloric Acid Spill
John Gillenwater
Wednesday, October 26
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Description Forthcoming
H215
Chemical Suicide: Information for the First Responder
Jacob Oreshan, Deputy Chief,
New York State Office of Fire Prevention
Wednesday, October 26
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Chemical suicide, or detergent suicide, is becoming a growing problem in the United States. This course is intended to provide all levels of first responders with the basic knowledge required to recognize a potential chemical suicide, how to safely approach the incident, proper personal safety precautions, and safe scene management. This course also explores signs and symptoms of exposure as well as possible field treatment for responders. Several case studies will be presented.
H216
Small Spills: It's Not the Big One But It's Still One
Keith Silverman, Principal, GoldShield TEAM
William Cullen, Principal, GoldShield TEAM
Wednesday, October 26
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Small spills and releases are common occurrences but responding to them can be confusing and challenging. How much material constitutes a small spill? Is the size of the spill really that important? The better the first arriving responder understands how to size-up small spills, the more prepared they will be to handle them. This workshop discusses response options to several types of common small spills with a focus on situational assessment, risk based decision-making, and responder safety.
H217
Understanding Radiological Threats in Your Community
Ken Keaton, TEPP Coordinator, US Dept. of Energy
Mark Linsley, Sr. Health Physicist, US Dept. of Energy
Wednesday, October 26
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
The session will review case histories of actual incidents involving radioactive material. Theft, malicious intent, and transportation accident case studies involving radioactive material will be discussed during this session. Students will participate in an interactive discussion about how they can recognize, detect, and protect themselves and their community from radiation and contamination. Instructors will create an informative and participative learning environment during the discussion about these incidents. Recognized standards, guidance documents, and recommended practices for responding, managing, and mitigating radiological incidents will be discussed.
