Basic EMS Concepts for CBRNE Events Online

AWR111 – 3.00 Hours

Schedule

FP AWR111 273 Register

This schedule is subject to change without notice. If you have not received confirmation of the class prior to the class start, please contact the division at (866) 878-8900 or [email protected] to get the latest schedule.

Course Description

This course is designed to provide an awareness level introduction to CBRNE agents and response considerations, with an emphasis on recognition, personal safety, and appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) necessary for responders and receivers. Participants will gain the skills and knowledge to recognize threats, hazards, and methods to access/activate available resources, personal safety measures, response tactics, decontamination considerations, medical surge, and appropriate clinical interventions to prepare for CBRNE incidents.

This component can then be followed by the performance-level, instructor-led segment at the local host location: Medical Management of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) Events (PER-211).

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Course Completion Requirements

Participants must provide information for all required fields, including their U.S. citizenship/permanent resident information, in addition to meeting all other attendance and course completion requirements. If this information is not provided, the participant will be considered incomplete and will not receive a certificate of completion.

Participants must provide information for all required fields, including their U.S. citizenship/permanent resident information, in addition to meeting all other attendance and course completion requirements.

If this information is not provided, the participant will be considered incomplete and will not receive a certificate of completion.

Attendance Requirements

To meet attendance requirements, participants must review each training module and complete all required course assignments, activities, quizzes, and/or end of course exam.

Upon successful completion, you will be able to:

  • Signs and symptoms of exposure to CBRNE agents
  • Treatment protocols for contact with these agents
  • Information about Emergency Medical Services role in the Incident Command System

Suggested Audience

Disciplines include, but are not limited to:

  • EMS Providers
  • First Receivers
  • Physicians and Nurses
  • County, State and Federal Medical Responders
  • Medical Center Personnel
  • Public Health Personnel
  • Private Sector Medical Responders
  • Public Safety Dispatchers
  • Law Enforcement Personnel
  • Fire Service Personnel
  • Fire Service Personnel
  • Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) 
  • Hazardous Material Response Personnel
  • Public Works Personnel
  • Mortuary Services Personnel
  • Veterinary Services Personnel
  • Educational Community
  • Faith-Based Groups 
  • Support Services (Information Technology (IT) and Clerical

Continuing Education And Professional Credits

  • International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM)

Other Information

To begin registration for this course, go to http://www.teex.org/nerrtc and click on online training.

Government Programs

  • For DHS/FEMA Funded Courses, please contact [email protected] or call (866) 878-8900
  • This project was supported by Cooperative Agreement Number (EMW-2023-CA-05041) administered by DHS/FEMA. Points of view or opinions expressed in this document are those of the author and do not represent the official position or policies of DHS/FEMA.
    FEMA’s National Training and Education Division (NTED) offers a full catalog of courses at no cost to help build critical skills that responders need to function effectively in mass consequence events. Course subjects range from CBRNE / Weapons of Mass Destruction terrorism, cybersecurity, natural disasters, and other functions of emergency preparedness, response, and recovery. NTED courses include multiple delivery methods: instructor-led (direct deliveries), train-the-trainers (indirect deliveries), customized (conferences and seminars), and web-based. Instructor-led courses are offered in residence (i.e., at a training facility), virtually, or through mobile programs, in which courses are brought to state and local jurisdictions that request the training.
    NTED certified courses can be found at: www.firstrespondertraining.gov

Contact Information

Emergency Services Training Institute
Emergency Services Training Institute
Phone: (979) 314-1120 | (979) 458-3453
Email: [email protected]