Evaluating Progress & Terminating the Incident

Whether you are trained to the operations, technician or command level, the first task of every first responder to a hazmat or WMD emergency is the same. It's size up - or what the NFPA standard on hazmat competencies calls Analyzing the Incident. A systematic risk-based response begins with an analysis of the problem - assessing the hazards, evaluating the potential consequences and then choosing the best response actions. Evaluating Progress & Terminating the Incident is the fifth program in the Hazmat Legend Series. It is designed to provide training and information to all personnel who seek or wish to improve their competencies as hazmat responders. This program is ideal whether you have new recruits to train or want to provide a stimulating refresher for your team. The Hazmat Legend Series showcases twenty-seven of the nation's leading hazmat responders, with more 966 years of boots on the ground experience, who provide an inside view of NFPA 472. As influential instructors, widely read authors and hazmat responders, they have seen it all and now in this exciting and comprehensive program they reveal important lessons they've learned that can help improve your team's response actions. Topics covered in this program include: Evaluating the progress of the incident plan. Evaluating effectiveness of control functions. Evaluating success of decon. Terminating the emergency phase of the incident. Conducting a debriefing of the incident. Identifying procedures for determining whether item have been fully decontaminated. Conducting a critique of the incident for all units assigned. Describing the importance of personal exposure records. Check out all the Hazmat Legend Series film clips!