Assistant Chief Harris County Fire Marshal's Office Crosby, Texas, United States
The session will provide helpful tips on how to use NFPA 475 to organize, manage, and sustain a HazMat/WMD response program designed for an effective response aimed at minimizing risk. The session will explore a program framework beginning with the applicable laws, regulations, consensus standards, and guidance documents. It will also offer some guidance for conducting a jurisdictional risk assessment, planning, resource management, staffing, training, health and medical issues, financial management, program influences, and developing relationships.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this session the participant will be able to describe the components necessary for a managing a HazMat/WMD response program.
Upon completion of this session the participant will be able to describe how NFPA 475 can be used for an effective response that minimizes risk.
Upon completion of this session the participant will be able to explain why a jurisdictional gap-analysis is important in determining what level of HazMat/WMD response is needed for their community.
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