This 8-hour course provides ALL responders with the knowledge required to respond systematically and safely during an explosive incident. This course can be customized to provide an emphasis on homemade explosives and precursors, toxic industrial chemicals and toxic industrial materials, oxidizers, clandestine labs, or any combination of the above. This course incorporates an awareness approach to explosives, training students to:
- Identify explosive materials
- Identify components of improvised explosive devices (IEDs)
- Identify precursors used in homemade explosives (HMEs) and home made explosive labs
- Recognize the components/equipment found in homemade explosives labs
