Training the Fire Department HazMat Team: Keeping Them Engaged while Stressing Common Sense

Not all HazMat Teams are created equal. In many areas, the local fire department provides the HazMat resources and manpower needed to mitigate the situation. No matter the composition of your team, operations and technician level personnel should learn together and train together. It is imperative that all members stay engaged and learn from every training session. This interactive presentation will stress the needs for good communication, keeping information relevant to your team and most importantly, utilizing a common sense approach for every level of expertise. Attendees will be encouraged to discuss creative ways to keep team members attentive and interested in HazMat topics by accomplishing a primary objective of the conference, networking.