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HOMEMADE EXPLOSIVES

Friday, June 7, 2024
2:15 PM – 4:15 PM East Coast USA Time
Location: Holiday Ballroom 2
The Homemade Explosives: Awareness, Recognition, and Response, Customized course is designed to provide emergency first responders with the knowledge necessary to recognize and respond to incidents involving Homemade Explosives (HME). Emergency first responders are presented with information on the identification of HME explosive precursor chemicals, HME manufacturing indicators, HME exposure indicators, and pre-detonation and post-detonation response actions. Throughout this course, emergency first responders discuss how to implement safe response strategies when recognizing the presence of HME indicators; understanding these response actions is critical to mitigating the hazards associated with HME.

Learning Objectives:

  • The Homemade Explosives: Awareness, Recognition, and Response, Customized course is designed to provide emergency first responders with the knowledge necessary to recognize and respond to incidents involving Homemade Explosives (HME). Emergency first responders are presented with information on the identification of HME explosive precursor chemicals, HME manufacturing indicators, HME exposure indicators, and pre-detonation and post-detonation response actions. Throughout this course, emergency first responders discuss how to implement safe response strategies when recognizing the presence of HME indicators; understanding these response actions is critical to mitigating the hazards associated with HME.