Initial Response to a Radiological Exposure or Dispersal Device / Dirty Bomb
This course is designed to provide First Responders with an in-depth understanding of the DHS Radiological Exposure or Dispersal Device Response Guidance
Initial Response to a Radiological Exposure or Dispersal Device / Dirty Bomb
Duration:
4.0 Hours (3.0 additional hours can be added as indicated below)
Guiding Documents:
DHS RDD Response Guide – First 100 Minutes (Nov. 2017)
NFPA 470
Key Topics:
- Summarize the DHS RDD Response Guide – First 100 Minutes (Nov. 2017 version)
- Critical missions and their associated tactics
- Types of meters and associated equipment needed to perform these tasks
- Proper techniques to survey for the presence of Alpha and Beta radiation
- Operating in a high radiation area to perform rescue without radiation metering
- Performing Triage and making transport vs decontamination decisions
- Tabletop exercise and small-scale simulated exercise
Additional Scenarios:
An additional 3.0 hours can be added to this course to provide two, large-area
RDD exercises with a simulation system to distances of up to 1.5 square miles from the
incident location.
Audience:
First Responders and Emergency Planners
Course Summary:
This course is designed to provide the First Responder Community with an in-depth understanding of the DHS Radiological Dispersal Device Response Guidance updated in November of 2017. Even with an event of this magnitude, fire departments need to understand they may not receive Federal assistance for several hours and therefore will be making potential life and death decisions in the immediate aftermath of the event. The course concludes with a tabletop exercise, followed by a scaled-down RDD response using a radiation simulation system. All participants will receive an RDD Quick Reference Card to store with other vital documents.
Important Note: This course is available for all First Responders and First Receivers as a collaborative planning course with their respective Fire Service. Please note, however, that focus of this course is directed towards the Fire Service, as Law Enforcement and EMS Agencies will be acting in a support role during these events. Additional RDD courses specific to Law Enforcement Officers, EMS Responders and First Receivers can be found under the ‘Counter-Terrorism’ and ‘EMS / First Receiver’ tabs respectively.
PRD Operations
This course is intended for First Responders who have been trained to use a Personal Radiation Detector (PRD) or a Personal Emergency Radiation Detector (PERD) as part of their response equipment.
PRD Operations
Duration: 4.0 Hours
Guiding Documents:
NFPA 470
DHS National Concept of Operations
Key Topics:
- Instrument Functionality
- Initial Alarm and Verification
- Use of body shielding and inverse square rule for source location
- Calculate stay time
Audience: First Responders and Emergency Planners
Important Note:
For Responders who have been certified as Primary Screeners by NNSA CTOS or other
federal entity, please select the ‘Law Enforcement / Counter-Terrorism’ tab for a course better suited to youroperations. If you are looking to become certified as a Primary Screener, please contact NNSA CTOS for assistance.
Course Summary:
This course is intended for First Responders who have been trained to use a Personal
Radiation Detector (PRD) or a Personal Emergency Radiation Detector (PERD) as part of
their response equipment. Students will review proper operations and employment of
these instruments. Following the review, REST staff will use an array of equipment to
navigate the students through simple to complex scenarios without being exposed to
ionizing radiation, allowing for several hours of safe ‘meter time’.
Emergency Managers and Planners are welcome to attend these courses to familiarize
themselves with this vital mission; PRD certification or use is not required to attend.
RIID Operations
This course is intended for First Responders who have been trained to use a Radioactive Isotope Identification Device (RIID).
RIID Operations
Duration: 4.0 Hours (3.0 Hours of additional training available; see explanation below)
Guiding Documents:
NFPA 470
DHS National Concept of Operations
NNSA Triage GBB Document
Key Topics:
- Instrument Functionality
- Critical menu settings
- Locating area of highest energy
- Identification technique and data interpretation
Additional Training Key Topics (3.0 additional hours of training and catered lunch provided):
- Understanding common misidentifications of threat materials
- Masking Incidents
- Obtaining required data if National Reachback will be utilized
- Submit a National Reachback Request and receive a detailed report
Audience: First Responders and Emergency Planners
Important Note:
For Responders who have been certified as Secondary Screeners by NNSA CTOS or other
federal entity, please select the ‘Law Enforcement / Counter-Terrorism’ tab for a course better suited to your operations.
Course Summary:
This course is intended for First Responders who have been trained to use a Radioactive
Isotope Identification Device (RIID). Students will review proper operations and
employment of these instruments and participate in multiple scenarios to reinforce proper
technique.
Agencies who wish to send their Responders to this class will be expected to provide their
own RIIDs and associated equipment; REST will not provide instruments for this course.
Emergency Managers and Planners are welcome to attend these courses to familiarize
themselves with this vital mission; RIID certification or use is not required to attend.
Radioactive Emergency Operations Awareness and Planning
This course is designed to provide First Responders and Emergency Managers with a basic knowledge of Radioactive or Nuclear Events and how to respond to them.
Radioactive Emergency Operations Awareness and Planning
Duration:
2.0 Hours
Guiding Documents:
NFPA 470
DHS RDD Response Guide – First 100 Minutes (Nov. 2017)
DHS Planning Guidance to a Response of a Nuclear Detonation (May 2022)
Key Topics:
- Fundamentals of Radioactive Energy
- Summarize the DHS RDD Response Guide – First 100 Minutes (Nov. 2017)
- Summarize the DHS RDD Nuclear Detonation Planning Guide – First 72 Hours (May 2022)
- Critical missions and their associated tactics
- The class will conclude with either a Tabletop Exercise or a series of Hands-On Exercises
Audience:
First Responders, Emergency Managers and Community Planners
Course Summary:
This course is designed to provide First Responders, Emergency Managers, Community Planners, Executive staff and their personnel with an understanding of the impacts of a Radioactive or Nuclear Emergency. Most Agencies and Communities have a limited or basic understanding of these events, making this type of emergency especially dangerous, Participants will be provided with a basic understanding of radioactive energy and how to ensure their Personnel and their Community’s safety from this invisible threat.
PPE Selection and Responder Decontamination
This course is intended to identify proper PPE Selection for First Responders who may have to enter an elevated radiation environment with suspected deposition of radioactive material, and then safely exit via a technical decontamination corridor.
PPE Selection and Responder Decontamination
Duration:
4.0 Hours
Guiding Documents:
NFPA 470
HHS REMM Procedure for Radiation Decontamination
Key Topics:
- Recommended PPE for radioactive emergencies
- Discuss alternative personal protection methods if no PPE is available
- Review recommended steps for responder technical decontamination operations
- Identify potential unique circumstances, to include evidentary and law enforcement weapon concerns
Audience:
First Responders and Emergency Planners
Course Summary:
This course will review NFPA recommended PPE selection for operations inside an elevated radioactive environment with the suspected presence of transferable contamination. Addditionally, alternative protection methods to protect those responders who find themselves without any PPE.
Participants will review the recommended procedures for Responder Technical Decon Operations from several different guiding documents for a rounded discussion on best practices. The class will conclude with several reptitions of participants acting as both responders exiting the ‘warm zone’ and as the Decon Team.
Radioactive Emergency Decon Operations Review
This 4.0 hour class is intended for agencies whose personnel may be required to respond to a radioactive contamination incident and / or perform emergency and responder Decon operations. This class can be added to the ‘Initial Response to an RDD’ class for a full training day.
Customizable Courses
At REST, we recognize that agencies may not find exactly the right fit with the courses offered in our catalog. Or you may want to combine a workshop, exercise or course together. Our staff is more than willing to work with you and your agency to design a unique course that ‘checks all the boxes’ for you. Every component of our material is customizable, including course length, content, start time, mergers with other REST components and cost.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us so we can provide you with exactly what you need to keep your troops safe.
