Radiological / Nuclear Prevent Mission (PRND) Courses

PRND Primary Screener Operations

This course is intended for Responders who are already certified as a FEMA-Trained PRND Primary Screeners.

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PRND Primary Screener Operations

Duration

4.0 Hours

Guiding Document

DHS PRND Domestic Detection Concept of Operations (Feb. 2019)

Key Topics

  • GNDA / PRND mission and guiding principles
  • Situational Awareness when receiving alarms
  • Assessment and Adjudication
  • Evidentiary concerns
  • Regional partners

Audience

First Responders and Emergency Planners

Important Note
This course is intended for Responders who are already certified as a FEMA-Trained PRND Primary Screeners. For those personnel who are not certified Primary Screeners, please see our HAZWOPER Radiological / Nuclear Course on the Pro Board / HAZWOPER Courses tab.

Course Summary

This course is designed to be a primarily ‘hands on’, scenario-based class. Students will receive a short review of the critical information needed to perform their mission as Primary Screeners. Following the review, REST staff will use an array of equipment to
navigate the students through simple and 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.

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PRND Secondary Screener Operations

This course is intended for Responders who are already certified as FEMA-Trained PRND Secondary Screeners.

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PRND Secondary Screener Operations

Duration: 7.0 Hours (plus one additional hour for a catered lunch break)

Guiding Document:

DHS PRND Domestic Detection Concept of Operations (Feb. 2019)

Key Topics:

  • Instrument Functionality
  • Critical menu settings
  • Communications with and role of the FBI WMDC
  • Locating area of highest energy
  • Recognition and investigation of elevated Neutron readings
  • Identification technique and data interpretation
  • Understanding common misidentifications of threat materials
  • Masking Incidents
  • Importance of merging survey technique with evidentiary concerns
  • Obtaining required data if National Reachback will be utilized
  • Submit a National Reachback Request and receive a detailed report

Intended Audience: First Responders, Federal Agencies and Emergency Planners

Important Note:
This course is intended for Responders who are already certified as FEMA-Trained PRND Secondary Screeners. For Responders who do not require that certification, please refer to the RIID Operations for HazMat Teams Course on this page for a class better suited to your needs.

This in-depth, full day class is intended for Secondary Screeners who are assigned a RIID on a regular basis and could be requested to respond on short notice. The staff at REST will provide you with both the fundamental knowledge and best practices of RIID metering to
allow you to operate this critical instrument with confidence. Students will be presented with both basic and complex scenarios using a variety of live sources that will test your knowledge of isotopes, as well as provide you with resources to help you interpret the data
your meter is displaying. REST will provide students with a catered lunch.

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.

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PRND Backpack Detector Operations

This course is intended for Responders who are already certified as Backpack Operator Primary Screeners.

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PRND Backpack Detector Operations

Duration:

4.0 Hours

Guiding Document:

DHS PRND Domestic Detection Concept of Operations (Feb. 2019)

Key Topics:

  • Instrument Functionality
  • Critical menu settings
  • Locating area of highest energy
  • Recognition and investigation of elevated Neutron readings
  • Identification technique and data interpretation (if equipped)
  • Understanding common misidentifications of threat materials
  • Masking Incidents

Intended Audience:

First Responders, Federal Agencies and Emergency Planners

Important Note:

This course is intended for Responders who are already certified as a FEMA-Trained PRND Backpack Primary Screeners. For those personnel who are not certified Primary Screeners, please see our HAZWOPER Radiological – Nuclear Course on the Pro Board / HAZWOPER Courses tab.

Course Summary:

This in-depth, class is intended for Primary Screeners who could be assigned a Man-Portable (Backpack) Detector as part of their duties. The staff at REST will provide you with both the fundamental knowledge and best practices of Backpack Operations to allow you to operate this critical instrument with confidence. Students will be presented with both basic and complex scenarios using a variety of live sources that will test your knowledge of detection, and if equipped, isotopes, as well as provide you with resources to help you interpret the data your detector is displaying.

Agencies who wish to send their Responders to this class will be expected to provide their own Backpacks 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; Backpack certification or use is not required to attend.

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