Chagrin/Southeast Regional Hazardous Materials Response Team

Each member of the Chagrin/Southeast Hazmat Team must complete the following minimum training to be on the Hazmat Team:

• Ohio Firefighter Training - minimum 120-280 hours
• Ohio Emergency Medical Technician - 120 hours
• Hazmat/WMD Awareness - 8 hours
• Hazmat/WMD Operations  - 16 hours
• Hazmat/WMD Technician  - 40 hours
• WMD Technician Training - 24 hours
• Confined Space Rescue Training - 24 hours
• National Incident Management System IS700 - 3 hours
• Introduction to Incident Command - ICS100 - 3 hours
• ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents -  ICS 200 - 3 hours
• Public Safety WMD Response - Sampling Techniques and Guidelines - 24 hours

Many of our team members have also completed:

• Ohio EMT-Paramedic Training - minimum 1,200 hours
• Advanced Hazmat Life Support - 24 hours
• Hazmat/WMD Specialist - 40 hours
• Rail Tank Car Specialist - 40 hours
• Highway Cargo Tank Specialist - 40 hours
• Clandestine Lab Technician - 40 hours
• Chemistry of Hazardous Materials - 80 hours
• Initial Response to Terrorist Bombings - 32 hours
• WMD Radiological/Nuclear Course for Hazmat Technicians - 32 hours

Hazmat Team Leaders must complete the following additional courses:

• Hazmat Officer/Hazmat Safety Officer Training - 24 hours
• Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents - ICS 300 - 18 hours
• Advanced ICS for Command and General Staff - ICS 400 - 14 hours

In addition to initial training, all personnel must attend monthly team training sessions, quarterly confined space rescue training, and meet annual training requirements.

Physical exams are required every two years by OSHA regulations.

Personnel also attend annual hazmat training conferences in Baltimore, Houston and Cleveland to help maintain their current skills and to stay focused on state-of-the-art techniques and equipment.

Training

Each year, the members of the Chagrin/Southeast Regional Hazmat Team get the opportunity to attend specialized training throughout the United States.

These include:

• Highway Cargo Tank Specialist, Security and Emergency Response Training Center, Pueblo, Colorado
• Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings, New Mexico Tech, Sorcorro, New Mexico
• Rail Tank Car Specialist, Security and Emergency Response Training Center, Pueblo, Colorado
• WMD Radiological Technician, Nuclear Weapons Test Site, Mercury, Nevada
• IAFC International Hazmat Teams Conference, Baltimore, Maryland
• Ammonai Emergency Response, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• COBRA Training, WMD Technician, Center for Domestic Preparedness, Anniston, Alabama
• Hot Zone Conference, Houston, Texas
• Prevention and Response to Suicide Bombing Incidents, Socorro, New Mexico
• Advanced Chemical-Biological Integrated Response Course, Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah
• Biological Response Course, Marynad Health Department, Baltimore, MD
• Clandestine Laboratory Training, Ohio National Guard, 52nd WMD Civil SupportTeam, Columbus, Ohio
• Public Safety WMD Sampling Course, Louisiana State University
• Joint Hazard Assessment Team Training, FBI, Akron, Ohio
• Domestic Preparedness Equipment Technical Assistance Program, Pine Bluffs, Akansas
• Hazmat Officer/Hazmat Safety Officer, Michigan State Police Academy, Lansing, Michigan
• FEMA Regional Hazmat Training, Baltimore, Maryland
• Pennsylvania Hazmat Conference, Seven Springs, Pennsylvania

© Chagrin/Southeast Council of Governments - 2014