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This presentation will highlight threats (ranging from domestic terrorism to technological hazards) and solutions (covering the realm of operational response from pre-planning through detection, protection, decontamination, and destruction) that response teams should watch in 2024.
Through a case study of an incident that closed a major interstate on the July 4th holiday week, this interactive program will discuss the incident, use of the ICS, Interagency Communication and Cooperation. The various components that helped make the decisions that ended with a long inquiry as to the actions of those involved in the planning, response, execution, mitigation, and remediation of the incident.
This guided discussion style lecture will discuss the Hazmat Unit's role in Maritime firefighting. A case study of FDNY’s handling of the shipboard fire aboard the Endo Breeze in May 2022 will be included in the discussion. The class will focus on basic shipboard firefighting concepts and how they impact the HazMat unit's role at these incidents and how a HazMat Unit's presence can greatly assist with these types of incidents.
In New York City in 2023 there were 362 fires started by lithium-ion batteries causing 138 injuries and 18 deaths for the year. Lithium-Ion batteries are a at the center of a revolution in consumer electronics, personal mobility, energy storage and electric vehicles. The adaption and growth of this new technology presents challenges for the fire service, municipal and federal governments. The workshop will explore:
• Li-ion Battery Types Failure Mode Overview
• Impact on the Fire Ground & Fire Behavior
• Fire Operations Considerations
• Community Risk assessment
• Post Fire Extinguishment Considerations
The Fire Department City of New York (FDNY) is at the forefront of responding to the new challenges with these fires. Lieutenant John Cassidy of Hazardous Materials Company One will share lessons learned from responding to incidents and collaboration with other agencies and industry leaders.
Be prepared to handle anhydrous ammonia incidents effectively and efficiently. The session will begin with a class review of a customized guide card, including live release footage, for anhydrous ammonia which follows the sequence of a hazmat incident and provides specific reminders and information for anhydrous ammonia responses. Indoor and outdoor situations. Control and containment tactics. Do's and Don'ts with water application. Potential hazards to be considered. That will be followed by short tabletop scenarios with team play, providing some fun and entertainment, but more importantly allowing for some practical application in dealing with ammonia in real life incidents.
Hazardous Materials Emergencies in New England –
What the Past has Taught Us and What the Future Holds for Responders
This year in Foxboro the MAHMT Conference embarks on the next chapter of training and response. At times like this, it is usually beneficial to stare into the past to get a feel for what is to come and how New England responders deal with these new challenges. This presentation will look at the history of hazardous materials in New England and the lessons learned from these events. New England has led the United States in response to hazardous materials from Gun Powder, early Industrial Chemicals, Organic Peroxide Explosion in CT, BLEVES, Phosphorous Tri-Chloride in Somerville. New England was the first to have Natural Gas in pipelines. We had one of the largest Radioactive incidents in America in Rhode Island. New England manufacturers were the first chemicals like acids and bases during the Industrial Revolution. New England in WW II lead the world in the development of plastics and monomers and MAHMT members were part of the response to Terrorism.
This presentation will not only look back at our experiences but tries to use the wisdom of our past to analyze our future response issues. This session asks current members of MAHMR and other responders in New England to visualize not only where we have accomplished already - but where are we going? In the late 1980’s Massachusetts was one of the first in states to initially and completely regionalize its response teams at the state level and standardize much of the equipment and training for all the teams. Since those initial conferences in the 80’s on Cape Cod, through Plymouth and now Foxboro the growth of MAHMT and responders who attend this conference throughout New England today are living examples of the future hazardous materials emergency response, preparedness and prevention in the New England and United States. This presentation will celebrate what has been done, what is being done and what will be done to protect the Massachusetts and New England going forward.
It is vital on every hazardous materials emergency scene, we have a system in place to ensure that all downrange - fireground tasks are completed, to safely and effectively mitigate any hazardous material and its effects. Have you utilized incident commander checklists to manage your tasks and objectives, and ensure radio communication benchmarks? Incident Command is the standardized structure that allows for a cooperative response within various groups or agencies to coordinate response activities, without compromising any decision making or safety. Focusing on a risk-based response through the chain of command, and utilizing tactical checklists as an Incident Action Plan in a way to identify roles, and tasks to ensure scene objectives are met. This roundtable group session will identify how to better assess the situation through scene size-up, with objectives including product identification, the use of chemical detection monitors, choice of personal protective equipment along with on-scene decontamination strategies and procedures. We will discuss the importance of having a Hazmat Safety Officer; and tactical priorities to make key decisions on-scene, such as rescue, recovery or spill response mitigation issues to consider. We will also review the APIE method, radio communication strategies for product related actions for fires or spills, life protection strategies for public safety and assistance requests for local mutual aid agencies. You have spent countless hours preparing for and conducting scene size-ups of fire-related incidents. But how effective or sufficient is your size-up of a Hazmat scene? The first several minutes will set the tone for the next several hours.
Metering workshop to ultimately identify a training simulant (blend of Malathion and brake fluid) with similar physical properties to Novichok (M8 color change, vapor pressure, appearance, longevity on a surface, etc). Simulant will be both sprayed on a surface as well as within sprayer bottle. Students will follow their progression of metering from relative simplicity (colorimetric) to higher fidelity/more complex sample introduction ultimately into GC/MS. Students will learn the importance of orthogonal detection/classification/identification techniques as well as get hands-on experience working through a challenging situation. Students will assess color change on M8 paper, headspace on a surface using a coffee cup with a hole to introduce sampling probes, then learn basic sampling, preparation, and extraction technique to introduce samples into a GC/MS instrument.
Whether you are a training officer, Battalion Chief or the Fire Chief, this class is
for you! This presentation asks and answers the question, “is our department
REALLY prepared to recognize and respond to a hazmat incident, especially those that arrive on scene first”? Too many times we think our department is prepared only to learn the hard and costly way that they are NOT!
• Discuss the difference between operational response and that of a hazmat
team.
• What training is required?
• How to prepare the first arriving units of a potential hazmat scene to
include CO emergencies, Natural gas leaks, fuel spills etc.
This concise 90-minute course provides an essential overview of Hazardous Materials Medicine, focusing on medical responses in hazardous environments. It covers the basics from assessing and treating Haz Mat patients, including dealing with chemical burns, gases/vapors, and systemic effects of exposures. Key topics include treatments for chemical warfare and biological agent exposures, and protocols for Fentanyl/Carfentanil incidents. Designed for medical professionals, this course equips participants with critical knowledge and skills for emergency situations involving hazardous materials.
Join us for an insightful after-action summary of our recent battery destruction testing on lithium-ion batteries. This presentation offers a unique blend of video and audio documentation capturing a series of tests on various techniques and products—both existing and upcoming in the market—aimed at understanding their effectiveness in safely handling lithium-ion batteries. Through live discussion and video showcases, we'll explore what worked, what didn't, and glean valuable lessons from the field testing. This course is designed to provide practical insights and enhance safety protocols for handling these potent power sources.
· Peroxide HME (TATP, HMTD)
· Attack response and preparedness
· Blast effects and safety considerations
Hazardous Materials Emergencies in New England –
What the Past has Taught Us and What the Future Holds for Responders
This year in Foxboro the MAHMT Conference embarks on the next chapter of training and response. At times like this, it is usually beneficial to stare into the past to get a feel for what is to come and how New England responders deal with these new challenges. This presentation will look at the history of hazardous materials in New England and the lessons learned from these events. New England has led the United States in response to hazardous materials from Gun Powder, early Industrial Chemicals, Organic Peroxide Explosion in CT, BLEVES, Phosphorous Tri-Chloride in Somerville. New England was the first to have Natural Gas in pipelines. We had one of the largest Radioactive incidents in America in Rhode Island. New England manufacturers were the first chemicals like acids and bases during the Industrial Revolution. New England in WW II lead the world in the development of plastics and monomers and MAHMT members were part of the response to Terrorism.
This presentation will not only look back at our experiences but tries to use the wisdom of our past to analyze our future response issues. This session asks current members of MAHMR and other responders in New England to visualize not only where we have accomplished already - but where are we going? In the late 1980’s Massachusetts was one of the first in states to initially and completely regionalize its response teams at the state level and standardize much of the equipment and training for all the teams. Since those initial conferences in the 80’s on Cape Cod, through Plymouth and now Foxboro the growth of MAHMT and responders who attend this conference throughout New England today are living examples of the future hazardous materials emergency response, preparedness and prevention in the New England and United States. This presentation will celebrate what has been done, what is being done and what will be done to protect the Massachusetts and New England going forward.
Think back to your first HazMat Operations class. For many, the class was taught by an instructor who was making sure the HazMat Box was checked for Level I Firefighter. For many the class was summed up with the “rule of thumb," essentially if you can’t cover the incident with your thumb, you are too close. This has produced a generation of HazMat Ops certified firefighters who believe their only recourse on a HazMat incident is to call out the local or regional HazMat Technician Team. Not true!
This course is designed to reintroduce HazMat Operations level skills that First Due Companies can utilize to better identify, control and/or mitigate some of the most common and simple HazMat incidents. Attendees will be introduced to the “RINSED" concept and other best practices that they can bring back to their department and implement now on calls from spills and leaks to train derailments. First Due Companies will be better prepared for size up to providing high quality intel and support to the local or regional HazMat Technician Team.
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