SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE

ASSOCIATE DEGREE CREDIT COURSE OUTLINE

Department: Professional Development Studies

Subject Area and Course Number: FT 202

Course Title: First Responder Hazmat

Discipline: Fire Technology

Units: 1

Repeatability: 3

Catalog Course Description: Provides first responders with improved capability to respond to hazmat events in a confident and safe manner.

Description for Schedule of Classes: Provides first responders with improved capability to respond to hazmat events in a confident and safe manner.

Lecture Hours per Week: 18 Hours Total (Short Course)

Laboratory Hours per Week: None

Plus Hours: None

Prerequisites: None

Co-requisites: None

Skills Advisories: Eligibility for English 100, 103

Course Advisories: None

Limitation on Enrollment: None

Course Objectives: By the end of this course, the participants will be able to:

1. Describe basic first responder actions.

2. Isolate and identify the hazardous material.

3. Describe hazard assessment techniques.

4. Identify the need for appropriate decontamination.

5. Describe how to effectively coordinate and communicate with local agencies.

6. List ways to apply local emergency Contingency Plans.

7. Explain the need for, types, selection criteria, and limits of protective equipment.

8. Describe how to utilize the DOT Emergency Response Guidebook to initiate basic action plan.

Course Content and Scope:

1. Basic first responder action guidelines

2. Hazardous material identification techniques

3. Hazard assessment techniques

4. Decontamination procedures

5. Communication protocol

6. Local emergency plans

7. Protective clothing and limits

8. DOT Emergency Response guidelines

Methods of Instruction: Lecture with discussion and practical hands-on application of techniques in the field.

Required Assignments:

1. Satisfactory completion of written examination

2. Demonstration of use of DOT Guidebook

3. Satisfactory completion of decontamination drill

Methods of Evaluation:

1. Satisfactory completion of written examination

2. Demonstration of use of DOT Guidebook

3. Satisfactory completion of decontamination drill

Appropriate Texts and Supplies:

Required: 1. First Responder Operations, CSTI, 2000.

2. First Responder Operations Decontamination, CSTI, 2000.

3. DOT, Emergency Response Guidebook, 2000.

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October 29, 2003

FRC (WPC)