The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) developed this course for the Department of Energy (DOE) under the direction of Fluor Daniel Fernald, DOE’s environmental remediation contractor for the Fernald Environmental Management Project. The goal of this contract was to provide needed information and a method to train fire departments and other emergency responders who may be called upon to respond to accidents involving radioactive materials along DOE transportation corridors and routes.
The training material contained in this course is available without restriction. However, please be aware that the representation of certain concepts in the course could be subject to differing professional and personal opinions. We caution that knowledge, experience and sound judgement be used by anyone attempting to translate these materials into instructional programs for emergency responders and others.
We encourage you to utilize this material, as appropriate, in your training programs and to make these resources available to other emergency services organizations that reveal a genuine need for such information.
If you have any questions on this material please contact Dennis Kubicki on 301-903-4794 (dennis.kubicki@eh.doe.gov) or Steve Wentzel on 513-648-4289 (steve_wentzel@fernald.gov).
