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A liquid slurry version of the biological material Anthrax is applied near a leaking package inside a mock mailroom used in COBRA training.
A liquid slurry version of the biological material Anthrax is applied near a leaking package inside a mock mailroom used in COBRA training.
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Emergency responders attending the TERT course sample for the possible detection of the biological material Ricin. These students worked with biological materials Ricin and Anthrax, and also nerve...
Emergency responders attending the TERT course sample for the possible detection of the biological material Ricin. These students worked with biological materials Ricin and Anthrax, and also nerve agents GB and VX, during their course.
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Emergency responders train inside a mock mailroom at the COBRA. The mailroom is used during a scenario using Anthrax.
Emergency responders train inside a mock mailroom at the COBRA. The mailroom is used during a scenario using Anthrax.
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Emergency responders enter the toxic training area of the Chemical, Ordnance, Biological, Radiological (COBRA) training facility at the CDP. The wall hangings are new features depicting a shopping...
Emergency responders enter the toxic training area of the Chemical, Ordnance, Biological, Radiological (COBRA) training facility at the CDP. The wall hangings are new features depicting a shopping mall scene.
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Syringes containing nerve agents GB and VX are prepared prior to agent operations at the COBRA. Agent pourers use the syringes to safely apply the toxic chemicals during training.
Syringes containing nerve agents GB and VX are prepared prior to agent operations at the COBRA. Agent pourers use the syringes to safely apply the toxic chemicals during training.
Center for Domestic Preparedness

Nerve agent is poured onto a chilled plate prior to training at the COBRA. Students will learn sampling methods to safely detect deadly chemical agents.
Nerve agent is poured onto a chilled plate prior to training at the COBRA. Students will learn sampling methods to safely detect deadly chemical agents.
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Special detection paper shows the positive presence of nerve agent during training at the CDP’s COBRA training facility.
Special detection paper shows the positive presence of nerve agent during training at the CDP’s COBRA training facility.

CDP Updates its Technical Emergency Response Training

The Technical Emergency Response Training (TERT) course is the foundation training class at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP), located in Anniston, AL. TERT, originally titled "Advanced Operations," has a legacy stretching nearly 15 years - its beginning traced to the CDP's founding in...

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CDP Updates its Technical Emergency Response Training

The Center for Domestic Preparedness' Technical Emergency Response Training (TERT) course provides realistic training for biological, radiological, chemical and other threats.

Article • May 2nd, 2013
Hazmat Studies: Fire and Police Combine For Hazmat Response - Part 1

Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, fire and police officials in Gwinnett County, GA, recognized the increased potential for foreign and domestic terrorism and saw a need to share resources, knowledge, information and experience. In 2003, fire and...

Article • May 1st, 2013
What First Responders Need to Know About Ammonium Nitrate

Ammonium nitrate, a common agricultural fertilizer, is best known as an ingredient in the explosives used in the 1993 World Trade Center and Oklahoma City Federal Building bombings.

Article • April 19th, 2013
Hazmat Studies: Hazmat Response In the "Research Triangle"

Durham, NC, established in 1869 and known as the “City of Medicine,” is in the north-central part of the state on Interstates 85 and 40. The city is part of the “Research Triangle,” or “Triangle,” an area encompassing three major...

Article • April 14th, 2013
University of Extrication: Lockable Hood Feature in New-Model Van

With the arrival of the new utility van from Ford Motor Co., responders have an increased probability of encountering a lockable hood latch mechanism at a vehicle fire or collision scene. The front-wheel-drive Transit Connect vans are built in...

Article • April 1st, 2013
Aircraft Firefighting: Dangers to Responders At General-Aviation Accidents

The article “Aircraft Rescue & Structural Fire Departments” in the November 2012 issue of Firehouse ® about aviation crashes and structural fire departments focused on responding to an aviation accident and obtaining training and information on...

Article • April 1st, 2013
San Diego Harbor Police Provides Fire, Rescue Protection on Water

The San Diego Harbor Police Department has a distinction that most law enforcement agencies don’t have: marine firefighters. All of their officers are cross-trained to meet firefighter standards and assist with rescue incidents.

Article • March 12th, 2013
Air-Bag Operations – Part 5: Placing the System Into Operation

The fifth segment in the series on air-bag operations addresses the factors associated with stacking air bags, proper placement and procedures for assembling the system for a safe lifting operation.

Article • March 11th, 2013
University of Extrication: Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Identification

SUBJECT: Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Identification TOPIC: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) J2990 Document OBJECTIVE: Understand the requirements of the newly published Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) J2990 document TASK: The...

Article • February 1st, 2013
Technical Rescue: First Due to a Confined-Space Rescue

Contributor Mike Daley offer insighte to the recognition and identification of confined spaces. He talks about monitoring of the atmosphere, ventilation, lockout/tagout and other important components these incidents.

Article • January 18th, 2013
University of Extrication: Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Identification

It was a simple email from the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). The message was short and sweet: “This notification is to inform you that document: J2990_201211 – Hybrid and EV First and Second Responder Recommended Practice has been...

Article • January 3rd, 2013
Emergency Services Stretched to the Limit

A 500-mile-wide Hurricane named Sandy caused death and destruction from the Northeast to the Great Lakes at the end of October and beginning of November 2012. One of the worst storms to hit the area in three decades, it caused the worst flooding in...

Article • January 1st, 2013
Download: Weekly Drill 98 - Ropes & Knots Part 1

Drill #98: Ropes & Knots: Part 1 The fire service uses a plethora of different tools. One that is often overlooked, but worth its weight in gold, is the rope. In Part 1, readers will learn about the variety of materials being used for fire service...

Article • December 23rd, 2012
Fear of Change Hampers Our Ability To Progress in Technical Rescue

Having taught for some time, you realize fear of change is linked to the fear or feeling of not being able to perform that skill or method. You get so accustomed to performing the same skill set almost on auto pilot that the thought of losing that...

Article • December 10th, 2012
Air-Bag Operations – Part 4: Size-up & Initial Operations

Proper size-up is critically important for a successful operation involving an air-bag lift. Jon Hall shares these initial actions will help prevent further injury to the victim and will make for a safer and more efficient operation.

Article • December 10th, 2012

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