DOE/IAFF Training for Radiation Emergencies
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
or Steve Wentzel on 513-648-4289.
This page was last updated on January 05, 2007
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