Fire Engineering's Handbook for Hazardous Materials Response 

By Ronald Kanterman and David Probo

Fire Engineering’s 2019 Handbook for Hazardous Materials Response provides education on the following:

Introduction to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction

• Hazmat laws and regulations
• Managing hazmat/WMD incidents
• Safety considerations

Awareness Response to Hazardous Materials

• Recognition and identification
• Initiate protective actions
• Facility and transportation Markings

Operations Response to Hazardous Materials

• Container breaches
• Health hazards
• Incident Command System

Mission Specific: Response to Hazardous Materials

• Types of PPE
• Testing, maintenance, and inspection
• Training
• Medical monitoring
• Victim and rescue recovery
• Response to illicit laboratories

Incidents Involving Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction

Chemicals and Their Properties

• Basic chemistry concepts
• Toxic materials