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Our team provides timely and professional training and support solutions for the first responder and military communities. We are professionals who model solutions based upon decades of knowledge and field experience serving our communities with excellence. Our work ethic is simple: get the job done, and to the highest standards!

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We Offer Hazardous Materials Identification and Training

Bomb Threat / Suspicious Package Training

Our Bomb Threat / Suspicious Package Training is facilitated by an experienced FBI-certified bomb tech. The workshop provides facility administrators, advisors, and security leaders the knowledge, perspective, and skills necessary to plan for, evaluate and respond to any bomb threat at the facility while successfully engaging employees in the response and minimizing facility disruption

Emergency Characterization of Unknown Materials Book Cover

The second edition of the popular Emergency Characterization of Unknown Materials was released November 30, 2020, by publisher Taylor and Francis.

Houghtons, Inc. President Bill Bennett joins first edition author Rick Houghton with updated material and new content that includes NFPA 472 updates, A-series (fourth generation) nerve agents, high-pressure mass spectrometry, and an entire new chapter titled “Techniques.” This new chapter contains advanced operator tips for Raman, FTIR, and high-pressure mass spectroscopy, including sample manipulation, robotic sample collection, and a simple but effective sampling tool 

Recent Posts

Nitazenes: The Latest Synthetic Opioid Threat and How to Safely and Effectively Characterize With Raman SERS

Houghtons, Inc. presented Nitazenes: The Latest Synthetic Opioid Threat and How to Safely and Effectively Characterize With Raman SERS on behalf of ThermoFisher Scientific at ...
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FTIR & Raman vs. Nerve Agents and Fentanyl: Safe Practices, Outstanding Results

This content was developed for and delivered at the 2020 IAFC Hazmat Webinar and Virtual Hazmat Conference on behalf of Thermo Fisher Scientific: Fact: Advanced ...
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Bomb Threats and Strategic Decision-Making Workshop

Much of the bomb threat preparedness training for law enforcement, emergency management and security professionals, while well intentioned, consists of headlines, charts, checklists, and search ...
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Emergency Characterization of Unknown Materials (2nd Edition) Now Available!

Emergency Characterization of Unknown Materials, Second Edition is fully updated to serve as a portable reference that can be used in the field and laboratory by ...
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Safe and Effective Explosives Detection Canine Operations

The Safe and Effective Explosives Detection Canine Operations workshop prepares canine handlers to safely continue once their canine partner indicates a potential explosive. Handlers learn what to ...
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ChemThief™ Remote Sample Collection and Transport

ChemThief™ is a patent pending device offering your team a new capability for remote sample collection and transport to a safe area. ChemThief™ easily integrates ...
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Offering World-Class Private Emergency Response Training

Whether you’re looking for training exercises for first responders, courses identifying unknown chemicals and biohazard materials, fire, police, and hazmat training, or other skill development, we offer it all here at HazardID.com. Our team, who supports our existing customers and welcomes new ones, works tirelessly so you receive a comprehensive education. No matter where you live in the United States of America, you’ll be able to receive the learning experience you require here at HazardID.com.