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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!
We Offer Hazardous Materials Identification and Training
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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
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Emergency Characterization of Unknown Materials (2nd Edition) Now Available!
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
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Recent Posts
Apr03
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 the International Association of Fire Chiefs 2023 International Hazardous Material Response Conference in Baltimore Maryland. This presentation covers information known about the Nitazene class of synthetic opioids, response and investigation measures, and how to investigate using Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy.
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May23
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 operator knowledge and skills improve safety and operational success. Use this hands-on session to learn advanced Raman and FTIR techniques. Participants will manipulate and test surrogate samples to identify fentanyl, select chemical warfare agents and their analogs. Expert operators will coach small groups in tips, techniques and “secrets” using handheld Raman and FTIR analyzers and surrogate samples. Learning Objectives: Participants will work in teams using advanced, hands-on techniques and surrogate chemicals to practice safe field …
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May23
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 techniques. Notably missing: strategic decision-making. Participants easily find themselves lost in details, discouraged or disengaged entirely. Without understanding the big picture – what matters most and why – facts and lists have little meaning and cannot be realistically applied to protect a facility and its occupants. Those who actually stick with the instruction and try to absorb the endless parade of material may find, when faced with an actual threat, that they have learned some …
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May23
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 workers who are responsible for a safe response to and management of unknown hazardous materials. As with the first edition, the book emphasizes public safety and the management of life safety hazards, including strategies and emerging technologies to identify the hazards presented by an unknown material. The second edition of the popular Emergency Characterization of Unknown Materials was released November 30, 2020 by publisher Taylor and Francis. When responding to a hazardous material emergency involving an unknown substance, firefighters …
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May23
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 do and what not to do for safe, continued response as an incident potentially escalates. The Safe and Effective Explosives Detection Canine Operations workshop provides handlers with practical information concerning: IED components IED effects Threat analysis Identification of suspicious packages, people, vehicles, and unmanned aerial systems (UAS/drones) Decision making and navigating ambiguities Response to explicit bomb threats What to expect from a bomb squad response How to support a bomb squad response The half-day Safe and Effective Explosives …
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May23
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 into most commonly used EOD/Bomb Squad robot platforms enabling operators to collect samples without going into harms way. Unique design uses one movement to collect and expel any solid, liquid, powder, paste, gel, oil or mixture into a sealed container for transport Capable of lancing through several types of containers Small sample size is adequate for testing yet safer for the operator Sample is securely stored for transport up range Compatible with all robot platforms …
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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.