Responders are taught to identify the hazardous material involved, to isolate the area and to assess the dangers before taking aggressive action to control the incident. If sealing a leak, responders are warned to consider reactivity issues. It also describes correct protective equipment, emergency medical operations, diking to control spills, neutralization to control spills, vapor control, decontamination of persons and equipment, runoff water control, and when NOT to use water to fight a fire. It is available in both English and Spanish. Each film in the 10-part HazChem Series focuses on a different product or group of products.
Programs combine footage of actual incidents with action-packed, realistic training sequences.
The films are designed to provide training to persons who are expected to respond to an emergency involving these hazardous materials. HazChem films have been the winners of numerous awards for both filmmaking excellence and technical content. Among the honors received by HazChem programs are the prestigious Cine Golden Eagle award, the Society for Technical Communication Award of Excellence, the Telly Award, and the Silver Apple Award from the National Education Film and Video Festival. About the Technical Committee Emergency Film Group programs are created with the assistance of leaders in emergency response training. Jerry is a captain in the San Francisco FD and has over 25 years of fire service experience.