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PER-243
junio 23, 2025
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Homeland Security
Austin Fire Department Training Academy
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This course is designed to provide Participants with the capability to perform basic Preventive Radiological/Nuclear Detection (PRND) Operations as Primary Screeners and will provide them with the overall knowledge of Global Nuclear Detection Architecture (GNDA) as employed by our Nation. PER-243 trains Participants equipped with a PRD to contribute to the accomplishment of the National Preparedness Goals Core Capabilities.
Special Instructions
Register for this course through the Texas Division of Emergency Management’s (TDEM) training portal.
This course has a number of prerequisites which can be reviewed on TDEM’s website. Personnel should be assigned to positions from which they would likely make a hazardous material response to a WMD incident, be assigned to a position in which they will develop departmental policies and procedures regarding WMD emergency responder actions or be assigned to positions from which they will develop or deliver WMD training to prepare their departments to respond to such incidents. This course is intended primarily for HazMat technicians. This course is also intended for law enforcement personnel tasked with supporting the operational phase of a WMD incident and transitioning into the crime scene investigation phase; laboratory; public health; and environmental personnel.