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Course Overview<br style=\"font-size: inherit;\">This course transitions from passive observation to active, defensive mitigation.<br style=\"font-size: inherit;\">\u2022 Duration: Typically 16 to 24 hours (2\u20133 days).<br style=\"font-size: inherit;\">\u2022 Prerequisite: WMD Awareness (AWR-160) and often ICS-100\/700.<br style=\"font-size: inherit;\">\u2022 Focus: Defensive tactics, PPE utilization, and decontamination.<br style=\"font-size: inherit;\">2. Key Learning Objectives<br style=\"font-size: inherit;\">At the Operations level, participants move beyond &#8220;call for help&#8221; and learn to:<br style=\"font-size: inherit;\">\u2022 Analyze the Incident: Determine the complexity and potential outcomes of a CBRNE release.<br style=\"font-size: inherit;\">\u2022 Plan the Response: Identify defensive strategies and the necessary Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).&nbsp;<br style=\"font-size: inherit;\">\u2022 Implement Defensive Actions: Execute product control techniques (e.g., damming, diking, and diverting) to contain the spread.&nbsp;<br style=\"font-size: inherit;\">\u2022 Perform Decontamination: Set up and operate emergency and mass decontamination corridors.<br style=\"font-size: inherit;\">\u2022 Incident Command: Operate within a formal Incident Command System (ICS) structure.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div\u00a0class=\"adl\"><br><\/div\u00a0class=\"adl\">\n<div\u00a0class=\"adl\">The WMD Operations Course is a 12 hour program.<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div><\/div\u00a0class=\"adl\">\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-436","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>WMD Operations - Hazmat Response Solutions<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/hazmatresponsesolutions.com\/learn\/wmd-operations\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"WMD Operations - Hazmat Response Solutions\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/hazmatresponsesolutions.com\/learn\/wmd-operations\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Hazmat Response Solutions\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/hazmatguys\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-05-23T15:42:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/hazmatresponsesolutions.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/unnamed.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1184\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1236\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hazmatresponsesolutions.com\\\/learn\\\/wmd-operations\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hazmatresponsesolutions.com\\\/learn\\\/wmd-operations\\\/\",\"name\":\"WMD Operations - Hazmat Response Solutions\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hazmatresponsesolutions.com\\\/learn\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-23T15:40:41+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-23T15:42:09+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hazmatresponsesolutions.com\\\/learn\\\/wmd-operations\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/hazmatresponsesolutions.com\\\/learn\\\/wmd-operations\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hazmatresponsesolutions.com\\\/learn\\\/wmd-operations\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hazmatresponsesolutions.com\\\/learn\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"WMD Operations\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hazmatresponsesolutions.com\\\/learn\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hazmatresponsesolutions.com\\\/learn\\\/\",\"name\":\"Hazmat Response Solutions\",\"description\":\"Quality Education Solutions for EMS, Hazmat, Police &amp; 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