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DPETAP is: Part of the National Domestic Preparedness Program. Sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Domestic Preparedness (ODP) Provides funding to States and Cities for specialized equipment Provides specialized training to emergency responders. DPETAP Program Elements.
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DPETAP is: Part of the National Domestic Preparedness Program • Sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Domestic Preparedness (ODP) • Provides funding to States and Cities for specialized equipment • Provides specialized training to emergency responders
DPETAP Program Elements • Mobile Technical Assistance Teams • Technical Information Services
Mobile Technical Assistance Teams • Mobile teams staffed by • Instructors/Technicians • Self-contained vehicles and equipment trailers • 3 days to 3 weeks on-site per visit
Services Operator training Maintenance training Calibration training Equipment decon training Mobile Technical Assistant Teams Provide: Equipment Training • Detection • Decontamination • Personal Protective Equipment
Training Equipment and Materials Provided Include: • Detection equipment for “hands-on” operation and maintenance training • Tool kits to support maintenance training • Job aids to support operation and maintenance training
Radiation Detection Courses • First Responder Radiological Awareness • Fundamentals • Detection technology • Common Sources • First Responder Radiological Operations • Biological effects • Shipping requirements • Contamination Control • Survey techniques • First Responder Radiological Technician • Threat • Medical Treatment
Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of the Ludlum Model 2241-2 Emergency Response Kit O&M of the Ludlum Model 3 Emergency Response Kit O&M of the Radiation Pager–S O&M of the 451B Ionization Chamber Survey Meter O&M of the Thermo Electron FH 41 B Multi-Purpose Radiation Meter O&M of the Thermo Electron FH 40 G Dose Rate Measuring Unit Radiation Detection Equipment Courses
Since Program Inception – May, 2000 • Pine Bluff Arsenal (PBA) and its training partner – General Physics Corporation (GP) – have provided 4,105 WMD training courses and exercises to 52,806 first responders: • On-site • At no cost • For 1,047 agencies • In 43 states/territories
Equipment Specifications O&M Data Cost Data Performance Data Comparison data Annotated Links Equipment Information Bulletins Job Aids Lessons Learned Reference Data Technical Information Services . . . What? How? • Telephone Helpline (800) 368-6498 • Bulletins
In Summary, DPETAP... • Equipment-Focused • Two Program Elements • Mobile Technical Assistance Teams • Detection Equipment • Mass Casualty Personnel Decon • Personal Protective Equipment • Technical Information Services • Equipment Helpline
For Further Information and Scheduling Assistance . . . • Send e-mail to: dpetapoutreach@gpworldwide.com • or • Call: Danny Mossburg • (870) 540-2387 or (870) 835-0030