2011-2012 Hospital Preparedness Program -SCRETAC
To: Mr. Ron Seedorf:
Responsible Agency: SECRETAC
Project Manager or P.O.C.: Michael C. Merrill, SECRETAC Coordinator
Phone: (719) 468-0711
Email: mike@secretac.com
Project Name: Hazmat Awareness Training and Education
Total Funding Request: $5,594.54 (Request Forms attached per memo for request)
Date: June , 2012
INFORMATION ON PROJECT:
1. Education and Preparedness Training
2. “Hazmat Awareness” Course Programs across the region that address the safety of both
patients and responders. The ability to recognize an incident involving hazardous
materials or weapons of mass destruction (WMD) is critical. They must possess the
knowledge required to identify the presence of hazardous materials and WMD, and have
an understanding of what their role is within the response plan. Hazardous Materials
Awareness will provide first responders with these skills and enable them to keep
themselves and others safe while mitigating these potentially deadly incidents.
3. Describe the gap this project will address within the region and how this project will
improve said gap for medical community response.
Appropriate training results in better patient outcomes and reduces the likelihood of
rescuer injury or death. Some positive results of the program are: shorter notification,
response, and extrication times; improved first aid, EMS, and hospital care; and fewer
rescuer injuries.
4. The SECRETAC Bi-Annual Plan, since 2002, has identified the accessibility, affordability
and quality of continuing education for prehospital care providers as one of the critical
needs for rural and frontier regions. The annual county plans that each of the six
counties develops using a SWOT analysis also confirms these critical needs and
reinforces the on-going search and need for Education and Preparedness Training. This
specific course addresses specific targeted areas of specialized training and education for
EMS providers. Participating agencies.
1. Bent County Ambulance
2. Crowley County Ambulance
3. Fowler Rural Fire Protection Dist.FA,
4. Hasty/McClave Fire Protection District
5. Holly Fire and Ambulance Service
6. Kiowa County Ambulance Service
7. La Junta Rural Ambulance Service
8. Lamar Fire and EMS
9. Manzanola First Response Unit
10. Rocky Ford Emergency Services
11. Southeast Colorado Hospital Ambulance Service
12. Two Buttes Ambulance
13. Walsh Ambulance Service
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BUDGET
Provider Course (5 Sites):
Food Estimated Cost (5 Courses) $ 2,760
Instructors: (8 Hrs) The Class time, 4 hrs. prep & 4 hrs. post: 16hrs.
@ 20 student ration to instructor
Honorarium, Travel Per diem, Lodging Instructors $3,180
Equipment: Disposables
6 Courses @ $100 per course: $600
Coordination
Course $500
Travel & per diem: $600
Actual Costs
1. Las Animas:
$ 526.78
2. Eads:
$ 336.14
3. Ordway:
$ 261.23
4. La Junta:
$ 342.00
5. Lamar:
$ 228.39
6. SECRETAC Coord$ 600.00
7. Instructors
$3,300.00
Total:
$5,594.54
Summary: SECRETAC was able to provide five (5) All Hazards Awareness
courses throughout the region. The total number of participants was 40. The
instructors Mr. Randy Short and Mr. Terry Clodfelter, from the Rocky Mountain
Hazardous Materials Association, provide a excellent introductory course to a
multi-disciplinary audience; which included; Law Enforcement, Fire and EMS
professionals. The major goals and objectives of the program were achieved.
Evaluations showed that the course and the instructors provided the advertised
and promoted skills, knowledge and awareness for introductory all hazards
awareness training. We do not have all of the pass/fail exam results at this time.
The Colorado Division of Fire Safety, under the direction of Ms. Theresa
Staples provided extremely valuable time, resources and the exam's certification
level from the state. The certification exam alone, has a listed fee of $30.00 per
person (40X$30=$1,200). This does not include the certification proctor(s) who
provided the exam, immediately following each course, on-site! The Division
also provided textbooks (All Hazards Manual and Emergency Response Guides
for every participant). SECRETAC sincerely wishes to acknowledge and thank the
Colorado Division of Fire Safety for their commitment to rural and frontier
responder training and education.
One of the major goals of the
SECRETAC Biennial Plan(s) has been to provide "quality, accessibility and
affordable" training and education in the REGION. The HPP Program and grant
has afforded SECRETAC with the resources that continues to help the RETAC
achieve this on-going goal.
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