G-320 Fundamentals Course for Radiological Response (Radiological Officer Initial Course) (FRCC)

**Course Title: **G-320 Fundamentals Course for Radiological Response (Radiological Officer Initial Course) (FRCC)

Length of Course: 24 Hours, 3 days

Purpose of this Course: The purpose of this 3 day course is to provide the coursework to help qualify participants to serve as a Radiological Officer (RO). This course meets the Operations Level Competency for first responders and hazardous materials teams who may encounter or be called to manage radiological incidents. This course addresses Nuclear Power Plant, Transportation, Nuclear Weapons, WMD and Hazardous Material hazards. Participants will be able to support planning, emergency response, recovery activities, evaluation, NIMS/ICS applicability and exercising a radiological protection system (RPS) in preparation for a radiological incident. This course will include Pennsylvania specific information and requirements. It provides participants with an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the Radiological Officer including administrative, equipment, team and advisory responsibilities. The course describes the framework within which the radiological response team functions, and provides fundamental knowledge of radiation and its affects, while building on the participant’s previous training and experience and including the proper response and pre-recovery procedures for a radiological incident.
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Prerequisites:_ The Center for Domestic Preparedness Radiological Emergency Management (AWR-923-W) and Radiological Response Team (RRT) Course (RTIC [16 Hr MERRTT course]). Scanned images of transcript must be sent via email to the course point of contact two weeks before class start date.

Referenced Texts__: As course material is now provided through electronic means it is highly recommended students bring a computer, capable of reading a USB flash drive, to the course. Please email the Course Contact for different media. Student manuals and other course material may be downloaded at any time from the PEMA web page (www.pema.gov).

Course Goal: The purpose of this course is to provide the coursework to help qualify participants to serve as a Radiological Officer (RO). This course meets the Operations Level Competency for first responders and hazardous materials teams who may encounter or be called to manage radiological incidents. This course addresses Nuclear Power Plant, Transportation, Nuclear Weapons, WMD and Hazardous Material hazards. Participants will be able to support planning, emergency response, recovery activities, evaluation, NIMS/ICS applicability and exercising a radiological protection system (RPS) in preparation for a radiological incident. The course will include Pennsylvania specific information and requirements.