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Volume 13
accidents and Chemical, Biological, Radiologi-
cal, Nuclear and/or Explosives (CBRNE) attacks.
June 2017 Edition
These quick videos explain overall concepts from
how to stay prepared.
Hot Topics for Today’s Responders
(FLIR PRIMED – Episode 1: Grant Coffey introduces you to
PRIMED – a tool you can use right now to stay prepared.
Courtesy of FLIR and YouTube)
FLIR PRIMED delivers best practices, industry
insights, and real-life experiences that help you
stay prepared.
Class is now in session.
Whether the mission is preventive, reactive, or
intelligence-driven, responders can stay pre-
pared with FLIR PRIMED, a free source of cut-
ting-edge insights with a focus on “street truth”,
best practices, field checklists, and other CBRNE
information.
(FLIR PRIMED – Episode 3: Radiation is not well understood.
Grant Coffey covers the important safety basics you need to
know. Courtesy of FLIR and YouTube)
From the initial PRIMED episode– Prepare, Rec-
ognize, Input, Monitor, Experience, Decision – to
explosives 101, radiation protection zones and
personal protective equipment, gas monitoring,
and so much more, FLIR is presenting hot topics
for today’s responders.
These real-life, field-tested methods are pre-
sented by Grant Coffey, a retired Portland Fire &
Rescue Hazmat Team Coordinator, College Fire
Science Instructor, and CBRNE expert of nearly
40 years.
In addition, each episode concludes with a free
field checklist, or downloadable guide, to in-
crease subject knowledge for a s afer and more
successful response.
(FLIR PRIMED – Episode 2: When responding to a scene,
STOP! In this episode, Grant Coffey discusses the cues and
clues you should pay attention to. Courtesy of FLIR and You-
Tube)
FLIR is leveraging their vast knowledge, exper-
tise and connections to bring free educational
videos to first responders online.
(FLIR PRIMED – Episode 4: Explosives are one of the weap-
ons of choice for terrorists. They are easy to make – and easy
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