Digital Resource Center
The library of digital tools designed specifically for the first responder.
Welcome to the DRC
The primiere site for reference and training materials!
Here we have a variety of digital tools at your disposal. It is your private digital toolbox if you will. Here we have contained electronic manuals, operating procedures, and regulations.
1. The electronic manuals are technical manuals that are to be used as reference materials. These are accessible as reference ebooks.
2. The operating policies and procedures are fully customizable for your use within your department. And are meant to be downloaded for your use and direct tailoring to your needs.
3. The third area is an instructor's toolbox that includes concepts and methods that have been time tested within the classroom to engage your student.
If there is something you don't see here please email us from the contact page for your suggestion, so we can start to place it into the production pipeline.
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Downloadable documents
This section introduces you to policies and procedure documents that you can read and get instructional information from. Or plan your next training requirement through the use of a policy and procedure. However, it does not provide definitive details on how to plan, write, format, and complete these documents. These documents are here for your use but are as reference and a good start to formulate your own policy and/or procedure.
SOP 103-001
Hazardous Waste & Disposal
This is a basic SOP policy for Hazardous Waste & disposal. It is set up for those alarms which small quantities of hazardous substances is left, found, or turned into the fire department.
It is a policy based on community support and environmental considerations. If the public do not know where to discard these materials they will end up in sewers or drains. In an attempt to correct this behavior as much as possible a Hazardous Waste and Disposal program can be set up. This SOP will get you started.
SOP 501-001
General Air Monitoring/Sampling for gases and vapors
This SOP is a general approach to gathering air samples. This is organized into two area one that you can read through our online ebook with annotations. The second half you can download the document in MS Word so you can customize it to your department or agency.
SOP 501-002
Incident Sampling with suspicion of biohazard
Here we address the basic sequence of events at a incident that may have a biological threat.
This Section is organized so you can read the SOP through our eBook technology and the second half you can download the document in MS Word so you can customize it to your department or agency.
SOP 501-003
Clean/Dirty procedure
Here we address the general practice of clean person dirty person when gathering samples which may become evidence.
This Section is organized so you can read the SOP through our eBook technology and the second half you can download the document in MS Word so you can customize it to your department or agency.
Instructional Tools
We have placed a few of the Scenarios that we use from an instructors perspective. These are instructor cards which we use in the classroom to run simulations for mastering an objective. They are cheat sheet for the instructor during course delivery.
We have placed them here to give you the opportunity to do the same within your station house, local fire school or fire college. A reference to give you ideas on training.
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