Training & Events

This is an 8-hour course that will satisfy the requirements to maintain certification for a hazardous material technician. This course will review applicable laws, regulations, standards, scene management, utilizing relevant technical documents and review selection of PPE and decontamination methods. 

Audience

Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Fire, and First Responders

Please note: This training is not hosted by MARC. Please visit the registration website for contact details.

This is an 8-hour course that will satisfy the requirements to maintain certification for a hazardous material technician. This course will review applicable laws, regulations, standards, scene management, utilizing relevant technical documents and review selection of PPE and decontamination methods. 

Audience

Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Fire, and First Responders

Please note: This training is not hosted by MARC. Please visit the registration website for contact details.

This 8-hour, instructor-led course prepares emergency responders to safely and effectively manage battery-related incidents using a risk-based response approach. Participants learn battery construction and chemistry, hazard recognition, thermal runaway response, air monitoring, and fireground strategy and tactics. The training combines classroom instruction with hands-on application and covers battery emergencies in transportation, residential, commercial, and industrial environments.

This 8-hour, instructor-led course prepares emergency responders to safely and effectively manage battery-related incidents using a risk-based response approach. Participants learn battery construction and chemistry, hazard recognition, thermal runaway response, air monitoring, and fireground strategy and tactics. The training combines classroom instruction with hands-on application and covers battery emergencies in transportation, residential, commercial, and industrial environments.

This 8-hour, instructor-led course prepares emergency responders to safely and effectively manage battery-related incidents using a risk-based response approach. Participants learn battery construction and chemistry, hazard recognition, thermal runaway response, air monitoring, and fireground strategy and tactics. The training combines classroom instruction with hands-on application and covers battery emergencies in transportation, residential, commercial and industrial environments.

This program will cover a number of pipeline, and pipeline response topics, and will conclude with several classroom exercises to give responders a chance to practice what they have learned.

Regularly scheduled meeting of the MARRS Technical and User Committees.

Regular meeting of Regional Homeland Security Coordinating Committee (RHSCC). A virtual option is also available.

The Mid-America Regional Council Emergency Rescue Committee, commonly known as MARCER, promotes regional coordination and cooperation in emergency pre-hospital care for metropolitan Kansas City.

To request meeting summaries or agendas, please call MARC's Emergency Services staff at 816-474-4240.

The MARRS Management Council provides policy guidance and oversight of the radio system to ensure that a high quality, reliable system is available to the metropolitan area, meets the needs of emergency response agencies and is financed equitably.