Course Length: 1 day (8 hours)

MCTFT Coordinator: Katherine Argueta (727-692-4811)

This one-day course covers drug and explosive labs. Several illegal drug lab manufacturing processes will be reviewed, along with their hazards. Understanding the process helps to identify an illegal lab and the associated hazards. First Responders may find themselves exposed to the hazards of a lab while responding to calls for service that have nothing to do with a Clandestine Lab. Recognizing the characteristics of a lab is paramount to your safety while in the lab setting and actions to take once you have gotten out of the lab. Agencies hosting this course are encouraged invite other local first responders to this session (Fire, EMS, Probation and Parole, Corrections, Division of Family Services, Social Services, Department of Environmental Protection, etc.).

Course Objectives

  • Define clandestine laboratories.
  • Identify the drugs that are manufactured in clandestine laboratories.
  • Recognizing the characteristics of a drug or explosive lab.
  • Describe the hazards that may be encountered in a lab environment.
  • Identify first responder actions.

Overview of topics

  • Methamphetamine labs
  • Mexican National Conversion Labs
  • Butane Honey Oil (BHO) Extraction
  • TATP-Explosive labs
  • Heroin/Fentanyl safety issues
  • Unknown labs/chemically hazardous environments
  • Exposure issues, reporting, and recognition

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