Homemade Explosives (HME) Awareness

This 1-day awareness level course will familiarize emergency personnel with the chemical precursors associated with improvised/homemade explosive (HME) formulations, the scientific and improvised equipment used during the manufacturing process, the hazards surrounding chemical precursors and improvised mixtures, several of the most popular mixtures during various stages of manufacture, and how to safely operate in improvised explosive situations and environments.

This course has been certified by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Continuing Education Units for in-state EMS Personnel (4 Credit Hours).