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PER-326: Surface Transportation Emergency Preparedness and Security for Freight by Rail or Highway (STEPS Freight) (PER326)

The Surface Transportation Emergency Preparedness and Security for Freight by Rail or Highway (STEPS-Freight) course goal is to provide participants with the training necessary to identify the roles and responsibilities of preparedness, prevention, and response to emergencies involving surface transportation freight and passenger systems. Participants will be able to identify the hazards of Hazardous Material/ Weapons of Mass Destruction (HazMat/WMD/IEDs and apply this information to the appropriately to the applicable areas of an incident. Participants will gain familiarization with NIMS/NRF in order prioritize organizational management needs, resource allocation, evacuation strategies and response operations. Participants will demonstrate proficiency during an incident while providing solutions to minimize the impact to the responders, the citizens, the environment, and the critical infrastructure of the area and address the priorities of the National Preparedness Guidelines and Target Capabilities List to include Mission Areas such as Communications, Planning, Risk Management, CBRNE Detection, Critical Infrastructure Protection, On-site Incident Management, Responder Safety and Health, Citizen Evacuation and Shelter-in-Place, and others. 
Details
Date(s)  Wed. Dec 10, 2025 0800-1600 
Thu. Dec 11, 2025 0800-1600 
Location SCEMD-Training Room
2779 Fish Hatchery Road, West Columbia SC 29172 
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Handicap Accessibility Yes
WiFi Access Yes
Offered By South Carolina Emergency Management Division 
Primary Instructor TBD, To Be Determined 
Course Length  
Course Hours 0 
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Prerequisites
Equivalent Prerequisites
Maximum Participants 30
# Open Seats 29
# on Wait List 0

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