K9 Handler Explosive Awareness & Safety
March 27 - March 28 2021 @ Paducah, KY | Host: Precision Explosives
[March 27-28, 2021]
INSTRUCTOR: Todd Wilber
COURSE: K9 Handler Explosive Awareness & Safety
COST: $295 per person – TWO-DAY COURSE
Purpose of the Course
K9 Handlers will learn basic explosive terminology and characteristics hazards and safety precautions.
Specific Objectives
- Components of Explosives and identification of homemade explosives and devices
- Identify hazards (unattended abandoned and suspicious)
- Post Blast with K9
- Imprint confirmation of constituent odors
Method of Instruction
This class will be begin in a classroom setting and then will be conducted in the field with real explosives.
Schedule of Topics
- Basic Explosives
– terminology, Components of a device, and how explosives work.
– Classroom - Safety, Storage and Handling
– The dos and don’ts for safety and storage
– Classroom - Transnational Threats and Threats in the US
– Current threats overseas and in the US
– Classroom - Explosive Chemistry
– Breakdown of components in commercial and military grade explosives and how it effects what your K9 is identifying.
– Classroom - Imprint confirmation
– Can your K9 identify constituent odors?
– Field Exercise - Homemade Explosives VS Commercial and Military
– Make and detonate homemade and commercial/military grade explosives to compare the effects.
– Field Exercise - Post Blast
– How to handle a post blast scenario with your K9 focus on acclimation of dog to post blast site and searching for secondary’s.
– Field Exercise