HCRI DECONTAMINATION TRAINING
REGISTRATION IS OPEN
TWO similar applications will need to be completed
Before completing your HCRI preliminary application, make sure you have your FEMA Student Identification number.
Click here to register for a new FEMA SID number or find your old number
The first is a preliminary application through HCRI for review and approval. Agencies can complete this application online now by clicking the button below.
The second is the official application through FEMA which can be completed online once the preliminary application is approved by HCRI and the FEMA link below is activated.
Promo Code: 434RIHERT
HERT>HERT-B TtT>ICE (HERT) Sep 17 – Sep 23
(If the linked button below does not work, go to https://cdp.dhs.gov/apply, and enter 434RIHERT in the “Do you have a promo code?” box. You must enter the promo code exactly as it appears here to successfully apply.)
Eligibility and Training Slots
Agencies eligible to apply for training are below, along with roster options and the number of individuals for each option.
Primary registrants are guaranteed a training slot
Alternates registrants are not guaranteed a training slot but have a good chance of obtaining one. However, this will be based on the total registrants or cancellations from a primary.
Backfill registrants will only receive a training slot if the primary or converted alternate cancels.

Agency | PrIMARy | Alternate | BackFill |
---|---|---|---|
Hospital - Hasbro | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Hospital - Fatima | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Hospital - Kent | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Hospital - Landmark | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Hospital - Miriam | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Hospital - Newport | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Hospital - Rhode Island | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Hospital - RWMC | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Hospital - SCH | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Hospital - VA | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Hospital - Westerly | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Hospital - Women & Infants | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Decon - DEM | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Decon- Coventry | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Decon - Kingstown | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Decon - North Kingstown | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Decon - North Providence | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Leadership -HCRI | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Leadership - RIDOH | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Training Courses and Prerequisites
Take the time now to complete any outstanding prerequisites for the training courses listed below. The links to the needed course are below.
Hospital Emergency Response Training for Mass Casualty Incidents
Is designed for Hospital staff members who comprise a Hospital Emergency Response Team, such as physicians, nurses, administrators, security personnel, environmental staff, and other hospital staff.
This three-day course prepares healthcare responders to utilize the Hospital Incident Command System — integrating into the community emergency response network while operating an Emergency Treatment Area as hospital first responders during a mass casualty incident involving patient contamination.
Prerequisites for the course include IS-100.c, IS-200.c, and IS-700.b.