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USCHTA unites and strengthens CBRN & HAZMAT responders nationwide through training and innovation.

09/04/2026

Community resilience takes a network.

USBTA was proud to support Operation Accokeek Resolve alongside Amazon Disaster Relief, local partners, first responders, and fellow innovators. This effort showed the power of bringing people together with the logistics and technology needed to strengthen preparedness and coordinate support in challenging moments.

When local expertise and trusted partners are connected, communities are better positioned to respond and recover.

05/22/2026

We just wrapped up the first USCHTA JHAT Focused Technology Training Exercise.

Over the past two days, professionals from across the community came together to strengthen coordination, enhance CBRNE awareness, and advance operational capabilities through hands-on training and real-world application. From planning and deployment concepts to incident response and venue protection considerations, the course reinforced the importance of a flexible, layered approach to addressing evolving threats and operational challenges.

A sincere thank you to our instructors, partner agencies, participants, and industry partners whose support, collaboration, and expertise made this training a success. Efforts like these strengthen partnerships, encourage knowledge sharing, and help advance preparedness across the public safety community.

We are proud to support training that brings disciplines together and look forward to building on the momentum of this first USCHTA JHAT training as we continue connecting public safety professionals, industry partners, and emerging technologies to enhance operational readiness.

04/17/2026

🔥 JHAT FTTE | May 19–22, 2026 | Indian Head, MD

The United States CBRN HAZMAT Technician Association and United States Bomb Technician Association are hosting a Focused Technology Training Exercise (FTTE) built to enhance awareness, safety, and practical skills.

💥 No-cost. Hands-on. Operationally focused.

Joint Hazardous Assessment Teams (JHAT) bring disciplines together to deliver CBRNE event protection and incident response through a multilayer, modular, and flexible approach.

Over two days, participants will move through:
• Planning & team employment
• Real-world venue and event scenarios
• Hands-on applications & response ex*****on
• Threat considerations — known and unknown

📅 FTTE 1: May 19–20
📅 FTTE 2: May 21–22

This is how integrated all-hazards response is built.

👉 Register: https://uschta.us/event/jhat-ftte-indianhead/

03/20/2026

Operation Firebird 🔥

JHAT / JHIRT in action.

HAZMAT, CBRNE, and bomb technicians working side-by-side with Industry Members to integrate technology, improve coordination, and strengthen real-world response.

This is what all-hazards collaboration looks like.

Thank you to our Industry Members for supporting the mission and helping advance capability where it matters most.

03/07/2026

Operation Firebird marked an important milestone for the CBRN/HAZMAT community.

As the first crossover training event between the USCHTA and the USBTA, Operation Firebird brought together CBRNE and HAZMAT technicians alongside bomb technicians, supported by leading industry partners, to train against the complex threats responders increasingly face.

Through dedicated JHIRT training lanes, technicians worked side-by-side integrating hazardous materials considerations, diagnostics, render-safe procedures, detection K9s, and emerging technologies within realistic operational scenarios.

This kind of cross-discipline training is essential to true All-Hazards Response, where bomb technicians, CBRNE specialists, and supporting partners operate as a coordinated team.

Operation Firebird demonstrated what is possible when the right people, the right technology, and the right partnerships come together to strengthen responder capability.

🔥 Operation Firebird

03/03/2026

This is what All-Hazards prep actually looks like.
Hands-on work with emerging technology as USBTA and USCHTA teams sharpen JHAT/JHIRT integration ahead of Operation Firebird.

Real problems. Real interoperability. Real-world response. 🔥

02/16/2026

We are just a couple of weeks away, registration link ; https://uschta.us/event/operation-firebird/

02/09/2026

🚨 TECHNOLOGY TRAINING EXERCISE (TTE)
🔥 Operation Firebird
📍 Phoenix, Arizona | March 3–5, 2026

The United States Bomb Technician Association (USBTA) and the United States CBRNE & HAZMAT Technician Association (USCHTA)—both 501(c)(3) organizations—are proud to host a three-day, multi-disciplinary Technology Training Exercise (TTE) at the Phoenix Police Department Bomb Squad Range.

Conducted in partnership with the Phoenix Police Department Bomb Squad, Phoenix Fire Department Special Operations Team, and a broad group of industry partners, Operation Firebird will bring together military and public safety bomb technicians and HAZMAT professionals for realistic, mission-driven training.

Under the supervision of USBTA and USCHTA Observer Controllers (OCs), participants will engage in classroom instruction and hands-on scenarios using state-of-the-art technologies, including:

X-ray systems

Robotics and UAVs

Chemical detection equipment

Bomb and HAZMAT suits

Rigging, disruptors, and shaped charges

Homemade explosives (HME) considerations

Emerging threat briefings and case studies

This exercise is designed to meet formal bomb squad and HAZMAT technician training requirements, aligned with national standards and real-world operational environments.

Become a member: https://uschta.us/join/

Register for this event: https://uschta.us/events/

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