Please Join Us on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 - Available to Join on ZoomCheck in starts at 8:30 a.m.Classroom schedule: 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Location: Mid-America Regional Council (MARC)600 Broadway Boulevard, Suite 200Kansas City, Missouri 64105Fentanyl and Opioid Awareness for First RespondersParticipants will learn risk recognition, responder safety, patient care considerations, evidence-based decontamination, and coordination across agencies grounded in real incidents from the KC Metro.
Target Audience: This is a free training opportunity open to all first responder disciplines: Fire, Police, Sheriff, EMS, Public Health and Emergency Management personnel with practical, scene-ready tactics for today’s opioid landscape.
Presenter: Josh Magaha is a 25-year Fire/EMS professional with 17 years at the Kansas City, Kansas Fire Department, detailed to the HazMat company. A HazMat Technician for 19 years and current KCKFD FAO (Driver), Josh has delivered fentanyl awareness training to first responders and schools across the KC metro since 2015. His outreach includes more than 12,000 youth contacts over the last three years through the “One Pill Can Kill” initiative. Degreed from the University of Kansas, he teaches a broad range of HAZMAT topics region-wide and emphasizes practical, evidence-based tactics for the street.Maximum: 50 participantsUpdate: This opportunity is being offered via Zoom. A Zoom link will be emailed to registered participants one day prior to the course date. Fore questions, contact Lisa Elsas at lelsas@marc.org
Mid-America Regional Council
MARC Board Room and hybrid on Zoom
No cost to attend, but registration is required.
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