Request for Reciprocity
Reciprocity Policy
Individuals who wish to obtain recognition for certification earned and received from another certification entity must follow the following process. The Training/Certification Division of Nebraska will only recognize certifications the bare and IFSAC or ProBoard seal or registry.
The steps for reciprocity are:
Hazardous Materials Technician Level (HMTL) Certification
NFPA Standard: NFPA 1072, 2017, Chapter 7
Accredited: IFSAC: Yes, NPQS: Yes
Prerequisites: Hazardous Materials Awareness, Hazardous Materials Operations
Hazmat Operations Level (HMOL) Certification
NFPA Standard: NFPA 1072, 2017, Chapter 5, 6.2, 6.6
Accredited: IFSAC: Yes, NPQS: Yes
Prerequisites: Hazardous Materials – Awareness
Description: Operations level responders are those persons who respond to hazardous materials/WMD incidents for the purpose of protecting nearby persons, the environment, or property from the effects of the release. They should be trained to respond in a defensive fashion to control the release from a safe distance and keep it from spreading.
Fire Officer I Certification
Class Overview
Fire Officer I is a front line officer and a line supervisor in the fire department organization, a person certified to this level will be able to perform routine administrative functions, recommend action for employees, follow department/agency administrative polices, assist in the budget process, interact with the media by assisting press releases, manage single-unit responses to an incident, secure a fire scene, conduct initial accident investigation, and make recommendations to change policy or procedures, and conduct a post-incident analysis (PIA).
Instructor I Certification
Instructor I Information and Candidacy Forms
The following candidacy forms are required prior to testing:
FF II Certification Information
NFPA Standard: 1001, 2019, Chapter 5
Accredited: IFSAC: Yes NPQS: Yes
Prerequisites: Firefighter 2 (Firefighter 1)
FF I Certification Information
NFPA Standard: 1001, 2019, Chapter 4
Accredited: IFSAC: Yes NPQS: Yes
Prerequisites: Firefighter I (NFPA 1072, Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations)
Certifications
Wildland Fire Fighting (S-130/S-190) (Basic Red Card)
Course Description:
This course is a compilation of the 3 courses that NWCG (National Wildfire Coordinating Group) requires to be qualified as a FFT2 Basic Wildland Firefighter. Those three classes are:
S-190-Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior discusses the fire triangle; environmental factors of fuels, weather, and topography that affect the start and spread of wildland fire; and the contributing factors that indicate the potential for increased fire behavior that may compromise safety.
