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
NFPA Standard: NFPA 1072, 2017, Chapter 7
Accredited: IFSAC: Yes, NPQS: Yes
Prerequisites: Hazardous Materials Awareness, Hazardous Materials Operations
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 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).
NFPA Standard: 1001, 2019, Chapter 5
Accredited: IFSAC: Yes NPQS: Yes
Prerequisites: Firefighter 2 (Firefighter 1)
NFPA Standard: 1001, 2019, Chapter 4
Accredited: IFSAC: Yes NPQS: Yes
Prerequisites: Firefighter I (NFPA 1072, Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations)
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.