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National Certification Programs

Hazardous Materials Awareness & Operations Certification
National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications nationally recognized certification examination for
Hazardous Materials Awareness are administered by the Delaware State Fire School within the Basic Fire
Fighting Skills Course, Law Enforcement Recruitment Training and our EMT classes. The Hazardous Materials
Operations Certification examination is offered annually and In-Service upon request. This past year, 173
students received certification in Hazardous Materials Awareness and 30 students received certification in Haz-
ardous Materials Operations.

Firefighter & Fire Officer Certification
Nationally recognized certification examinations for Firefighter I & II and Fire Officer I & II are administered
annually at the Delaware State Fire School in conjunction with National Board on Fire Service Professional
Qualifications. This past year 32 students challenged and successfully passed the Firefighter I examination and
33 students passed the Firefighter II examination. The Fire Officer I examination was challenged by 14 stu-
dents and the Fire Officer II examination was challenged by 31 students.

Driver/Operator, Pump & Aerial Certification
Nationally recognized certification examinations for Pump & Aerial Operations is available in conjunction with
National Board of Fire Service Professional Qualifications. Practical evolutions are also offered, leading to the
national certification. This past year 12 students were certified in Driver/Operator Pumper and 10 students
were certified in Driver/Operator Aerial.

Rescue Technician Certification
Nationally recognized certification examinations for Rescue Technician in the Vehicle Rescue, Confined Space
and the Rope Rescue disciplines are available in conjunction with National Board of Fire Service Professional
Qualifications. This past year there were 11 students certified in Rescue Technician and no students certified
in Confined Space Technicians.

Hazardous Materials Technician Certification
The Delaware State Fire School provides a 40-hour Hazardous Materials Technician course. We also offer a 6-
hour Hazardous Material Branch officer and a 16-hour Hazardous Materials Safety Officer. The National Board
on Fire Service Professional Qualifications provides eligible individuals certification. This past year 33 students
were certified as 40-hour Hazardous Materials Technician. There were no students who received certification
for the Hazardous Materials Branch Officer and no students received certification for the Hazardous
Materials Safety Officer.

Incident Safety Officer Certification
Nationally recognized certification examinations for Incident Safety Officer are available in conjunction with
National Board of Fire Service Professional Qualifications. This past year 1 student were certified in Incident
Safety Officer.

Fire Service Instructor I & II Certification
The Delaware State Fire School conducts courses and certifies students as Fire Instructor I and Fire Instructor
II. This year 6 students took the Fire/Emergency Services Instructor I class and were certified in Fire Service
Instructor I and 9 students were certified to the National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications Fire
Instructor II level.

NFPA 1081 Advanced Exterior Fire Brigade Certification
Nationally recognized certification examinations for Advanced Exterior Fire Brigade Members are held at the
end of a 40-hour training course. There were no students certified in this curriculum for this
period.

Fire Inspector Certification
Nationally recognized certification examinations for Fire Inspector I & II are administered
annually at the Delaware State Fire School in conjunction with National Board on Fire Ser-
vice Professional Qualifications and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Work-
ing with the NFPA, students attended a 40 hour course with a full work load.

NFPA 2400 Drone Remote Pilots and Visual Observer Certification
Nationally recognized certification examinations for Drone Remote Pilots and Visual Observ-
er are administered twice a year. There were 6 students certified in this curriculum for this
period.